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Biltmore Hotel and Pershing Square
The history of Los Angeles may be shallow by comparison with other cities, but it's crowded with incidents that amuse, stir, puzzle, and sadden in "Los Angeles in 7 Days" from 1932.
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The Vietnamese community in El Monte and South El Monte is small, but families like the Tran family are bringing their own flavors to the cultural mix, and here to stay.
David Diaz and Amy Wong from Day One | Photo: The Streets
When plotting the path for the future, "I think we need to look at better designed streets overall,"
Team Jasfersize with Ms.Gallegos
As soon as you see something wrong in your relationship you need to seek help, no matter how severe or small you think the problem is.
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The place of refuge for the destitute, the infirm, the addicted, and the elderly was a revolutionary concept when it opened in 1888, but since the late 1980s it has been left to become a ghost town.
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How do you play the L.A. River at the 6th Street Bridge Underpass?
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The battle for an NFL stadium in Inglewood rages on, but it's missing some key players: the people who live here.
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Gloria Arellanes story challenges the male-centric narratives of the Chicano Movement and helps us better understand both the scope and breadth of this large-scale mobilization, including projects focused on community care.
Sunshine, geraniums, and fleas. Also potholed streets, eccentric residents, and a culture of aggressive salesmen. In the popular literature of Los Angeles at the turn of the 20th century, it's already the city we almost know.
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This week L.A. Letters examines the hip hop history in Cerritos and the unique conditions of this gateway city that have made it a springboard for the mobile DJ culture.
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The venerable club on Pico Boulevard is closing at a time when the struggle for equality is still playing out on the dance floor.
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How do you play the L.A. River at the Albion Park Site?
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