Devonshire Street (Los Angeles)

This article is about the street in Los Angeles. For street in Westminster, see Devonshire Street (Westminster).
Devonshire Boulevard
NamesakeDuke of Devonshire
Maintained byBureau of Street Services, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Length10 mi (16 km)
Nearest metro stationG Line Chatsworth
West endChatsworth Park South in Chatsworth
Major
junctions		 SR 27
I-405
East endArleta Avenue in Pacoima

Devonshire Street is a major east–west arterial road that runs for 10 miles (16 km) across the northwest San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California.

Name

Devonshire Street was named after the numerous Dukes of Devonshire who have lived in Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England. W.B. Barber, one of the developers of the street and its surrounding area, grew up near Chatsworth House, and it is assumed that he brought the name to the street.[1]

Route

Devonshire Street travels east–west across the northwest San Fernando Valley. From west to east, Devonshire Street travels through Chatsworth, Northridge, Granada Hills, Mission Hills, and into Pacoima. The street has four lanes or more for almost its entire length.

Transit

Metro Local Line 158 runs along Devonshire Boulevard for almost its entire length.[2]

The Intermodal passenger transport Chatsworth station, served by Los Angeles Metro's G Line, Metrolink (California)'s Ventura County Line, and Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner, is located on Old Plaza Depot Road between Devonshire and Lassen Street in Chatsworth.[3][4][5] And as of spring 2024, the following additional connections are available at Chatsworth Station:[6]

Notable landmarks

Munch Box, Los Angeles Cultural-Historic Monument #750, located at 21532 W. Devonshire Street

Three Los Angeles Cultural-Historic Monuments are located on Devonshire Street: Harvester Farms, Munch Box, and Oakridge and Grounds.[7] Other notable landmarks include (from west to east): Chatsworth Park South, Northridge City Little League, Los Angeles Police Department Devonshire Station, LADWP Granada Hills Distribution Headquarters, Devonwood Park, Pacoima Spreading Grounds, and Devonshire Arleta Park. Devonshire Downs was also formerly located at Devonshire and Zelzah Avenue.[8]

Schools on Devonshire include (from west to east): Chatsworth Park Elementary, Egremont School, California State University Northridge North Campus,[9] Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School, Patrick Henry Middle School, and Granada Hills Charter TK-8.

References

  1. ^ Mark Tapio Kines. "Devonshire Street". lastreetnames.com. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Metro Local 158" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Orange Line Map and Station Locations". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  4. ^ "Metrolink All Lines Timetable" (PDF). Metrolink. October 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Pacific Surfliner Timetable" (PDF). Amtrak. October 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "G Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 25, 2023. p. 2.
  7. ^ "Historical Cultural Monuments List" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "Early Views of the San Fernando Valley". Water and Power Associates. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  9. ^ "North Campus Development Corporation". California State University, Northridge. 18 April 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2022.