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Circa 1975, when the city of Los Angeles handed over management of the “lifeguards, maintenance, parking and concessions” at their beaches to the county, the department oversaw 73 mi (117 km) of the 76.5 mi (123.1 km) of beaches in the county, including 38 mi (61 km) miles of “improved beaches.” [8]
Urban renewal became popular, and residents believed that old-looking buildings were causing a loss of business downtown, and so many buildings were demolished and replaced with parking lots. Beginning around 1999, demolitions began to be more discouraged, and city planners began to accept new urbanism and residential development in Downtown ...
An urban beach (also city beach and sometimes beach club) is an artificially-created environment in an urban setting which simulates a public beachfront, through the use of sand, beach umbrellas, and seating elements. There are many variations of urban beaches. Urban beaches are often found along waterways, though some are inserted into town ...
Urban Plates is an American casual dining restaurant chain. The chain is primarily based in Southern California where 14 of its 22 restaurants reside, including its first 2011 restaurant in San Diego. [ 1 ]
Greater Los Angeles is the most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. state of California, encompassing five counties in Southern California extending from Ventura County in the west to San Bernardino County and Riverside County in the east, with the city of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County at its center, and Orange County to the southeast.
Beachwood Canyon and Whitley Heights, 1921. Home to more than 22,000 residents, Beachwood Canyon was first developed in the 1920s by a syndicate composed of West Hollywood's founder, Gen. M. H. Sherman; Los Angeles Times publisher Harry Chandler; and real estate mogul Sidney Woodruff (who also developed Dana Point).
Curry House was founded in 1983 as a division of House Foods America, with the first location opening in the Weller Court complex in the Little Tokyo neighborhood of Los Angeles. The location drew the attention of Rose Dosti of the Los Angeles Times and Rudi Gernreich , both of whom praised the restaurant's aesthetics [ 3 ] and "hip, graphic ...
Please note that urban beach refers to an artificially created recreational area within cities. This category should therefore not be applied to natural beaches in municipalities, even if articles refer to them as "urban beaches."