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On 20 February 1947, a large accidental explosion at the O'Connor Plating Works at 926 East Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles killed seventeen people and injured more than one hundred. [1] [2] Eleven nearby buildings were damaged beyond repair. Press reports mentioned a 25-foot (7.6 m) crater. [3]
The United States Post Office in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, also known as Hollywood Station, is an active U.S. post office located at 1615 Wilcox, between Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards. It is on the National Register of Historic Places .
Opened in 1932 by the Schwab brothers, Schwab's Pharmacy in Hollywood became the most famous and longest-operating outlet of their small retail chain. [2] Like many drug stores in the United States during the mid-twentieth century, Schwab's sold medicines and had a counter serving ice cream dishes and light meals.
Beverly Hills Post Office (BHPO) is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, that is adjacent to the city of Beverly Hills.Because the United States Postal Service in Beverly Hills serves the neighborhood, residents have a Beverly Hills mailing address with zip code 90210, while other wealthy neighborhoods Bel Air and Holmby Hills have Los Angeles mailing addresses.
A fast-moving brush fire that erupted Tuesday in Los Angeles threatened homes and sent thousands of residents fleeing, prompting city and state officials to declare a state of emergency.
An alert designated to warn people of a fire northwest of downtown Los Angeles was sent county-wide, according to a local official. At the time, emergency management was monitoring the Kenneth ...
The Great Western Livestock Show was held at the Los Angeles Union Stockyards from 1926 [10] until 1953. [11] Santa Fe Railroad bought out the Stock Yards Company in 1928 and eventually expanded the "Central Manufacturing District" into a 3,500 acre irregularly shaped industrial tract. [ 1 ]
A decades-old cosmetic procedure called mesotherapy, which involves injecting unregulated mixtures of vitamins and drugs under the skin to reduce under-eye bags, is regaining popularity in the US.