Woodland
Hills is located in the southwestern area of the San Fernando
Valley, northeast of Calabasas and west of Tarzana. To the north
Woodland Hills is bordered by West Hills, Canoga Park, and Winnetka.
Some neighborhoods are in the foothills of the Santa Monica
Mountains. Running east-west through the community is U.S. Route 101
(Ventura Freeway) and Ventura Boulevard, which starts in Woodland
Hills and intersects Valley Circle Boulevard.
The area was inhabited for around 8,000 years by Native Americans of
the Fernandeño-Tataviam and Chumash-Venturaño tribes that lived in
the Santa Monica Mountains and Simi Hills and close to Arroyo
Calabasas (Calabasas Creek) tributary of the Los Angeles River in
present day Woodland Hills. The first Europeans to enter the San
Fernando Valley were the Portola Expedition in 1769, exploring 'Alta
California' for Spanish missions and settlements locations. Seeing
it from present day Sepulveda Pass, the oak savanna inspired them to
call the area Santa Catalina de Bononia de Los Encinos (Valley of
the Oaks). The Mission San Fernando Rey de España (Mission San
Fernando) was established in 1797 and given the Valley's land,
including future Woodland Hills. After the Mexican War of
Independence the secularized Mission lands became the Rancho
Ex-Mission San Fernando.
A short drive from Hollywood and Santa Monica, Woodland Hills is
home to world-class health care facilities, educational
institutions, and many outstanding eateries. Culturally, the
“Concert in the Park” series in Valley Cultural Center has been home
to folk, jazz and pop concerts year-round for over 30 years.
Woodland Hills is surrounded
by family attractions. Only a few minutes drive includes such sites
as Universal Studios, the Getty Center, the Gene Autry Western
Museum, Six Flags Magic Mountain, and Hollywood.
Woodland Hills is offers all that Metropolitan Los Angeles has to
offer!
IMPORTANT LINKS:
Woodland
Hills-Tarzana Chamber of Commerce
