Getty Villa

1911 Director Thomas Ince created his Western film factory ", Inceville" which at its peak employed nearly 600 people. A decade later, bought the Rev. Charles H. Scott and the Southern California Methodist Episcopal Church, the country, founded in 1922 Scott Pacific Palisades, imagination an elaborate religious and spiritual community. Believers snapped choice lots and lived in tents during construction. Until 1925, the Palisades had 100 homes. In one subdivision, streets were named for Methodist missionaries. The tents were eventually replaced by cabins, then by bungalows, and ultimately by multimillion-dollar homes.
For many decades there was a virtual ban on alcohol consumption in the area, and a Chinese restaurant, House of Lee's, only instead of striking liquor license. The Presbyterian Church originally owned a conference center in Temescal Canyon before it was sold, became, at Temescal Gateway Park. 

Areas

    * The Alphabet Streets as the "North Village known ', north of Sunset Blvd. and are characterized by narrow alleys. The street names are named sequentially, beginning with A, B, C, D, etc - hence the name Alphabet Streets. The streets are for the Bishops of the Methodist name of the late 19th and early 20 Century. It is a popular destination for trick-or-treaters on Halloween.
    * The Bluffs are more out-of-town west along Sunset Boulevard and Palisades Charter High School run past and the Via de La Paz, they extend over a longer distance between Sunset Blvd. and the Palisades Bluffs.
    * Castellammare is on small bluffs next to the sea. The narrow, winding streets have Italian names. It is home to the Getty Villa. It is located where Sunset Blvd meets Pacific Coast Highway.
    * Huntington Palisades, near the "village" is proper and is more of a typical suburb. It is located south of Sunset Blvd.
    * Marquez Knolls is a large area of homes, renowned for its spectacular sea views and will continue west on Sunset Blvd upslope situated on a mountain. The lower upslope was the first time in the early 1950s and the mid-1960s by the Earl Lachman family developed. Marquez Elementary services the neighborhood along with a small shopping center on Marquez Street and Sunset Blvd.
    * Palisades Highlands is a township near the end of Sunset Blvd. Topanga borders. About five minutes from the center of Pacific Palisades, the Palisades may Village, the Highlands to be almost as their own separate community.
    * The Coast and the Riviera Country Club, a high-end country club, and roads named after different locations in the French and Italian Riviera. The neighborhood is divided into north and south sections by Sunset Boulevard. It borders Santa Monica and Brentwood.
    * Rustic Canyon features post-war homes on the former territory of the Polo Uplifter located, the original site of The Uplift clubhouse (now City Park) and the cabins as second homes and weekend retreats designed. This area is also known as Uplifter's Ranch. Located off Sunset Blvd. Between the Riviera and Huntington Palisades. Above the canyon lies Will Rogers State Historic Park [1].
    * The Village is a small Central Business District "on Sunset Boulevard, consisting of restaurants, shops, banks and offices. Known stores in The Village include Norris Hardware (originally the Theatre Bay), Cathay Palisades (formerly Fein's Deli) , black ink, PaliSkate, Sylvia's Skin Studio, Benton's Sporting Goods and Village Books.
Demographics
In 2009, the Los Angeles Times "Mapping LA" Pacific Palisades project provides these statistics: Population: 23 940; average household income: $ 168,008 [2]. 
Government and Infrastructure
The most important group within the bourgeois is the Palisades Pacific Palisades Community Council. The Pacific Palisades Council generally meets twice monthly to a wide range of issues, discuss the impact its residents. The Council rejected the city has become an official part of the city and draws its independent, non-aligned status. One of the main reasons that the Council members cite is the fear that they lose the power to sue the city.
 
Local Government
The community is in District 11 of the City Council. From 2008 Bill Rosendahl represents the district. [3]
Los Angeles Fire Department operates two fire stations serving Pacific Palisades. Station 69 at 15 045 West Sunset Boulevard Pacific Palisades, and serves the Pacific coast. [4] station is 23 in 17 281 West Sunset Boulevard to the Palisades Highlands, Castellammare and the Pacific Coast [5].
Los Angeles Police Department operates the West Los Angeles Community Police Station at 1663 Butler Avenue serve, 90 025, the neighborhood [6]. 
County, state and federal level, represented
Pacific Palisades is in third District Los Angeles County. From 2008 provides Zev Yaroslavsky] District [7th
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services SPA 5 West Area Health Office is Pacific Palisades. The department operates the Simms / Mann Health and Wellness Center in Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades served Pacific Palisades within District 41 of the California State Assembly. From 2008 is Julia Brownley District . Pacific Palisades within District 23 of the California Senate, from 2008, Sheila Kuehl represents the district. The community is part of the State Board of Equalization District 4, represented by Judy Chu of 2008 The community is within 30 Congressional District of California. From 2008 is Henry Waxman of the district.  The United States Postal Service operates the Pacific Palisades Post Office on 15 243 La Cruz Drive and Sunset Boulevard West 15 209.
 
Education 
Palisades Charter High School
Residents are zoned to Los Angeles Unified School District schools. The area is in District 4 Board. [16] From 2008 Marlene Canter is the county [17]. Canter announced that it will not seek re-election after the expiry of its term in June 2009 [18].
Some residents are in Pacific Palisades Elementary School assigned, some residents are assigned to Canyon Elementary School, and some are assigned to Marquez Elementary School. All residents are to worship Charter Middle School, Palisades Charter High School zoned. [19] [20]

    * Canyon Elementary School opened in 1910
    * Pacific Palisades Elementary opened in 1922
    * Marquez Elementary School opened in 1955
    * Paul Revere Middle School was the first time as Palisades-Brentwood Junior High School on 12 September 1955, he chose his current name during the first year of operation. It was an internal charter in 1994      
* Palisades High School opened in 1961 . Palisades received a charter in 1994 [26].
Private schools in the area include:

    * Calvary Christian (K-8) [2]
    * Village School [3] (in K-6)
    * Corpus Christi (K-8)
    * St. Matthew's Parish School (K-8)
    * 7 Arrows (K-6)
    * Westside Waldorf (K-8)
[Edit] Public libraries
Los Angeles Public Library operates the Palisades Branch at 861 Alma Real Drive [27]. 
Media
The only newspaper that is directly in the service of the Palisades Palisadian-Post. The community was served by two papers, until they merged in the 1970s. The papers, was The Palisades Post and the Palisadian, the Palisadian-Post. Unlike most weekly newspapers on the Westside of Los Angeles, is the post on a subscription basis. The paper will be heard by the Small Newspaper Group, a Midwest chain of the media. The little family bought the post from longtime owner / operator of the Browns in the early 1980s. Roberta Donahue is the editor of the paper and Bill Bruns is editor in chief.

    * Los Angeles Times is the city-wide newspaper.
    * Palisadian-Post is a local community newspaper.
[Edit] Parks and Recreation

    * The Los Angeles Department of Recreation Parks and operates several recreational facilities in Pacific Palisades 851 Alma Real drive. Palisades Park, at that address, has 117 acres (0.47 km2) of the country. [28] Palisades Recreation Center, also at this address has fireplaces, four baseball (two lighted and two unlighted), lighted basketball (indoor and outdoor service), a playground, an American football field, a gym (no weights be), picnic tables, illuminated tennis courts, volleyball and lighted. The facility also has a kitchen, a stage, a TV area and several planned sporting and non-sporting activities.  The Pacific Palisades Tennis Court, even at that address has eight courts
    * Rustic Canyon Park Rustic Canyon Road along. The Rustic Canyon Pool is 601 Latimer Road. The Rustic Canyon Recreation Center is located at the same address, has one with a capacity of 150 persons, which can be used as an auditorium, a gymnasium or a volleyball field. The center also has fireplaces, one unlighted baseball, basketball (indoor and unlighted outdoor lighted), a playground, a gym (no weights available), picnic tables and beach volleyball (lit and unlit).
    * Temescal Canyon Park is a non-occupied "Pocket Park" at 15 900 Pacific Coast Highway. The park has fire pits, a playground, picnic tables, hiking trails, a native garden, and toilets. [34] Santa Ynez Canyon Park is located in Palisades Drive and Avenida de Santa Ynez [35]. Rivas Canyon Park is located at the eastern terminus of the Oracle PL
    * Will Rogers State Historic Park and Polo Club. [37] During Will Rogers made his home in Beverly Hills late twenties, in 1922, he bought a large plot of nearly 200 acres (0.81 km2) of land to build a weekend home before sunset. He built a polo field on the property in 1926 and 1928, he and his family to her home. died in 1944, according to Will Rogers, the ranch was a State Park in the interest of conservation, the home is maintained as it was, including the fixtures and equipment. It is open to the public on most days except major holidays, even though the approval is necessary. The tip of the ownership of the track contains views of the sea and the city.
Places

    * The Eames House 1949 home and studio of husband and wife design pioneers Charles and Ray Eames.
    * The Getty Villa The most famous attraction in the Palisades, the J. Paul Getty Getty Villa. The museum incorrectly states that it is of the Getty Villa Malibu, but it is a part of the Palisades, which is in the city of Los Angeles.
    * Villa Aurora An artist residence and cultural monument in the former home of the exiled German-Jewish writer Lion Feuchtwanger and his wife Marta station.
    * Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine of Paramahansa Yogananda founded in 1950.
Location

    * The 2005 Anne Hathaway, Bijou Phillips Havoc film was set and filmed in the Palisades in Palisades Charter High School.
    * The 2003 Disney film Freaky Friday with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan was filmed at Palisades Charter High School.
    * The 2001 film Crazy / Beautiful with Kirsten Dunst was filmed at Palisades Charter High School.
    * The 1977 NBC TV program at 16 James, Lance Kerwin was filmed at the same school, which was then called the Palisades High School, or better known as the "Pali" high.
    * The 1976 movie Carrie was also shot at Palisades High School.
    * Food Network's Everyday Italian is filmed on El Medio.
    * The television series Baywatch Lifeguard Headquarters Tower 15 was filmed by Will Rogers State Beach in Pacific Palisades.
    * The TV series Rockford Files was often filmed in and around the Palisades in the 1970s.
    * The Popular TV Series filmed at Palisades High School
    * The first season the residence of the TV series "The Golden Girls" was a house in Pacific Palisades. For subsequent seasons, a facade house on the Disney / MGM was rebuilt much. [38]
    * The HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm is filmed in real life residence of character, Larry David.