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Oct 17, 2019 · There are more 50,000 streets in Los Angeles County. They are named after cult leaders (L. Ron Hubbard Way), martyred astronauts (Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Street), the view of a lighthouse ...
- Sunset Boulevard
The venerable Whisky continued to rock, being the gold...
- George L. Crenshaw
Violence would become an epidemic during the late 1980s and...
- Los Feliz
The Griffith Observatory has enraptured Los Angeles since...
- The Early History of The Sunset Strip
As Los Angeles grew, so did it. “By the late 1880s, this...
- Santa Monica
See what that price gets across Los Angeles, including Santa...
- Sunset Boulevard
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But do you know the history of how the 15-mile street got its name? My colleagues Brian De Los Santos and Caitlin Hernández talked to Mark Tapio Kines, a film director, producer and writer who turned his fascination with the history of L.A. street namesinto a personal research project. His nickname is the “King of L.A. Streets." In the How To LA po...
(After you stop hitting snooze) 1. November’s election brought a wave of younger elected officials into office. With that comes a shift in perspective: many are renters vs homeowners. How might that change policies in the year ahead as both Los Angeles County and the City of L.A. are set to wind down pandemic-era eviction protections? My colleague ...
Given the current prices of eggs, you might have entertained a thought or two about raising your own chickens. I mean, backyard fowl is not that unusual in Los Angeles — they provide delicious fresh eggs and they are kinda cute, if a little noisy. But even if you are a self-proclaimed connoisseur of fine, organic eats who loves creatures of all typ...
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Aug 4, 2015 · In 1849, the City Council hired Edward O.C. Ord to create the first official map of Los Angeles. The story goes that while Ord was laying out the city’s streets, he was smitten with a young woman named Trinidad de la Guerra, whom he nicknamed “mi primavera,” or “my springtime.”. She was the granddaughter of Jose Francisco Ortega, the ...
Jan 25, 2019 · As Los Angeles grew, so did it. “By the late 1880s, this broad, dusty ribbon was being extended farther west to link up with wagon trails coming from nearby farms,” Amy Dawes writes in Sunset ...
Apr 20, 2018 · 1. Queen of Angels. El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles (The Town of the Queen of Angels) was officially founded on September 4, 1781. The settlement was part of Spain’s colonization of ...
Dec 12, 2011 · In the magical year of 1887, the steam-driven speed of the rival railroads boomed Southern California. One-way fares from the Midwest dropped below $5.00 . . . 25 new towns were platted by "improvement" companies . . . and well over $100,000,000 in subdivided land changed hands.
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1950-1960: Suburban Metropolis. The decade of the 1950s established Southern California's reputation for creativity in architecture. The city's residential architecture gained international fame, largely due to the Case Study program sponsored by Arts+Architecture magazine. Through Sunset magazine, however, California design spread even more ...
