Photos: Neighborhood Spotlight | Arleta offers affordable living and a small-town atmosphere

Homes line the Tujunga Wash in Arleta. Sturdy houses built during the postwar boom are still making homeownership possible.

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Arletta High School

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Arleta has become home to working-class families priced of out surrounding areas such as Burbank and Glendale.

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Estella’s Restaurant

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Mom and pop shops gives the community a homier feel than the larger commercial districts that surround it, says John Seward of Seward Real Estate.

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With easy access to the 5, 405 and 118 freeways, and a new Metro line on the way, Arleta makes a convenient, affordable home base for commuters.

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