Riverside Drive is a northeast–southwest street connecting the San Fernando Valley and the Cypress Park neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, California. It follows the course of the Los Angeles River.
Overview Running approximately from Van Nuys Boulevard in Sherman Oaks to Figueroa Street and San Fernando Road in Cypress Park, it is one of the major thoroughfares in the San Fernando Valley. It runs through the heart of the Valley and is home to many of Southern California's major entertainment companies, passing both the Warner Bros. Studios and Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. Then it enters West Glendale and continues as a major thoroughfare until it intersects with Victory Boulevard and Sonora Avenue. It then continues as the major thoroughfare through Griffith Park, though its name changes as it passes through the park, first to Zoo Drive, then Crystal Springs Drive, and then Griffith Park Boulevard, before becoming Riverside Drive again as it leaves the park at its southeastern boundary. Riverside Drive then continues east and south along the Los Angeles River, passing just north of the Silver Lake Reservoir. It runs along the northern edge of Elysian Park, passing north of Dodger Stadium before becoming Figueroa Street at a roundabout with San Fernando Road just north of the confluence of Arroyo Seco and the Los Angeles River.
Local transportation Metro Local lines 155 and 296 operate on Riverside Drive.
Cities and communities Listed west to east, or north to south Sherman Oaks Studio City Valley Village Toluca Lake Burbank Glendale Silver Lake Los Feliz Elysian Park
Notable places Listed west to east, or north to south
Los Angeles River Westfield Fashion Square, Sherman Oaks, California Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, California North Hollywood Medical Center, North Hollywood, California, a former hospital used for the filming of the Scrubs TV series for its first eight seasons Oldest remaining Bob's Big Boy Restaurant Providence High School, Burbank, California Forest Lawn Memorial Park (nearby) Disney Channel Headquarters, Burbank, California Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, California Warner Records, Burbank, California Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California ABC Studios, Burbank, California Walt Disney Animation Studios, Burbank, California Equidome Los Angeles Equestrian Center Los Angeles Zoo (Zoo Drive) Autry National Center (Zoo Drive) Griffith Park (Crystal Springs Drive, Griffith Park Boulevard) Griffith Observatory (nearby) Silver Lake Reservoir (nearby) Elysian Park, Los Angeles, California Dodger Stadium (nearby)
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Sport The drive hosted part of the 50 km walk athletic event near Griffith Park for the 1932 Summer Olympics.1932 Summer Olympics official report. p. 86.
See also
Harbor Boulevard, a street in Orange County that contains Disneyland.
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