Pacoima

Pacoima is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California. It is bordered by the Los Angeles districts of Mission Hills on the west, Arleta on the south, Sun Valley on the southeast, Lake View Terrace on the northeast, and by the city of San Fernando on the north. Major thoroughfares include San Fernando Road, Van Nuys Boulevard, and Laurel Canyon Boulevard. The Golden State and Ronald Reagan freeways run through the district. Pacoima's first inhabitants were varying cultures of indigenous peoples for thousands of years. For many centuries, the semi-nomadic Tongva and Tataviam Native American tribes lived in the area. Pacoima means "the entrance" in the Tataviam (or Fernandeño) language. In 1797,...