Beverly Glen is a neighborhood in the Santa Monica Mountains region of Los Angeles, California, located around Beverly Glen Boulevard north of Sunset Boulevard and south of Mulholland Drive. Stone Canyon Reservoir lies in the neighborhood.
Beverly Glen | |
|---|---|
  Beverly Glen Location within Western Los Angeles | |
| Coordinates: 34°06′28″N 118°26′41″W / 34.10778°N 118.44472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 90210 and 90077 |
| Website | beverlyglen.org |
The neighborhood of Beverly Glen is located within the ZIP Codes of 90210 and 90077. Residents living in Beverly Glen access their homes primarily by use of Beverly Glen Boulevard, which is a busy thoroughfare for drivers between the Century City/Westwood area and the San Fernando Valley.
Geography and subdivisions
editAt the top of the Beverly Glen canyon, Glenridge (originally Beverly Glen Village) and Beverly Glen Park are planned developments with tennis courts and community pools built in the 1970s and 1980s.[1][2][3]
Demographics
editThe following data applies to Beverly Glen within the boundaries set by the Los Angeles Almanac:
The 2010 U.S. census counted 4,341 people in Beverly Glen, of whom 83.21% were white, 0.90% black, 0.12% American Indian or Alaska Native, 6.70% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 1.24% other, 4.81% of two or more races, and 4.79% Hispanic or Latino.[4]
Education
editBeverly Glen is zoned to Los Angeles Unified School District schools.[1] The neighborhood is jointly zoned to Warner Avenue Elementary School[5] and Roscomare Road Elementary School.[6]
In addition, the neighborhood is zoned to Emerson Middle School and University High School.
Police service
editLos Angeles Police Department operates the West Los Angeles Community Police Station at 1663 Butler Avenue, 90025, serving the neighborhood.[7]
Parks and recreation
editBeverly Glen contains three sites operated by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks:
- Briarwood Park is an unstaffed park, open from dawn to dusk, and contains basketball courts and a children's play area.[8]
- De Neve Square Park is a small unstaffed park, open from dawn to dusk, and contains benches.[9]
- Beverly Glen Park is an open space reserve without any public access.[10] This space surrounds and is often mistaken for the Bel Air Ridge private property park, with a locked gate exclusive to residents only.[11]
The community puts on a street fair each June and an annual garden walk and brunch.[1] In 2001, the Beverly Glen farmers market was founded.[12]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c Cunha, Joanne (April 20, 2003). "Seclusion and starry nights, for a pretty penny". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019.
- ^ Bel Air Ridge Homeowners Association v. Rosenberg
- ^ Bel Air-Beverly Crest Community Plan. Note: The City of Los Angeles recognizes the area as Glenridge.
- ^ City of Los Angeles Neighborhoods: Population & Race
- ^ Warner Avenue Elementary School
- ^ Roscomare Road Elementary School
- ^ West LA Community Police Station Archived December 12, 2016, at the Wayback Machine lapdonline.org
- ^ "Briarwood Park". City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017.
- ^ "De Neve Square Park". City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks. 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Beverly Glen Park". City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks. 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Beverly Glen Park". Google Maps.
- ^ Karp, David (March 28, 2001). "Albino Pears in Beverly Glen". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.