22-712: Knollwood may refer to the following places in the U.S.: Knollwood, Los Angeles, California Knollwood, Illinois Knollwood (Worcester, Massachusetts) , listed on the NRHP Knollwood (Dublin, New Hampshire) , listed on the NRHP Knollwood Estate , Muttontown, New York Knollwood (Star Lake, New York) , listed on the NRHP in St. Lawrence County Knollwood (Bearden Hill) , Knoxville, Tennessee, listed on
44-558: A dairy farm and orchard known as the Sunshine Ranch which grew apricots, oranges, walnuts and beans. Vestiges of former citrus groves can still be seen in orange, lemon or grapefruit trees in many residential yards. In 1916, the San Fernando Valley's first oil well was drilled in what is now Granada Hills. The oil well was located at the northern tip of Zelzah Avenue. Granada Hills was founded in 1926 as "Granada;"
66-408: A gym, picnic tables, tennis courts, classrooms, a dance room and a library. Programs are offered in sports, and arts and crafts. Zelzah Park, an unstaffed park, has a bridle path , a children's play area, and picnic tables. Los Angeles City Council District 12 encompasses Granada Hills, with councilmember John Lee serving. Granada Hills is served by two Neighborhood Councils: Granada Hills
88-614: A high proportion compared to the rest of the city. Granada Hills is composed mostly of Mid-century modern architecture. Of note is the "Balboa Highlands" tract built by iconic developer Joseph Eichler as well as the Knollwood Country Club area and Knollwood Grove tract. Many of these homes, which are North of Rinaldi/West of Balboa, have been featured in movies, commercials, magazine pictorials and appear in books about Eichler or mid-century architecture. White Oak Avenue, between San Fernando Mission and San Jose Street,
110-453: A large landslide fell into the reservoir along with 30 feet (9.1 m) of the crest and upstream face reducing the freeboard to about 5 feet (1.5 m). This failure was predominantly due to liquefaction of the hydraulic fill. To reduce the risk of catastrophic failure, the water level was lowered as rapidly as possible, 13.5 feet (4.1 m) in 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 days, at the rate of 700 cubic feet per second (20 m /s). This rate
132-483: A small intermittent stream, and grass and picnic areas. This 672-acre (2.72 km ) park includes hiking trails and fire roads, including a grassy promontory from which a view of the northeastern portion of the San Fernando Valley may be seen. Mission Point and its environs are popular mountain biking and hiking areas. The view from the top of Mission Point (called "Mission Peak" by many residents),
154-549: Is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles . The community has a sports program and a range of city recreation centers. The neighborhood has fourteen public and ten private schools. The Granada Hills area is situated on the traditional homelands of the Tongva and Chumash . The Tongva village of Ceegenga may have been the closest village located to the Granada Hills area. The community began as
176-577: Is in California's 27th congressional district as of 2023 and represented by Republican Mike Garcia . It was in the 38th State Assembly district , and the 20th State Senate district until the 2014 redistricting. Thirty-two percent of Granada Hills residents aged 25 and older have earned a four-year degree by 2000, an average percentage for the city. Schools within the Granada Hills boundaries are: Los Angeles Fire Department Stations 18 (Knollwood/Granada Hills) and 87 (Granada Hills) are in
198-598: Is located at 10640 Petit Avenue. Van Norman Dams The Van Norman Dams , also known as the San Fernando Dams, were the terminus of the Los Angeles Aqueduct , supplying about 80 percent of Los Angeles' water, until they were damaged in the 1971 San Fernando earthquake and were subsequently decommissioned due to the inherent instability of the site and their location directly above heavily populated areas. The Upper Van Norman Dam initially
220-515: The Los Angeles Aqueduct , is located in Granada Hills. The 2000 U.S. census counted 50,535 residents in the 15.11-square-mile neighborhood—or 3,344 people per square mile. In 2008, the city estimated that the population had increased to 53,998, a density of 3,574 people per square mile. In 2000 the median age for residents was 37. The neighborhood is ethnically diverse and includes whites , 55.5%; Latinos , 20.6%; Asians , 16.3%; blacks , 3.4%; and others, 4.2%. Korea (16.0%) and Mexico (13.8%) were
242-535: The "Hills" portion of the name was added 15 years later. Granada Hills is located at the foothills of the Santa Susana Mountains , north of North Hills , Northridge , west of Mission Hills and Sylmar , and east of the Porter Ranch neighborhoods of Los Angeles. The Ronald Reagan Freeway ( State Route 118 ) runs through its southern area. Van Norman Reservoir , the southern terminus of
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#1732776167394264-477: The NRHP Knollwood, Texas Knollwood Village, Houston , Texas See also [ edit ] Knollwood Club , an Adirondack Great Camp on Lower Saranac Lake in New York Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Knollwood . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
286-748: The area. Granada Hills is served by the Los Angeles Police Department Devonshire Community Police Station. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Pacoima Health Center in Pacoima , serving Granada Hills. The United States Postal Service Granada Hills Post Office is located at 18039 Chatsworth Street. The Los Angeles Public Library operates the Granada Hills Branch and
308-530: The dam laterally 5 feet (1.5 m). Originally, the Lower Van Norman reservoir was operated near full capacity of 1,134.6 feet (345.8 m). However, the maximum operating height was reduced to 1,125 feet (343 m) in 1966 following seismic hazard review. Fortuitously, at the time of the 1971 San Fernando earthquake the water height was 1,109 feet (338 m) (about half capacity: 3.6 billion US gallons (14 × 10 ^ m ) of water) as
330-498: The highest point in Granada Hills, is striking, taking in most of the San Fernando Valley. In clear weather, one can see the Pacific Ocean and Downtown Los Angeles. The area around the peak is home to deer , golden eagle , bobcats , mountain lions , raccoons , and coyotes . The Granada Hills Recreation Center (also known as Petit Park) features an auditorium, baseball diamonds, basketball courts, children's play areas,
352-408: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Knollwood&oldid=983027279 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Knollwood, Los Angeles, California Granada Hills
374-410: The most common places of birth for 29.2% of the residents who were born abroad. The median yearly household income in 2008 was $ 83,911. Renters occupied 26.4% of the housing stock. The average household size of 2.9 people was considered average for Los Angeles. The percentages of married men (60.4%) and women (58.5%) were among the county's highest. There were 4,032 veterans, or 10.5% of the population,
396-789: The quarterback , an alumnus), is home to the Los Angeles Rampage women's soccer team and formerly home to the San Fernando Valley Quakes . In 1963, the Granada Hills Little League won the Little League World Championship in baseball. O'Melveny Park , the second largest park in Los Angeles, consists of a large undeveloped area and a much smaller developed section with several dozen citrus trees,
418-439: Was constructed with 42 feet (13 m) of hydraulic fill . In 1922, the dam was raised 18 feet (5.5 m) with rolled fill . The Lower Van Norman Dam was constructed with hydraulic and rolled fill. Hydraulic fill height was about 102.4 feet (31.2 m), while rolled fill was added at least five times in the dam's history, each time increasing the dam's height, totaling 39.6 feet (12.1 m) rolled fill. The last addition
440-628: Was declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument on August 3, 1966, for the 101 Deodar Cedar trees that line the street. The trees are native to the Himalayas and appreciated for their size, beauty and timber. White Oak Avenue trees were used as the back-drop in the flying bicycle scenes in the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial . Granada Hills Charter High School 's stadium, the John Elway Stadium (named after
462-494: Was limited by earthquake damage to the outlet lines and drainage towers. Reconstruction was proposed, but abandoned after geologic evaluation showed the inherent instability of the dams' foundations. As a replacement, the Los Angeles Dam was constructed between the original Lower and Upper Van Norman Dam structures in a more stable location. During the 1994 Northridge earthquake , the Lower Van Norman reservoir area
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#1732776167394484-466: Was made in 1929–30. The 1971 San Fernando earthquake significantly damaged the dams, resulting in evacuation of thousands of people from the San Fernando Valley immediately below. 80,000 were evacuated for three days. Later, it was estimated that a dam failure could have killed 123,400. The Upper Van Norman reservoir was operating at about one-third capacity at the time of the earthquake. The quake lowered dam height 3 feet (0.91 m) and displaced
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