Los Feliz, Los Angeles

Los Feliz (/ls fˈls/, /lɔːs ˈflɪz/; Spanish for "The Feliz (family)", Spanish pronunciation: [los feˈlis]) is a hillside neighborhood in the greater Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California, abutting Hollywood and encompassing part of the Santa Monica Mountains. The neighborhood is named after the Feliz family of Californios who had owned the area since 1795, when José Vicente Féliz was granted Rancho Los Feliz.

Los Feliz
Top: Abraham Gore House (left), Vista Theatre (right); middle: Griffith Park; bottom: Church of Christ, Scientist (left), John Sowden House (right).
Los Feliz neighborhood, as mapped by the Los Angeles Times
Los Feliz
Location within Central Los Angeles
Coordinates: 34.1124°N 118.2851°W / 34.1124; -118.2851
Country United States
State California
CountyLos Angeles
CityLos Angeles
Named forRancho Los Feliz
Elevation
469 ft (143 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Zip codes
90027
Area code(s)213, 323
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