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The 1920s were prosperous years for Los Angeles, California, United States, when the name "Hollywood" became synonymous with the U.S. film industry and the visual setting of Los Angeles became famous worldwide. Plentiful job openings attracted heavy immigration, especially from the rural Midwest and Mexico.
Charles H. Crawford (April 22, 1879 – May 20, 1931) was an American political figure. In the 1920s, his loosely organized crime syndicate in Los Angeles, California, was known as the "City Hall Gang."
Placita Dolores, where from 1888 until the 1950s, Los Angeles Street used to run a short block north of the Plaza to terminate at Alameda St. When it was extended past the Plaza in 1888, [153] Los Angeles Street terminated one short block north of the Plaza at Alameda Street. Now, Los Angeles Street turns east at the north side of the Plaza to ...
Location of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California. ... Church seating 5,300 used by evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson in 1920s and 1930s; ...
The 174-room Hoxton is already open, built in a 10-story Renaissance Revival-style former office building erected in the 1920s that was once the headquarters of the Los Angeles Railway streetcar line.
The Hongwanji Temple in Kyoto confers betsuin status to their temple in Los Angeles, which is renamed as the Hompa Honwanji Los Angeles Betsuin. [30] 1932 – 1932 Summer Olympics held. 1933 March 10: 1933 Long Beach earthquake. June 6: Frank L. Shaw becomes mayor. October 12: Los Angeles Garment Workers Strike of 1933 begins.
Pages in category "1920s in Los Angeles" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The streets were renamed in 1910, when the city of Hollywood was annexed into Los Angeles. [2] Beginning in the 1920s, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the area began to see an influx of money and influence as movie and music businesses moved to the district, turning the local farms and orchards into movie backlots.