Thousand Oaks Boulevard

Thousand Oaks Boulevard

Location	Conejo Valley, United States

Thousand Oaks Boulevard, previously known as Ventura Boulevard,^[1][2][3][4] is a street in the Conejo Valley, primarily in Ventura County but also in Los Angeles County, California. It stretches from Thousand Oaks through Westlake Village to Agoura Hills. In Thousand Oaks, it is located in the downtown area and was also known as Main Street until the Moorpark Freeway (SR 23) was completed in the 1960s. Today it remains one of the busiest commercial areas in Thousand Oaks, although many businesses are also located at The Oaks and Janss Marketplace.^[5] It is Thousand Oaks’ major east-west thoroughfare, connecting The Oaks mall on the west to Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza in the east. It runs parallel to the Ventura Freeway (US 101). As of 2017, over 230 businesses are housed on Thousand Oaks Boulevard.^[6]

It was one of the first streets in the city.^[7] Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza and Gardens of the World are located on Thousand Oaks Boulevard. It is also home of the Thousand Oaks Auto Mall.^[8]

Thousand Oaks Boulevard has been featured in movies such as It Happened One Night (1934),^[9] Walk on the Wild Side (1962) and Thelma & Louise (1991).^[10]

References

1. O’Brien, Tricia (2017). Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 9781439661956.
2. Covarrubias, Amanda (August 1, 2016). "Lupe's Mexican Restaurant, a Landmark in Thousand Oaks since 1947, Closing this Month". Ventura County Star. Camarillo, CA. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
3. Sprankling, Miriam and Ruthanne Begun (2012). Tales and Voices of the Conejo. Newbury Park, CA: Conejo Valley Historical Society. Page 103. ISBN 0-9725233-6-7.
4. City of Thousand Oaks (1984). 20 Years: Thousand Oaks. Ventura Printing. Page 7. (http://search.tolibrary.org/search~S1?/Xthousand+oaks+20&searchscope=1&SORT=DZ/Xthousand+oaks+20&searchscope=1&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBKEY=thousand+oaks+20/1%2C6%2C6%2CB/frameset&FF=Xthousand+oaks+20&searchscope=1&SORT=DZ&1%2C1%2C)
5. Bidwell, Carol A. (1989). The Conejo Valley: Old and New Frontiers. Northridge, CA: Windsor Publications. p. 111. ISBN 9780897812993.
6. http://www.toaks.org/home/showdocument?id=16994 (Page 33)
7. Pascual, Psyche (October 18, 1992). "Commerce: Officials Say Thousand Oaks Boulevard Should Be Transformed into a More Pedestrian-Friendly Commercial Strip". On the Road Toward Change. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
8. Baker, Pam (2002). Thousand Oaks Westlake Village: A Contemporary Portrait. Community Communications, Inc. Page 27. ISBN 978-1581920611.
9. Bidwell (1989), p. 82.
10. Waldo, Thea (2006). Celebrities and Their Culinary Creations: Autographed Photos, Biographies, Trivia, & Recipes. New York: iUniverse. p. 17. ISBN 9780595397532.