Toluca Lake Magazine Issue Archive

Fall 2021

In our third annual history issue, we highlight how past and present overlap in Toluca Lake. Distinguished actor Swoosie Kurtz, who moved here with her family as a teenager, describes her many memories of the community and the legacy of her parents, who were history-making figures in their own right. Kurtz also shares her reminiscences from her years working on the Warner Bros. lot, whose proximity has attracted stars to the area from its earliest days. We trace the location’s 95-year history as an entertainment-industry hotspot, an employer for many nearby residents, and an internationally recognized landmark that attracts a steady stream of tourists. And that’s not the only place in the neighborhood where you can glimpse the storied past; we’re exploring a wide variety of museums and historical sites that preserve and present our local story through art, architecture and artifacts.