Panorama City, Los Angeles

Panorama City
Neighborhood of Los Angeles
Panorama City

Location within Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley

Coordinates: 34°13′29″N 118°26′56″W / 34.22472°N 118.44889°W / 34.22472; -118.44889

Panorama City is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California, within the San Fernando Valley. It has a high population density with a generally young age range. Ethnically, more than half the population was born abroad, a higher percentage than Los Angeles City. Known as the Valley's first planned community following a transition from agriculture to a post-World War II housing boom, it has produced several notable residents. Today it is a mixture of single-family homes and low-rise apartment buildings. Panorama City has three high schools, two recreational centers and a senior center. Also, it has two hospitals.

Population

Panorama Mall

The 2010 U.S. census counted 69,817 residents in the city’s 91402 zip code. The median age was 30.1, and the median yearly household income at that time was USD$41,467.[1]

In 2008, the Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. project described Panorama City as an area that was "moderately diverse" ethnically, with a high percentage of Latinos and a significant number of Filipinos. At that time, the breakdown was Latinos, 70.1%; whites, 11.5%; Asians, 11.9%; blacks, 4.3%; and others, 2.2%. Mexico (52.1%) and El Salvador (13.4%) were the most common places of birth for the 55.0% of the residents who were born outside of the United States—a high percentage for Los Angeles.[2]

As of the 2010 census, renters were occupying 64.8% of the housing stock, while owners held 35.2%.[1]

Fast-food restaurant in Panorama City, 2010

There were 2,849 families headed by single parents. The rate of 20.2% was considered to be a high one. There were 1,837 veterans, or 4.3% of the population, a low percentage compared to the rest of the city and county.[2]

Notable residents

Geography

Panorama City touches Mission Hills on the north, Arleta on the northeast, Sun Valley on the east, Valley Glen on the southeast, Van Nuys on the south and North Hills on the west.[12]

Nearby places

Relation of Panorama City to nearby places, not necessarily contiguous:[12]

 Granada Hills Mission Hills & San Fernando Arleta, Pacoima & Hansen Dam
North Hills & Northridge Sun Valley
   Panorama City  
Van Nuys & Sepulveda Dam Van Nuys Valley Glen & North Hollywood

History

Former Panorama theater converted for church services, 2008

Panorama City is known as the San Fernando Valley's first planned community. In 1948, it was developed as such by residential developer Fritz B. Burns and industrialist Henry J. Kaiser. Burns, seeing the tremendous potential fortune that could be made as large numbers of World War II veterans came home and started families, teamed up with Kaiser in 1945 to form Kaiser Community Homes. The vast majority of the houses were bought with loans issued by the FHA or the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, better known as the G.I. Bill. Homes in the area were sold with racially discriminatory covenants. A "Conditions, Covenants, Restrictions" document filed with the county recorder declared that no Panorama City lot could be "used or occupied by any person whose blood is not entirely that of the white or Caucasian race."[13] Such restrictive covenants, which sometimes also limited ownership to people "of the Christian faith", were common in many communities at the time, and although rendered legally unenforceable by the Civil Rights Act of 1968 they may still be found on some older property deeds. De facto integration was accelerated by the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977. The CRA-insured credit was provided to the entire community without regard to race or income, causing white flight as with many other areas of the San Fernando Valley.[14] During the period of forced school busing, Panorama City was exempted due to its diversity.

In its history, Panorama City was once adjacent to General Motors' largest assembly plant to date. Today, the Van Nuys Assembly plant has been replaced with a large commercial center named The Plant, which includes stores and restaurants such as Regency Theatres, Ross, Babies "R" Us, The Home Depot, Hometown Buffet, In-N-Out Burger, Starbucks Coffee and others.

For the most part, the community remains a mixture of small single-family homes and low-rise apartment buildings.

Government and infrastructure

The Panorama City Neighborhood Council Is a city agency formed by volunteer elected officials and appointed officials The purpose of the Panorama City Neighborhood Council is to provide an inclusive open forum for public discussion, and to serve as an advisory body on issues of concern to the Panorama City area and in the governance of the city of Los Angeles. The Council gained its official city role upon certification by the Board Of Neighborhood Commissioners on March 15, 2007. The Panorama City Neighborhood Council is located at 14500 Roscoe Blvd. Suite 425 for more information please visit www.panoramacitync.org

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Mid-Valley Comprehensive Health Center in Van Nuys, serving Panorama City.[15]

The United States Postal Service Panorama City Post Office is located at 14416 Chase Street.[16]

The Social Security Office is located at 14500 Roscoe Blvd. 2nd. Floor

Representation

Education

Thirteen percent of Panorama City residents aged 25 and older had earned a four-year degree by 2000, an average percentage for both the city and the county. The percentage of the same-age residents with less than a high school diploma was high for the county.[2][17]

Schools within the Panorama City boundaries are:[18]

Public

Panorama High School c. 2008

Private

St.. Genevieve High School, 2008

Healthcare

Kaiser Permanente has a hospital and medical center complex on Woodman Ave. and Roscoe Blvd. serving the central and eastern San Fernando Valley.The complex covers three city blocks as a medical campus first opened in 1963. Mission Community Hospital is a private, for-profit hospital owned by Deanco Healthcare located on Roscoe Blvd. serving the neighborhood. Mission Community Hospital features a basic adult Emergency Room, surgical services, an inpatient psychiatric hospital, and inpatient medical services.

Parks and recreation

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Panorama City". Mapping L.A. Los Angeles Times.
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  12. 1 2 "Colored map" (PDF). Mapping L.A. Los Angeles Times.
  13. ↑ "Building a 'Future' in 1948". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  14. ↑ Avila, Eric (2004). Popular Culture in the Age of White Flight: Fear and Fantasy in Suburban Los Angeles. University of California Press. p. 41,235. ISBN 978-0-520-24121-3. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
  15. ↑ "." Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. Retrieved on December 14, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Post Office Location - PANORAMA CITY." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.
  17. ↑ "Less Than High School," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
  18. ↑ "Panorama City: Schools," Mapping L.A., Los Angeles Times
  19. ↑ GreatSchools.com
  20. ↑ "Panorama Recreation Center." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 20, 2010.
  21. 1 2 Condon, Lee. "Destroyed Rec Center Rises Anew." Los Angeles Times. July 20, 2000. Metro Part B Zones Desk. 1. Retrieved on March 20, 2010. "the Sepulveda Recreation Center in Panorama City."
  22. 1 2 "Sepulveda Recreation Center." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 20, 2010.
  23. ↑ "Sepulveda Pool." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 20, 2010.
  24. ↑ "Mid-Valley Senior Citizen Center." City of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 20, 2010.

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