Victory Boulevard is a major mostly east–west arterial road that runs for 25 mi traversing almost the entire length of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles and Burbank, California. About two miles 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 80 ft-wide "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 Panorama City. Chandler Boulevard Bike Path's eastern terminus is one block from Victory Boulevard.

Communities

From west to east:

Notable landmarks

From west to east:

Gallery of landmarks

In popular culture

Victory Boulevard is one of three Los Angeles boulevards mentioned in Randy Newman's song "I Love L.A."