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      • Los Angeles was a pioneer in freeway development as the public transit system deteriorated. New arrivals, especially from Mexico and Asia, have transformed the demographic base since the 1960s. Old industries have declined, including farming, oil, military and aircraft, but tourism, entertainment and high-tech remain strong.
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    1 day ago · With an estimated 3,820,914 residents within the city limits as of 2023, [ 8 ] It is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind only New York City; it is also the commercial, financial and cultural center of Southern California.

  3. 3 days ago · Los Angeles, city, seat of Los Angeles county, southern California, U.S. It is the second most populous city and metropolitan area in the U.S. Home of the American entertainment industry, the city is also known for its pleasant weather, urban sprawl, traffic, beaches, and ethnic and racial diversity.

  4. Sep 3, 2024 · Los Angeles became part of Mexico in 1821, and in 1848, it was ceded to the United States through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Los Angeles was incorporated as a city on April 4, 1850. How did the discovery of oil and the completion of the Los Angeles Aqueduct impact the city?

  5. Sep 18, 2024 · Los Angeles - Inventing, Boomtown, Diversity: Los Angeles’s metamorphosis to world-class metropolis began in the 1870s. Its first leap into the modern era came in 1876, when the Southern Pacific Railroad completed a rail hookup with San Francisco.

  6. 2 days ago · The history of Los Angeles began in 1781 when 44 settlers from central New Spain (modern Mexico) established a permanent settlement in what is now Downtown Los Angeles, as instructed by Spanish Governor of Las Californias, Felipe de Neve, and authorized by Viceroy Antonio María de Bucareli.

  7. 3 days ago · Los Angeles - Architecture, Spanish Revival, Moderne: Virtually any architectural style can be found in Los Angeles, although the ones most widely identified with the region are Spanish Mission Revival and Craftsman, as epitomized by the California bungalow.

  8. Sep 9, 2024 · Boom California. Arts & Architecture magazine began as California Arts & Architecture in 1929, but it became the unsurpassed magazine of Southern California modernism after John Entenza became the editor in 1940. The A&A website provides PDFs of issues from 1945-1967.