Victory Boulevard (Los Angeles)


Victory Boulevard is a major mostly east–west arterial road that runs for traversing almost the entire length of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles and Burbank, California. About of the boulevard runs north–south before reaching its eastern terminus.

History

When Van Nuys was plotted in 1911, Victory Boulevard was called 7th Avenue. Around 1916, the name was changed to Leesdale Avenue when the city of Los Angeles annexed the San Fernando Valley after the Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed. In the mid-1920s, the Leesdale Improvement Association unveiled plans to expand Leesdale Avenue as an "great east-and-west boulevard" through the Valley. At that time, the city also changed the name to Victory Boulevard, in honor of soldiers returning from World War I, and paved the boulevard as far west as Balboa Boulevard where it ended. Victory Boulevard did not extend to the West Valley until the 1950s.

Transit

The Metro Local Lines 96 and 164 runs along Victory Boulevard.
The G Line parallels Victory Boulevard for much of its route and has five stops on the boulevard: Canoga, De Soto, Pierce College, Balboa and Woodley. The G Line Bikeway is also routed along the boulevard for much of its route.
The East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project plans to have a stop at Victory and Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys.
Chandler Boulevard Bike Path's eastern terminus is one block from Victory Boulevard.

Communities

From west to east:
  • West Hills – It is west of Shoup Avenue to the Victory Trailhead entrance of Ahmanson Ranch Park in the Simi Hills, Victory Boulevard marks the southern border of West Hills and northern border of adjacent Woodland Hills.
  • Woodland Hills – It is between the western city limits, and Corbin Avenue on the east, Victory Boulevard marks the northern border of Woodland Hills, with West Hills, Canoga Park, and Winnetka to the north.
  • Canoga Park – Victory Boulevard marks the southern border of Canoga Park between Shoup, and DeSoto, with Woodland Hills to the south
  • Winnetka – DeSoto Avenue is the western boundary, Corbin Avenue is the eastern boundary, with the Los Angeles River and Woodland Hills to the south.
  • Reseda – Victory Boulevard marks the southern border of Reseda between Corbin Avenue and White Oak Avenue, with Tarzana to the south..
  • Tarzana – Victory Boulevard marks the northern border of Tarzana between Corbin Avenue and Lindley Avenue
  • Lake Balboa – between White Oak and I-405
  • Encino – Victory Boulevard marks the northern border of Encino between Lindley Avenue and White Oak
  • Van Nuys – between I-405 and Hazeltine Avenue
  • Valley Glen – between Hazeltine Avenue and CA 170
  • North Hollywood – between CA 170 and Clybourn Avenue
  • Burbank – between Clybourn Avenue and Allen Avenue
  • Glendale – between Allen Avenue and Riverside Drive/Sonora Avenue

Notable landmarks

From west to east:

In popular culture

Victory Boulevard is one of three Los Angeles boulevards mentioned in Randy Newman's song "I Love L.A."
In the streaming show Cobra Kai the Cobra Kai Dojo is at 25002 Victory Blvd Van Nuys