Northridge, Los Angeles, California
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Northridge is a community in the City of Los Angeles, USA. It is located in the San Fernando Valley, north of the Santa Monica Mountains.
The community is relatively square in shape, bordered by the communities of Reseda and Winnetka to the south, Chatsworth to the west, Porter Ranch to the north-west, Granada Hills to the north-east, North Hills to the east, and Van Nuys to the south-east. Major thoroughfares include Roscoe Boulevard, Tampa Avenue, Reseda Boulevard, and Zelzah Avenue, as well as Chatsworth, Devonshire, Lassen, Plummer, Parthenia and Nordhoff Streets.
The 1994 Northridge Earthquake is named for the community based on early estimates of the location of the quake's epicenter; however further refinements showed it to be technically in neighboring Reseda. The area was also heavily damaged in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake.
In 1994, the Northridge Little League Baseball team won the United States Little League Championship game, but lost the World Series game to the international team from Coquivacoa-Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Interesting facts
- Nancy Cartwright, the actress best known as the voice of Bart Simpson, was named "Honorary Mayor of Northridge" in 2005 by the North Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce. This is a purely honorary position; Northridge is not an incorporated city in its own right and does not have an actual city government. Past mayors include character actor Arthur Hunnicutt, who served during the 1960's and 1970's.
- Kevin Keene, the hero of the cartoon was from Northridge.
Points of interest
- California State University, Northridge (CSUN).
- California State University Northridge Botanic Garden
- Northridge Fashion Center, a large shopping mall.
External links
- [Maps and aerial photos]
- * Street map from [Google Maps] or [Yahoo! Maps]
- * Topographic map from [TopoZone]
- * Aerial image or topographic map from [TerraServer-USA]
- * Satellite image from [Google Maps] or [Windows Live Local]
- [North Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce]
- [Northridge Neighborhood Council]
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