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The Mark Taper Forum opened in 1967 as part of the Los Angeles Music Center, the West Coast equivalent of Lincoln Center, designed by Los Angeles architect Welton Becket and Associates. Peter Kiewit and Sons (now Kiewit Corporation) was the builder. [1] The dedication took place on April 9, 1967, at an event attended by Governor Ronald Reagan. [2]
He received CINE Golden Eagle awards in 1987 and 1999 for originality and excellence in storytelling in the media. In 1992 Elkins won an Emmy [1] at the 44th annual Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards in the category "Camera crew - non-news" for his work on the program Drug Watch L.A. He won the California Tourism Award for Best Video in 1999 awarded ...
The Galen Center is a multipurpose indoor arena and athletic facility owned and operated by the University of Southern California.Located at the southeast corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Figueroa Street in the Exposition Park area of Los Angeles, California, United States, it is right across the street from the campus and near the Shrine Auditorium.
Explorer 8 was a NASA research satellite launched on 3 November 1960. [2] It was intended to study the temporal and spatial distribution of the electron density, the electron temperature, the ion concentration, the ion mass, the micrometeorite distribution, and the micrometeorite mass in the ionosphere at altitudes between 400 km (250 mi) and 1,600 km (990 mi) and their variation from full ...
Camille Wong, center, talks to friends after a screening of the "Seek" immersive show experience at Cosm. (Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times) A audience member watches the "Seek" immersive ...
Each year, the museum sponsors the annual fundraiser Taste of Italy Los Angeles, [6] a celebration of Italian American and Italian history, cuisine, and culture, which takes place in October and draws thousands of participants. Other events include the 1910s to 1940s-themed Vintage!, as well as film screenings, lectures, art programs for ...
Hangar No. 1 was the first structure at LAX, built in 1929 and restored in 1990. It remains in use. [13]In 1926, the Los Angeles City Council and the Chamber of Commerce recognized the need for the city to have its own airport to tap into the fledgling, but quickly growing, aviation industry.
Ford designed the first-generation Explorer by mounting an SUV cabin on a Ford Ranger undercarriage. This cut production costs because Ford could use existing facilities, parts, and robots. [20] But the extra upper cabin weight on the pickup chassis created a vehicle with a higher center of gravity that was more likely to roll over in an accident.