THE NERD PAYOFF
Why This Pin Earned Its Place
The former ranch joins fictional worldbuilding, publishing as a family business, and literal city-making: Tarzan escaped the page and entered the map.
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Origin of the Tarzana place-name
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Surviving company office nearby
PEOPLE AND IDEAS HERE
The Human Network Behind the Address
The ranch residence was demolished in the early 1930s. The Ventura Boulevard company office survives but was not his home.
Edgar Rice Burroughs
1875–1950
resident · 1919–1930s
Burroughs lived on the ranch whose subdivision helped establish modern Tarzana.
Interaction circle
• Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. preserved a creator-controlled publishing enterprise.
• The surviving office is occasionally opened for RSVP events and must not be described as a daily museum.
LOOK CLOSER
The Gloriously Specific Details
Location history
• The ranch residence was demolished in the early 1930s. The Ventura Boulevard company office survives but was not his home.
Interaction circle
• Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. preserved a creator-controlled publishing enterprise.
• The surviving office is occasionally opened for RSVP events and must not be described as a daily museum.
Map disclosure
• The marker is a coarse area point, not the residence or parcel.
CONFIRMED · HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
The ranch residence was demolished in the early 1930s. The Ventura Boulevard company office survives but was not his home.
INTERPRETATION · IDEA NETWORK
The former ranch joins fictional worldbuilding, publishing as a family business, and literal city-making: Tarzan escaped the page and entered the map.
UNDERSTAND THE PLACE
Context Without a Doorstep
Public location
Former Tarzana ranch area (approximate)
Hours
Not applicable to a context-only record. A related public institution may have its own event schedule.
Access
Historic context only. The associated home no longer survives, and the current parcel is not a visitor destination.
Map disclosure
The marker identifies a general area, not a house or parcel.
Photography
Do not photograph residents, windows, or private property, and do not linger.
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