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April 21st 2010 01:56
Los Angeles, (Spanish for "The Angels") is the second largest city in the United States.
Los Angeles was founded in 1781 by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve. It became a part of Mexico in 1821, following its independence from Spain. In 1848, at the end of the Mexican-American War, Los Angeles and the rest of California were purchased as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, thereby becoming part of the United States.
Often known by its initials, "L.A.", and nicknamed the "City of Angels", Los Angeles is a world centre of business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, fashion, science, technology, and education. As the home base of Hollywood, it is known as the "Entertainment Capital of the World".
The images below are from this article at Life.com which details the early landmarks and icons of Los Angeles.
The sound stage at 20th Century Fox, c. 1930. It was here that the child star Shirley Temple -- Hollywood's biggest box office draw for years on end during the 1930s -- as well as Will Rogers, Betty Grable, Henry Fonda, and other legends helped turn 20th Century Fox into one of the handful of studios of Hollywood's Golden Age (with Paramount, Columbia, and Warner Bros.) with enough staying power to last into the 21st century.
Glendale Boulevard, 1927. The rapid expansion of contiguous suburbs spreading out around L.A. demanded a modern infrastructure. And that meant freeways. How charming that one can actually count the cars on the road in this picture.
An oil derrick stands in the middle of La Cienga Boulevard, 1938. At one time, there were more than 200 oil companies, large and small, and several thousand oil wells operating within the L.A. city limits.
"Los Angeles is a large city-like area surrounding the Beverly Hills Hotel." — Fran Lebowitz
Moving day in the Southland, 1952. A posed picture for LIFE magazine illustrates the rapid suburbanization of Southern California in the early 1950s.
Los Angeles was founded in 1781 by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve. It became a part of Mexico in 1821, following its independence from Spain. In 1848, at the end of the Mexican-American War, Los Angeles and the rest of California were purchased as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, thereby becoming part of the United States.
Often known by its initials, "L.A.", and nicknamed the "City of Angels", Los Angeles is a world centre of business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, fashion, science, technology, and education. As the home base of Hollywood, it is known as the "Entertainment Capital of the World".
The images below are from this article at Life.com which details the early landmarks and icons of Los Angeles.
The Temple of Shirley, and Others
Los Angeles: Portrait of a City
Well-Oiled
Centre of the World
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