Tarzana, CA

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Tarzana is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California. Tarzana is a mostly residential community on the site of a former ranch owned by Tarzan author Edgar Rice Burroughs. Contrary to popular belief, the community did not take its name from Burroughs' famous character, but vice versa. Though the name Tarzana did not appear in any official records until the establishment of a Post Office in 1930, the name dates back much farther than that. Burroughs named his ranch after a small hamlet that occupied part of the land when he purchased it. Two years later, he wrote the first story featuring the character Tarzan.[2]

Tarzana, which measures 8.79 square miles, is bounded on the south by Topanga State Park, on the east by Encino, on the north by Reseda and on the west by Woodland Hills.[5][6][7]  Victory Boulevard marks the northern edge of the neighborhood, Lindley Avenue the eastern, Corbin Avenue, with a jog to Oakdale Avenue, the western, and Topanga State Park the southern.[6][8]

The U.S. census counted 35,502 people living in Tarzana in 2000, and Los Angeles estimated the neighborhood's population at 37,778 in 2008. There were 4,038 people per square mile, among the lowest population densities in the city.[6] The median household income in 2008 dollars was considered high, at $73,195.[6]

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Education

A total of 40.3% of Tarzana residents aged 25 and older have earned a four-year degree. Percentages of those residents with a bachelor's degree or with a master's degree are also high for the county.[6]

Elementary and middle schools[edit]Schools within Tarzana are:[8][17]

  • Gaspar de Portola Middle School, LAUSD, 18720 Linnet Street
  • Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies, LAUSD alternative, 18605 Erwin Street
  • Vanalden Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 19019 Delano Street
  • Tarzana Elementary School, LAUSD, 5726 Topeka Drive
  • CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community School, LAUSD charter, 19722 Collier Street
  • Wilbur Charter for Enriched Academics, LAUSD K–5, 5213 Crebs Avenue[18]
  • Nestle Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 5060 Nestle Avenue
Postsecondary schools[edit]Public libraries[edit]
Encino-Tarzana Branch
The Los Angeles Public Library operates the Encino-Tarzana Branch on Ventura Boulevard in Tarzana.[19]

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Local Interests

Parks and recreation
The Tarzana Recreation Center has a gymnasium that also is used as an auditorium; the building's capacity is 600. The park also has barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a community room, an indoor gymnasium without weights, picnic tables, and lighted volleyball courts.[20]

Filming locations
  • Tarzana Armenian Deli in Tarzana was used as a location for the HBO TV show Six Feet Under.
  • Tarzana was the home of John Denver's character (Jerry Landers) in the 1977 film Oh, God!
  • Some episodes of A&Es Intervention TV series featured Tarzana Treatment Centers.

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Notable Residents


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