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58-577: Much of Northeastern Los Angeles was part of Rancho San Rafael , until 1868, when parts of it were purchased by W.C.B. Richardson, who renamed it Rancho Santa Eulalia. The entire region was subdivided and sold to home builders in 1902, with the Atwater Village portion being named as such due to its proximity to the Los Angeles River. The area was initially named "Atwater," while the "Village" was added in 1986. Initial residents included

116-557: A Spanish soldier who had served with the 1769 Portola-Serra Expedition, received a provisional eight square league grant of the Rancho San Rafael in 1784, from his army commander Governor Pedro Fages , which was confirmed in 1798 by Governor Diego de Borica . In 1798 Verdugo retired from the army to become a full-time rancher. Verdugo died in 1831 and he left his property to his surviving son Julio Antonio Verdugo (1789–1876) and daughter María Catalina Verdugo (1799–1837). With

174-722: A few blocks northwest on Lincoln Boulevard , the route turned northeast on Santa Monica Boulevard, just several blocks from the Pacific Ocean . The route continued on Santa Monica Boulevard to Centinela Avenue . For its entire length, until the tracks were removed, Santa Monica Boulevard followed the tracks of the Pacific Electric Railway . In the portion from Holloway Drive in West Hollywood to Sepulveda Boulevard in West Los Angeles,

232-471: A filming location, with filming typically done early on weekend mornings. Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964 , based on the alignment that existed at the time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. R reflects a realignment in the route since then, M indicates a second realignment, L refers to an overlap due to a correction or change, and T indicates postmiles classified as temporary ( for

290-403: A freeway along Santa Monica Boulevard, the northwestern border of the city's emergent "Golden Triangle" shopping district, did not fit into city fathers' vision for Beverly Hills' development. Moreover, it was feared that a freeway would exacerbate the already evident divisions between the fabulously wealthy residents of the hilly areas north of Santa Monica Boulevard and the merely affluent ones to

348-749: A major street, is for most of its length at least four lanes wide. At its west end, Santa Monica Boulevard starts off Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica. From there until Sepulveda Boulevard , Santa Monica Boulevard is a densely urban commercial street. Most of the Westside car dealerships are located on Santa Monica Boulevard. After Sepulveda, Santa Monica Boulevard passes Century City, and intersects Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. The south roadway of Santa Monica Boulevard, often called Little Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills, runs parallel to

406-422: A median income of $ 31,111 and was 37.8% non-Hispanic white, 34.1% Hispanic, 20.2% Asian, 1.6% Pacific Islander and 1.1% black. Census tract 1871.01 had a median income of $ 72,526 and was 42.9% non-Hispanic white, 34.4% Hispanic, 21.2% Asian and 1.4% black. Census tract 1881 was 60.3% Hispanic, 23.9% non-Hispanic white, 13.2% Asian, 2% black and 1.3% American Indian or Alaska Native. Median income for this census tract

464-637: A point northeast of the I-210 interchange to the San Bernardino County line is actually designated as a scenic highway by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), meaning that it is a substantial section of highway passing through a "memorable landscape" with no "visual intrusions", where the potential designation has gained popular favor with the community. The original official southwestern terminus of SR 2

522-675: A segment of the east–west Santa Monica Boulevard , an old routing of US 66 , to US 101 in East Hollywood ; the second section runs along segments of both the north–south Alvarado Street and Glendale Boulevard in Echo Park ; the third section to I-210 in Glendale is known as the north–south Glendale Freeway ; and the northeastern portion from I-210 in La Cañada Flintridge to SR 138

580-466: Is a California state highway, each roadway handling bi-directional traffic. After intersecting Wilshire, Santa Monica Boulevard continues northeast toward West Hollywood, spanning Beverly Boulevard and Melrose Avenue . At Holloway Drive, in the middle of West Hollywood, Santa Monica, now north of Melrose Avenue turns to the east. In West Hollywood, between Fairfax Avenue and Doheny Drive along Santa Monica Boulevard, bronze name plaques are embedded in

638-631: Is designated as the Angeles Crest Highway . The state highway system defines Route 2 in section 302 subdivision a of the California Streets and Highways Code as follows: Route 2 is from: (1) The point where Santa Monica Boulevard crosses the city limits of Santa Monica at Centinela Avenue to Route 405 in Los Angeles . (2) The point where Santa Monica Boulevard crosses the city limits of West Hollywood into

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696-681: Is known as the Angeles Crest Scenic Byway , a National Forest Scenic Byway , from SR 2's east junction with I-210 in La Cañada Flintridge to the Los Angeles – San Bernardino county line. The Big Pines Highway is routed along SR 2 from County Route N4 (CR N4, the northwest continuation of the designation) in Big Pines to the Los Angeles–San Bernardino county line. SR 2

754-715: Is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System , and except for much of the mountain portion is part of the National Highway System , a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration . SR 2 is eligible to be included in the State Scenic Highway System ; however, only the portion of SR 2 from

812-668: Is why there is a huge median around the cancelled interchange today). The Glendale Freeway offers stunning vistas of the eastern San Fernando Valley , the Verdugo Mountains , the Crescenta Valley , and the San Gabriel Mountains . In the 1960s, the city of Beverly Hills had begun a transition from a quasi- exurban retreat for the entertainment industry to its current status as one of the world's premier shopping and culinary destinations. Building

870-561: The California Transportation Commission is relinquishing the street -running parts of Route 2 to local cities which it runs through. In 1996, state law was changed to permit the relinquishment of Route 2 in Santa Monica and West Hollywood. When the relinquishment in Santa Monica went through in 1998, the portion from Route 1 to Centinela Avenue was deleted. The law was changed again in 2001 to allow Route 2 from Route 405 to Moreno Drive to be relinquished to

928-598: The Crescenta Valley , at Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge . Just before reaching Foothill Boulevard, SR 2 turns off the Glendale Freeway onto the eastbound Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210) for a short distance until reaching the Angeles Crest Highway exit in La Cañada Flintridge. The Glendale Freeway was originally proposed to continue through Echo Park all the way to Hollywood Freeway (101) . Since that plan has been scrapped,

986-735: The Glendale Freeway , a north–south route. With five lanes each direction, the freeway is quite wide. It intersects the 5 Freeway (the Golden State Freeway) and then crosses the Los Angeles River , and runs through the communities of Glassell Park and Eagle Rock . After its interchange with the eastern Ventura Freeway (SR 134) , the Glendale Freeway route follows a ridge in the San Rafael Hills through eastern Glendale . The freeway ends in

1044-632: The Hollywood Freeway . Today, the State Route 2 portion of Santa Monica Boulevard is defined from the Santa Monica/Los Angeles city limits to US 101 . From 1936 to 1964, U.S. Route 66 ran along Lincoln Boulevard from its junction with Alternate U. S. 101 (now California Route 1) and California Route 26 (now replaced by Interstate 10) to Santa Monica Boulevard and along Santa Monica Boulevard from Lincoln Boulevard to

1102-590: The Los Angeles River and Interstate 5 . Atwater Village is close to the Interstate 5 , SR 134 , SR 2 and SR 110 freeways. It is served by several Metro Bus lines, including the 92, 94 & 180. It also is adjacent to Metrolink Glendale Station . A number of film locations in Atwater Village were used for Quentin Tarantino 's movie Pulp Fiction , including the house of Lance ( Eric Stoltz ) and his wife, Jody ( Rosanna Arquette ). Atwater Village

1160-648: The San Gabriel Mountains and the Victor Valley in the Mojave Desert . The highway's southwestern end is at the intersection of Centinela Avenue at the Santa Monica - Los Angeles border and its northeastern end is at SR 138 east of Wrightwood . The SR 2 is divided into four segments, and it briefly runs concurrently with U.S. Route 101 (US 101) and Interstate 210 (I-210). The southwestern section of SR 2 runs along

1218-1108: The Ventura Freeway ( 134 ) and the Foothill Freeway ( 210 ) was largely completed in late 1972, but not fully finished until late spring 1978. During this five year period, the section from just north of the 134 Ventura freeway to approximately Mountain St (Glendale College) was not built. During this time, the closed freeway and an on/off ramp at Verdugo Blvd in Montrose were used as a location for several films due to its relatively complete construction status, and its proximity to major movie studios in Southern California . Some of these productions included Coffy , Corvette Summer , The Gumball Rally , Death Race 2000 , Cannonball , Hardcore , and several American television series including Adam-12 , Emergency! and CHiPs . The transition overpass from

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1276-574: The Ventura Freeway on the north, San Fernando Boulevard on the east, and the Los Angeles River on the south and west. 22% of Atwater Park residents aged 25 and older held a four-year degree by 2000, an average figure for both the city and the county. The Atwater Village District is served by the Atwater Village Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library . It is located at 3379 Glendale Boulevard, east of

1334-529: The Verdugo Mountains on the west, the Crescenta Valley and Rancho La Cañada on the north, the Arroyo Seco on the east, and the Los Angeles River on the south. The boundary followed north along the northeast bank of the L.A. River, and then wrapped westerly around present day Griffith Park to a point near the Travel Town Museum there. Corporal José María Verdugo (1751–1831),

1392-504: The Victor Valley approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Hesperia and ending at SR 138 . The highway climbs to a high point of 7,903 feet (2,409 m) at Dawson Saddle. The eastern portions of the Angeles Crest Highway are notoriously dangerous, with many switchbacks and blind curves, and are often closed during occasions of heavy winter snowfall. The highway is generally closed between Islip Saddle and Vincent Gap from mid-December to mid-May due to snow and rockfall. In 1964, Route 2

1450-817: The cession of California to the United States following the Mexican–American War , the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim was filed with the Public Land Commission in 1852, confirmed by the Commission in 1855, and the grant was patented to Julio and Catalina Verdugo in 1882. In 1857, Jonathan R. Scott traded Rancho La Cañada to Julio and Catalina Verdugo for 4,607 acres (19 km ) acres on

1508-532: The Beverly Hills city limits was built with freeway access in mind. For many Century City workers who live in Los Angeles' eastern suburbs, the quickest way home takes them through the residential district of Cheviot Hills , which has caused consternation among its well-heeled residents. For Beverly Hills, the decision helped preserve much of its emergent downtown, but at the cost of creating gridlock on Wilshire Boulevard and I-10. The first segment of freeway

1566-476: The City of Los Angeles . In 2003 California Senate Bill 315 was chaptered, acknowledging the relinquishments within Santa Monica, West Hollywood, and from Route 405 to Moreno Drive in Los Angeles, and permitting the relinquishment of Route 2 in Beverly Hills. Whether Route 2 west of Route 101 will stay as a paper route after relinquishment is yet to be determined. Since the 1950s, proposals have been made to extend

1624-627: The City of Los Angeles at La Brea Avenue to Route 101 in Los Angeles. (3) Route 101 in Los Angeles to Route 210 in La Canada-Flintridge via Glendale . (4) Route 210 in La Canada-Flintridge to Route 138 via Wrightwood . The definition is subdivided into four sections as former portions of Route 2 have been relinquished by the state to the cities of Santa Monica , Los Angeles , Beverly Hills and West Hollywood . In addition, section 302 subdivision c permits

1682-599: The Glendale Freeway to the Antelope Valley Freeway via a tunnel under the San Gabriels, relieving some of the latter freeway's notorious congestion. The difficulty of designing and building such a route through the mountains (designated SR 249 ) and the cost of insuring it against earthquakes and terrorism would undoubtedly make perpetually cash-strapped Caltrans unable to undertake such an ambitious project. The section of freeway between

1740-546: The Hollywood Freeway. US 66 turned southeast on the Hollywood Freeway with US 101. At that time, Route 2 began on Alvarado Street at the Hollywood Freeway. As is today, Route 2 traversed Alvarado Street and Glendale Boulevard to the Glendale Freeway. Route 2 continued on the Glendale Freeway to a temporary connection with Fletcher Drive at Avenue 38 in the Atwater district of Los Angeles. From the temporary connection,

1798-544: The Los Angeles River, Route 2 began at the Hollywood Freeway on Santa Monica Boulevard, continued east to Myra Avenue, then north on Myra Avenue, east on Fountain Avenue, northeast on Hyperion Avenue, southeast on Rowena Avenue, southeast on Glendale Boulevard, and northeast on Fletcher Drive to just west of the Los Angeles River. From west of the Los Angeles River, Route 2 continued on the Glendale Freeway to its temporary connection with Fletcher Drive at Avenue 38 and then followed

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1856-463: The bridge serves as the westbound lanes of Route 2, connecting the southwestbound freeway lanes to southbound Glendale Boulevard. A more modest freeway/expressway extension to Route 101 has been discussed. Planners originally intended for it to connect to the Hollywood Freeway with Route 101 near the Vermont Avenue interchange, but community opposition killed the project by the 1960s (which

1914-406: The eastbound Ventura Freeway to the northbound Glendale Freeway was prominently featured in the notorious disaster film Earthquake when a livestock truck and two cars crash over the side of the overpass (a shot completed in miniature special effects). Ever since it was opened in 1978, this section of freeway is still relatively lightly traveled (especially on weekends), and is still utilized as

1972-479: The first season of This Fool on Hulu (exterior flashback scene). Exteriors in Atwater Village are often used as a stand in for locations in south and east Los Angeles. Rancho San Rafael Rancho San Rafael was a 36,403-acre (147.32 km ) Spanish land grant in the San Rafael Hills , bordering the Los Angeles River and the Arroyo Seco in present-day Los Angeles County , southern California , given in 1784 to Jose Maria Verdugo . The rancho includes

2030-453: The freeway is somewhat isolated from the remainder of the LA freeway system. Leaving La Cañada Flintridge at an altitude of 1,300 feet (400 m), the route turns north onto the Angeles Crest Highway . This route winds generally east-northeast through the canyons of the San Gabriel Mountains for over 80 miles (130 km), before descending through Big Pines and Wrightwood to the edge of

2088-487: The highest number of structures built before 1939 in Los Angeles County. In recent years, the neighborhood has seen an increase in gentrification . Census tracts 1883, 1881 and 1871.01 lie wholly within Atwater Village boundaries, and a large portion of census tract 1871.02 is also within Atwater Village. Here are the five-year findings as reported by American Community Survey in 2013: Census tract 1883 had

2146-407: The newly created middle-class workers employed at the nearby DWP substation. The location between the Los Angeles and Glendale city cores made it a highly sought after residential neighborhood beginning in the 1920s. The majority of homes and structures in Atwater Village have never been demolished (although many have changed in use or have been renovated), resulting in the neighborhood having one of

2204-529: The old Los Angeles River flood plain , which resulted in deep, fertile soil. According to the Mapping L.A. project of the Los Angeles Times, Atwater Village is bordered on the north and east by Glendale , on the southeast by Glassell Park , on the south by Echo Park , on the southwest by Los Feliz and Silver Lake and on the west by Griffith Park . Street and other boundary limits are

2262-493: The present day cities of Burbank , Glendale , La Cañada Flintridge , the Glendale communities of Montrose and Verdugo City ; as well as the city of Los Angeles neighborhoods of Atwater Village , Cypress Park , Eagle Rock , Garvanza , Glassell Park , Highland Park , and Mount Washington . and the portion of the city of Pasadena located west of the Arroyo Seco . The rancho's boundaries were primarily defined by

2320-406: The rancho. In 1871, law partners Alfred Chapman and Andrew Glassell filed a lawsuit, known as "The Great Partition", against thirty-six separate defendants. The plaintiffs contended that there were numerous alleged property owners occupying tracts of land whose boundaries were illegally established. Once the validity of the claims were proven, a partition was demanded. Ultimately, Rancho San Rafael

2378-672: The route ran northeast on Fletcher Drive, and north on Verdugo Road to its south intersection with Cañada Boulevard in Glendale. From the south intersection, Route 2 headed north on Cañada Boulevard to its north intersection with Verdugo Road, north on Verdugo Road, and east on Verdugo Boulevard, before reaching Foothill Boulevard in La Canada Flintridge. Route 2 continued approximately one mile southeast on Foothill Boulevard with California Route 118 to Angeles Crest Highway. From Foothill Boulevard, Route 2 continued north on Angeles Crest Highway, where it continues to this day. Today,

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2436-445: The routing described in the previous paragraph to Route 138 northeast of Wrightwood. Before the segment of the Glendale Freeway was built north of Glassell Park, Route 2 continued north on Fletcher Drive to Eagle Rock Boulevard, then north on Eagle Rock Boulevard to Verdugo Road, north on Verdugo to Cañada, north on Cañada back to Verdugo, and north and east on Verdugo to the Angeles Crest Highway (then Haskell Street). Originally, it

2494-420: The segment through that city. At one time, the department considered building a cut-and-cover tunnel under Beverly Hills, but even this proved a non-starter, and the freeway plan west of Route 101 was quietly cancelled in 1975. Currently, the Glendale Freeway begins as a stub at Glendale Boulevard. A freeway-wide bridge was built over Glendale Boulevard in hopes that the freeway would be built further west. Today,

2552-662: The sidewalks as part of the West Hollywood Memorial Walk . SR 2 continues east through Hollywood on Santa Monica Boulevard to the Hollywood Freeway. Route 2 then merges onto U.S. Route 101 (the Hollywood Freeway ) and heads southeast leaving US 101 at the Alvarado Street exit. From US 101, Route 2 heads northeast on Alvarado Street through the community of Echo Park . The route then turns north onto Glendale Boulevard . After crossing Allesandro Street, Route 2 then branches northeast onto

2610-472: The south. A proposed cut-and-cover tunnel for the freeway failed to generate sufficient political support, and by the mid-1970s the project was essentially dead. California State Senator (later Congressman) Anthony Beilenson was one of the leading opponents of the project. Caltrans ' decision not to build the freeway was both harmful and beneficial to the areas along its proposed route. The massive Century City high-rise commercial development just west of

2668-419: The state highway (north) roadway of Santa Monica Boulevard from the city's west limit to Rexford Drive. After Rexford Drive, Little Santa Monica turns east, becoming Burton Way. Burton Way merges into San Vicente Boulevard at its intersection with La Cienega Boulevard . It is noted that the south roadway of Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills is a city street while the north roadway of Santa Monica Boulevard

2726-414: The state to relinquish the remaining conventional highway portions of Route 2 located on Santa Monica Boulevard, Alvarado Street and Glendale Boulevard to the City of Los Angeles. If a relinquishment under this subdivision were to take effect, the western terminus of Route 2 would be relocated to the southwestern end of the Glendale Freeway at Glendale Boulevard in the neighborhood of Echo Park . SR 2

2784-482: The tracks were in a separate right-of-way, with two roadways, one on each side of the tracks. For the rest of the route, the tracks ran in the traffic lanes. Except for a short portion at its eastern end, Santa Monica Boulevard was adopted as a state highway in 1933. From 1934 to 1936, it was signed as State Route 2. Then it became U.S. Route 66 . When U.S. Route 66 was truncated to Pasadena in 1964, Santa Monica Boulevard once again became State Route 2 as far east as

2842-522: The west side of Rancho San Rafael - what is today Burbank . In 1861 Julio and Catalina Verdugo split the rancho between southern (Julio) and northern (Catalina) portions. In 1861, Julio Verdugo mortgaged a substantial portion of the Rancho to Jacob Elias under terms that he could not afford. By the late 1860s, several parcels of Rancho San Rafael had been either sold, or lost due to foreclosures. Many individuals were claiming ownership to multiple sections of

2900-424: Was $ 30,996. Census tract 1871.02 was 47.9% Hispanic, 27.5% non-Hispanic white, 13.9% Asian and 8.4% black, with a median income of $ 24,852. In 2008, the city estimated that 15,455 people lived in Atwater Village. The 2000 U.S. census counted 14,888 residents in the 1.78-square-mile Atwater Village neighborhood—or 8,379 people per square mile, an average population density for the city. The median age for residents

2958-402: Was $ 53,872, an average figure for Los Angeles. The percentages of households that earned $ 20,000 to $ 60,000 yearly were high for Los Angeles County. The average household size of 2.7 people was average for Los Angeles. Renters occupied 59.6% of the housing stock, and house or apartment owners held 40.4%. The percentage of never-married women was among the county's highest. Much of Atwater lies in

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3016-528: Was 34, about average for the city. The neighborhood was considered highly diverse ethnically, with a high percentage of Asians. The breakdown was Latinos , 51.3%; whites , 22.2%; Asians , 19.7%; black , 1.4%; and others, 5.4%. Mexico (27.2%) and the Philippines (20.4%) were the most common places of birth for the 49.3% of the residents who were born abroad—a high percentage, compared to the city at large. The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars

3074-809: Was at the junction of Lincoln Boulevard , SR 1 , and I-10 in Santa Monica . SR 2 then proceeded northwest on Lincoln Boulevard before turning northeast on Santa Monica Boulevard . Since the California Legislature relinquished segments of the highway, state control of SR 2 now officially begins at the point where Santa Monica Boulevard crosses the Santa Monica–Los Angeles city limits at Centinela Avenue. From Centinela Avenue, SR 2 heads northeast on Santa Monica Boulevard, where it heads northeast through West Los Angeles , Westwood , Century City , and Beverly Hills before entering West Hollywood . Santa Monica Boulevard, as

3132-591: Was built in the 1950s and ran from just west of the Los Angeles River to Avenue 38 in Glassell Park . This portion was at one time named the Allesandro Freeway , because it runs next to Allesandro Street. The last segment of freeway, from Route 134 to Route 210, was built between 1972 and 1975. Starting in July 1964, Route 2 began in Santa Monica at its junction with Routes 1 and 10 . After heading

3190-451: Was defined as a single route from Santa Monica to Wrightwood with no discontinuities. The segment of former US 66 on Santa Monica Boulevard west of the Hollywood Freeway and Lincoln Boulevard was added to Route 2 at this time, since US 66 was truncated to Pasadena . Route 2 became discontinuous at Routes 101 and 210 in 1965 and 1990, respectively. Before the segment of the Glendale Freeway was built between Glendale Boulevard and just west of

3248-528: Was divided into thirty-one sections given to twenty-eight different people, some of which included members of the Verdugo family. 34°08′24″N 118°13′12″W  /  34.140°N 118.220°W  / 34.140; -118.220 California State Route 2 State Route 2 ( SR 2 ) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California . It connects the Los Angeles Basin with

3306-688: Was featured in Our Neighborhoods with Huell Howser . Atwater Village has been used recently as a setting in HBO'S Winning Time (the basketball court in North Atwater Park was used as the court in Michigan where Magic Johnson battled a romantic rival during a trip back home after college and before his rookie season), in the first episode of the final season of Westworld (exteriors where Aaron Paul attempts to rescue his daughter) and in

3364-506: Was to have been the Beverly Hills Freeway from Route 405 to Route 101 just east of Vermont Avenue, flowing onto the Glendale Freeway. In fact, the proposed freeway on Route 2 west of Route 101 was the original routing of the "Santa Monica Freeway" (a name which subsequently went to the distantly parallel Route 10 ). However, for a variety of political reasons, the department never reached agreement with Beverly Hills to build

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