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44-502: Founded in 1990 by Brian Novis, Susie Novis, and Brian G.M. Durie, IMF is a 501(c)(3) resource for both patients and caregivers, offering programs that include educational seminars, a patient hotline, multilingual publications, government advocacy, and a web-based Personal Information Management system for recording care and treatment. The IMF is based in North Hollywood, California , and, according to its 2018 annual report , has

88-502: A children's play area, and picnic tables, is in North Hollywood. Eighteen percent of North Hollywood residents aged 25 and older had earned a four-year degree by 2000, an average figure 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. Schools within the North Hollywood boundaries are: North Hollywood Amelia Earhart Regional Library

132-523: A cure. The grants are made possible through donations from private individuals and are awarded to doctors and researchers in the field of myeloma, as well as related disorders including but not limited to MGUS (monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance) and immunoglobulin derived amyloidosis. A subsidiary is the International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG), a consortium of more than 100 myeloma researchers from around

176-582: A development at Laurel Canyon at Victory boulevards but also a loose collection of other retail stores south along Laurel Canyon to Oxnard, including a branch of the May Co. , the second-largest suburban department store branch in the U.S. at the time. In the mid-1950s Valley Plaza claimed to be the largest shopping center on the West Coast of the United States and the third-largest in the country. It

220-703: A further B Line extension further into the Valley, Metro built the Metro G Line bus rapid transit . Its terminus is located across the street from the subway station . This expanded the station area into a transit hub , and many local and rapid buses now stop at the station. Proposals have been made to extend the B Line northeasterly to Bob Hope Airport in Burbank and the Downtown Burbank Metrolink station in downtown Burbank, or to extend it in

264-410: A hot summer Mediterranean Climate ( Köppen climate classification Csa). The 2000 U.S. census counted 77,848 residents in the 5.87-square-mile North Hollywood neighborhood—or 13,264 people per square mile, about an average population density for the city but among the highest for the county. In 2008, the city estimated that the population had increased to 87,241. In 2000, the median age for residents

308-591: A membership of 525,000 people in 140 countries. Its motto is "Improving lives — Finding the cure". The IMF was founded in 1990 by Brian Novis, who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma at age 33, his wife Susie Novis, and his physician Brian G.M. Durie. Brian Novis died of myeloma in 1992, but the IMF's work continues with Susie Novis serving as President and Durie as Chair of the Board of Directors. There are approximately 32,110 new patients diagnosed with myeloma each year in

352-524: A northwesterly direction along Lankershim Boulevard and eventually to Sylmar. Neither project is currently funded nor is included in Metro's Long Term Transportation Plan. The North Hollywood to Pasadena Transit Corridor was approved by the Metro board April 28, 2022, and is expected to be completed by 2024. It has promised to provide faster bus service to Glendale and Pasadena. El Portal Theater El Portal Theater , also known as El Portal Center for

396-570: A second auditorium and a community room; the gymnasium's capacity is 250 people. The Valley Plaza Recreation Center in North Hollywood includes an auditorium, barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a 40-person community room, a lighted American football field, an indoor gymnasium without weights, an outdoor gymnasium without weights, picnic tables, lighted tennis courts, and unlighted volleyball courts. The Jamie Beth Slaven Park, an unstaffed pocket park with unlighted outdoor basketball courts,

440-498: A stand about critical health issues affecting the myeloma community. The IMF is involved in a variety of research efforts, which include maintaining a myeloma gene and tissue bank project. The IMF created the Brian D. Novis Research Grant in 1994 as part of its commitment to finding a cure for myeloma. Novis was the co-founder of IMF and in his memory, the organization promotes research of better treatments, management, prevention, and

484-503: A townsite which the residents named Toluca along the old road from Cahuenga Pass to San Fernando . On April 1, 1888, they offered ready-made small farms for sale, already planted with deep-rooted deciduous fruit and nut trees—mostly peaches, pears, apricots, and walnuts—that could survive the rainless summers of the Valley by relying on the high water table along the Tujunga Wash rather than surface irrigation. The land boom of

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528-434: Is bordered on the north by Sun Valley and on the northeast and east by Burbank . Toluca Lake borders North Hollywood on the southeast and south, and Studio City abuts it on the southwest. It is bordered by Valley Village and Valley Glen on the west. North Hollywood is not bordered by the neighborhood of Hollywood , as North Hollywood is approximately 6 mi (9.7 km) north of Hollywood. North Hollywood has

572-607: Is designed to provide newly diagnosed patients and their families with an understanding of the disease and care. The IMF worked with the Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR) to create a myeloma mailing list an amyloid mailing list to facilitate information exchange and support. The IMF also hosts a hotline at 800-452-CURE (2873 and offers online help at www.myeloma.org. The IMF has an advocacy group (the Myeloma ACTION Team) that guides individuals in taking

616-602: Is located in North Hollywood. The Los Angeles County Transportation Commission approved the construction of the subway connecting North Hollywood to Hollywood, East Hollywood, Koreatown, Westlake and downtown Los Angeles along the Metro Rail Red Line in 1990. The decision followed the Los Angeles City Council unanimously endorsing North Hollywood as the northern terminal of the Red Line with

660-462: Is mostly in North Hollywood, with a portion in Valley Village . The park has an auditorium, lighted indoor baseball diamond courts, lighted outdoor baseball diamonds, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, lighted handball courts, picnic tables, an outdoor unheated seasonal pool, and lighted tennis courts. In addition the center has an indoor gymnasium which can be used as

704-593: The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . The North Hollywood Metro Rail station is the northern terminus of the B Line subway on the Los Angeles Metro . North Hollywood was established by the Lankershim Ranch Land and Water Company in 1887. It was first named "Toluca" before being renamed "Lankershim" in 1896 and finally "North Hollywood" in 1927. North Hollywood was once part of

748-515: The Spanish Renaissance Revival style with a neon art deco marquee . Built in 1926, it originally opened as a 1400-seat vaudeville theater , but soon after was converted to a movie palace , first for silent and then Academy Award -winning films. Its first film screening was Ralph Graves 's Blarney . In the 1930s, Works Progress Administration artists led by Anthony Heinsbergen added bas-relief artwork to

792-488: The 1880s went bust by the 1890s, but despite another brutal drought cycle in the late 1890s, the fruit and nut farmers remained solvent. The Toluca Fruit Growers Association was formed in 1894. The next year the Southern Pacific opened a branch line slanting northwest across the Valley to Chatsworth . The Chatsworth Limited made one freight stop a day at Toluca, though the depot bore the new name of Lankershim. With

836-528: The 1990s, the demographic changes had almost completely transformed the region. The North Hollywood shootout occurred in 1997, leaving 12 Los Angeles Police Department officers and eight civilians injured and the two armed robbers dead. The opening of North Hollywood station in 2000, establishment and success of the NoHo Arts District in the old "downtown", and repurposing of disused lots such as Laurel Plaza into NoHo West, has revitalized

880-456: The Arts , is a historic former theater located at 5265-5271 Lankershim Boulevard and 11200-11220 Weddington Street in North Hollywood , California . Built as a single theater in 1926, the venue was rebuilt as a three-theater performing arts complex in the late 1990s. It was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #573 in 1993. El Portal Theater was designed by Lewis A. Smith in

924-712: The Association to test his theories. In time, the Lankershim property, under its third name, the Los Angeles Farming and Milling Company, would become the world's largest wheat-growing empire. In October 1887, J.B. Lankershim and eight other developers organized the Lankershim Ranch Land and Water Company, purchasing 12,000 acres (49 km ) north of the Cahuenga Pass from the Lankershim Farming and Milling Company. Lankershim established

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968-599: The Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, France, Austria, Norway, Slovakia and Italy. To address the need for similar events in smaller communities, the IMF also hosts Regional Community Workshops and Myeloma Center Workshops. US Regional Community Workshops have been held in North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Indiana, Arkansas, Kansas and Wisconsin. Internationally based seminars have been held in Germany, Italy and

1012-452: The Czech Republic. The IMF produces a number of publications, which are regularly updated and offered free of charge both in print and digitally on the IMF website. The IMF library of publications provides information related to myeloma, including innovations in treatment and information on clinical trials. IMF also produces an InfoPack, which is made up of a selection of the IMF’s publications and

1056-524: The U.S. The IMF offers a variety of programs to aid with educating all new patients and their caregivers. In 1993, the IMF became the first organization to offer Patient & Family Seminars, granting patients and their caregivers' access to doctors working in the field of myeloma. US-based seminars have been held in Boca Raton, Florida; Seattle, Washington; Boston, Massachusetts; and Los Angeles, California. Internationally based seminars have been held in

1100-733: The Valley Plaza retail space is either empty, portion is now a middle school, and the Laurel Plaza site is under construction to become the NoHo West mixed-use development , which includes retail. By the late 1950s, many of the original owners were aging, and their children were moving to other areas. School integration in the subsequent years, blockbusting , and subsequent ethnic turmoil encouraged many remaining families to move out, who in turn were replaced with black and Hispanic families moving from Central and South Los Angeles . By

1144-530: The Valley's wild oats and proposed to raise sheep on the property. In 1873, Isaac Lankershim's son and future son-in-law, James Boon Lankershim and Isaac Newton Van Nuys , moved to the San Fernando Valley and took over management of the property. Van Nuys thought the property could profitably grow wheat using the dryland farming technique developed on the Great Plains and leased land from

1188-684: The annual Comedy Celebration benefiting the Peter Boyle Memorial fund, in November of each year. In the United States, IMF is categorized as a 501(c) non-profit organization by the IRS. North Hollywood, California North Hollywood is a Los Angeles , California , neighborhood, located in the San Fernando Valley . The neighborhood contains the NoHo Arts District , El Portal Theater , several art galleries, and

1232-604: The area was known as "The Home of the Peach". In 1912, the area's major employer, the Bonner Fruit Company, was canning over a million tons of peaches, apricots, and other fruits. When the Los Angeles Aqueduct opened in 1913, Valley farmers offered to buy the surplus water, but the federal legislation that enabled the construction of the aqueduct prohibited Los Angeles from selling the water outside of

1276-570: The building's lobby, the artwork illustrating moments in California history , including the Gold Rush , citrus harvests , and more. The theater was originally operated by West Coast Theatres , then Fox West Coast Theatres who in 1950 "obliterated" the theater's original decorations with drapes and curtain material. Later, the theater was taken over by National General , then Mann Theatres , then in 1978 by Metropolitan Theatres who used

1320-494: The city limits. At first, resistance to the real-estate development and downtown business interests of Los Angeles remained strong enough to keep the small farmers unified in opposition to annexation. However, the fruit packing company interests were taken over by the Los Angeles interests. The two conspired to decrease prices and mitigate the farmers' profit margins, making their continued existence tenuous. When droughts hit

1364-450: The final route having termini at Union Station and North Hollywood. The North Hollywood Metro Subway station opened in June 2000. Close to half a million people took advantage of free rides on the 17.4-mile (28.0 km) Red Line subway in its first weekend in operation. The station is the starting point for the B Line of the Metro subway, which cost $ 4.5 billion to build. Instead of

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1408-695: The heart of North Hollywood. Since 2000, the community has been developing and undergoing many changes, thanks in large part to the formation of the 743-acre North Hollywood Development District and the subsequent NoHo Commons projects. In 2015, Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood was part of the first San Fernando Valley CicLAvia , an event sponsored by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in which major roads are temporarily closed to motorized vehicle traffic and used for recreational human-powered transport . North Hollywood

1452-694: The most common places of birth for this portion of the population. The percentages of never-married men and never-married women were among the county's highest. The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $ 42,791, considered average for the city but low for the county. The percentages of households that earned $ 40,000 or less were high for the county. Renters occupied 75.4% of the housing stock, and house- or apartment-owners held 24.6%. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences , El Portal Theater , Idle Hour Cafe , Phil's Diner , NoHo Gateway Sign , and Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery are located in North Hollywood. The North Hollywood Recreation Center

1496-400: The post office across the street being called Toluca, controversy over the town's name continued, and the local ranchers used to quip, "Ship the merchandise to Lankershim, but bill it to Toluca." In 1896, under pressure from Lankershim, the post office at Toluca was renamed "Lankershim" after his father, although the new name of the town would not be officially recognized until 1905. By 1903,

1540-432: The ranchers one by one had their holding foreclosed or transferred to the packing companies. In turn, these were bought up by the real-estate developers and by the late 1920s a massive effort was underway to market the area to prospective home owners throughout the country. As part of this effort, in 1927, in an effort to capitalize on the glamour and proximity of Hollywood, Lankershim was renamed "North Hollywood". The result

1584-607: The theater to screen Spanish language films. The theater was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #573 in 1993, and in 1994, the Northridge earthquake caused extensive damage to the theater, including cracked side-walls and a collapsed ceiling. The theater was then rebuilt as a three-theater performing arts complex that opened in January 2000 featuring the 42-seat Studio Theatre, 95-seat Forum, 360-seat MainStage, and Judith Kaufman Art Gallery. Little remains of

1628-539: The theater's former interior, while the facade , marquee , and paybox were retained. El Portal Theater has been featured in numerous film and television productions, including Glee , Modern Family , Billy Glimmer , Criminal Minds , Desperate Housewives , The Biggest Loser , all three CSI s, Jimmy Kimmel Live! , The Ghost Whisperer , Sarah Silverman 's Jesus is Magic , Last Comic Standing , R&B Divas , Wendy Liebman 's I Look Taller on TV , Licorice Pizza , and more. Additionally,

1672-508: The upscale single-location Rathbun's department store at nos. 5311 (5307–15), opened in 1921. There were also branches of the large Harris & Frank clothing chain at 5236 Lankershim that opened in 1950, J. J. Newberry five and dime at 5321, and Safeway at 5356. In the late 1940s and 1950s the area saw the first department-store-anchored, auto-oriented shopping center in the Valley: Valley Plaza , covering both

1716-452: The valley again, rather than face foreclosure, the most vulnerable farmers agreed to mortgage their holdings to the fruit packing company and banks in Los Angeles for the immediate future and vote on annexation. West Lankershim agreed to be annexed to the City of Los Angeles in 1919. Lankershim proper and non-proper joined in 1923. Much of the promised water delivery was withheld, and many of

1760-718: The vast landholdings of the Mission San Fernando Rey de España , which was confiscated by the government during the Mexican period of rule. A group of investors assembled as the San Fernando Farm Homestead Association purchased the southern half of the Rancho Ex-Mission San Fernando . The leading investor was Isaac Lankershim , a Northern California stockman and grain farmer, who was impressed by

1804-599: The world who collaborate on a broad range of myeloma projects. Members of the IMWG conduct research to prevent onset of myeloma, improve treatment and find a cure. The working group publishes statements and treatment guidelines in its own name as well as sponsoring publications by its members. The IMF also has the Black Swan Research Initiative (BSRI) in order to work towards finding a cure for myeloma. The organization holds its major fundraising event,

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1848-471: Was 30, considered an average age for city and county neighborhoods; the percentage of residents aged 19 to 34 was among the county's highest. The neighborhood was considered "moderately diverse" ethnically within Los Angeles. The breakdown was 57.7% Latino , 27% Non-Hispanic White , 5.7% Asian , 5.6% black , and 4% from other groups. Foreign-born residents made up 46.4% of residents, a high percentage for Los Angeles; Mexico (43.2%) and El Salvador (16%) were

1892-506: Was a massive development of housing which transformed the area into a suburban development of Los Angeles. Lankershim Boulevard around Magnolia Boulevard was the heart of the town of Lankershim, and of North Hollywood and until the mid-1950s boasted the largest concentration of retail stores, banks, restaurants, and entertainment. In 1953, for example, the shopping strip included three full-line department stores: J.C. Penney at 5261 Lankershim, Yeakel & Goss department store at 5272, and

1936-408: Was difficult for the Lankershim retail district to compete and by 1980, most stores had closed including Rathbun's. The May Co. at the south end of the Valley Plaza shopping district built its own attached, enclosed mall, Laurel Plaza , opening in 1968. The last department of Valley Plaza's anchors, Sears , closed in 2019 as department store-anchored shopping centers lost favor. As of 2020, much of

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