Toluca Lake
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| Neighborhood of Los Angeles County | |
Toluca Lake sign
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 Toluca Lake boundaries as drawn by the Los Angeles Times |
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| Coordinates: 34°8′51″N 118°21′5″W / 34.14750°N 118.35139°WCoordinates: 34°8′51″N 118°21′5″W / 34.14750°N 118.35139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| City | Los Angeles and Burbank |
| Established | 1923 |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 7,782 |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 91602 |
| Area code(s) | 818 |
Toluca Lake is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles located in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Downtown. The name is also given to a private natural lake which is fed by the Los Angeles River and maintained by neighboring property owners. Like most outer-Los Angeles neighborhoods, Toluca Lake functions as a separate entity, with its own post office, ZIP code, and downtown area. A small part of Toluca Lake spills over into nearby Burbank.
The history of Toluca Lake can be traced back to the days of the Tongva Indians, followed by Spanish and Mexican occupation and development. It was part of the early rancho system and then it was later divided, with the neighborhood being known as Forman Toluca Ranch. In 1923, investors bought and developed the land as "Toluca Lake Park".
In recent years the neighborhood has been the home of noted entertainment and other personalities and was the site of the wedding reception for Ronald and Nancy Reagan. More recently yet there has been opposition to a proposed development in North Hollywood by NBCUniversal and Thomas Properties Group.
The Los Angeles portion of Toluca Lake is situated on 1.22 square miles of the southeastern San Fernando Valley. The Mapping L.A. section of the Los Angeles Times website describes it as bounded on the south by Universal City, on the west by Studio City, on the north by North Hollywood and on the east by the city of Burbank.
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