34.1528° N 118.5019° W
Encino
Named for the oaks of Rancho Los Encinos. Ventura Boulevard south of the 101, gated hillside estates and the open fields of the Sepulveda Basin.
History
How Encino came to be.
- 1769
The Portolá expedition camps at the Tongva village of Siutcanga, the place of the oaks.
- 1845
Governor Pío Pico grants Rancho Los Encinos to three Mission Indians.
- 1946
RKO builds Bedford Falls on four acres in Encino for It's a Wonderful Life.
- 1961
The Encino Velodrome opens, one of the few outdoor bike tracks in the country.
- 1998
The Encino Oak, about 1,000 years old, falls after El Niño storms.
Points of interest
Places that define Encino
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Fun facts
Things even locals forget
Bedford Falls was in Encino.
The whole town in It's a Wonderful Life was built here in 1946.
Licorice Pizza is set here.
Paul Thomas Anderson's 2021 film takes place in 1970s Encino.
Cherry blossoms every spring.
About 2,000 Pink Cloud cherry trees bloom in the Sepulveda Basin.
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