| About Sherman
Oaks - Sherman Oaks is a leafy and exclusive
community in Los Angeles, located in the San Fernando
Valley. The community is perhaps best known as the home
of the Sherman Oaks Galleria at the corner of Ventura
and Sepulveda Boulevards, considered by many to be the
undisputed residence of the Valley Girl, a cultural
label popularized by the song and 1983 movie of the
same name. Two large shopping malls in the area, as
well as numerous boutiques and plazas, line Ventura
Boulevard, providing residents and visitors with endless
window-shopping opportunities. Sherman Oaks is also
home to the Westfield Fashion Square, a very popular
Los Angeles mall which boasts one of the few Bloomingdale's
on the West Coast. The neighborhood is also home to
Casa De Cadillac, which has been in many films and continues
to lead California in new car sales for its Cadillac
division.
Many financial corporations, including banks and brokerage
houses, are located in the area. Sunkist Growers, one
of the country's oldest and largest agricultural cooperatives,
has been rooted in Sherman Oaks for almost 30 years.
Sherman Oaks also has many upscale houses. Additionally,
it has many excellent restaurants, such as Café
Bizou, which is well-known throughout the city. Sherman
Oaks is bordered by Studio City, Van Nuys, Encino, and
the Santa Monica Mountains. It can be easily accesed
using the 101 and 405 freeways.
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Living in Sherman Oaks
People of Sherman Oaks - The San Fernando
Valley had a population 1,696,347 in 2000. A recent
estimate by the Los Angeles County Urban Research Unit
and Population Division puts the 2004 population at
1,808,599. The largest communities and cities in the
valley are Glendale, North Hollywood, Van Nuys and Burbank.
All have more than 100,000 residents. Despite the sprawling
low-density reputation, the Valley communities of Panorama
City, North Hollywood, Van Nuys, Reseda, Canoga Park,
and Northridge have numerous apartment complexes and
contain some of the densest census tracts in Los Angeles.
Latinos and Whites are nearly even in numbers comprising
more than four out of five Valley residents. In general,
communities in the northeastern, central, and western
parts of the Valley contain the highest concentration
of Latinos. Whites live mainly along the communities
along the region's mountain rim. Burbank and Glendale
have an influential and large Latino communities. San
Fernando, Calabasas, and Hidden Hills are quite homogenous
in racial makeup. Asian-Americans make up 10.7% of the
population and are scattered throughout the Valley floor
but some clusters can be found in Chatsworth, Panorama
City, Glendale and Granada Hills. Lake View Terrace
is 16 percent African-American significantly above the
4.1% average for the Valley.
Although poverty rates in the San Fernando Valley are
lower than the rest of the county (15.3% compared to
17.9%), eight San Fernando Valley communities have at
least one of out five residents living in poverty. Although
heavily-Latino Pacoima is widely known in the region
as a hub of suburban blight, other mostly Latino places
like Mission Hills, Arleta, and Sylmar have poverty
rates well below the regional average and lower than
in some whiter neighborhoods.
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