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There once was a giant cowboy cutout standing above L.A. at the entrance of The Strip.
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Of the 44 men women and children who settled El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles in 1781, over half had African ancestry.
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Plus, why L.A. actually has four city halls.
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The Santa Monica Pier started off as a sewage line over a century ago and has since transformed into an amusement park, event center, and tourist destination.
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A death in the owner’s family has caused a problem with the contract. But the prospect of the street without La Carreta is causing public concern, prompting the L.A. City Council to intervene.
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We talk to historian Elsa Devienne about how beaches developed and her new book Sand Rush: The Revival of the Beach in Twentieth-Century Los Angeles.
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Erskine had two career no-hitters and won a World Series with the Dodgers in 1955. But many remember his friendship with Jackie Robinson at a time when segregation was legal.
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Los Angeles has the most diversity in street light design of any American city.
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Valverde’s death comes after the city of L.A. honored her last year with a dedicated square.
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The How to LA team visits Gartz Court with Etan Rosenbloom, an Angeleno who documents historic places on social media.
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As Los Angeles boomed in the 20th century, more and more workers needed places to stay. Residential hotels sprung up — often offering bare bone rooms which still exist today.
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Sex and the studios were once a dangerous pair.
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The latest entrant to this crowded, crowded field is Anh Phoong, hailing from Sacramento. You may have seen her blue and yellow billboards around town.
