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The Great Wall of Los Angeles places emphasis on the often overlooked history of Native Americans, ethnic and religious minorities, LGBTQ people, and those fighting for civil rights. [10] Baca recalls that at the time, there was a lack of public art that represented the diverse heritage of Los Angeles. [ 2 ]
The history of Los Angelesbegan in 1781 when 44 settlers from central New Spain(modern Mexico) established a permanent settlement in what is now Downtown Los Angeles, as instructed by Spanish Governor of Las Californias, Felipe de Neve, and authorized by Viceroy Antonio María de Bucareli.
May 29–31 – Civil Unrest during George Floyd protests occurs in Downtown Los Angeles, Central LA, & Santa Monica. September 8 – SoFi Stadium opens in Inglewood, which occupies the former site of the Hollywood Park Racetrack. October 11 – The Los Angeles Lakers win the NBA Finals, their first championship since 2010.
Late 1930s photograph of "Old Post-Record Building," almost certainly the office at 612 Wall Street. The paper survived until December 12, 1933, when it became the Los Angeles Post-Record. [10] [3]: 411 The Post-Record, or Los Angeles Evening Post-Record, survived another couple years into the mid-1930s, maybe 1936.
Los Angeles in the 1920s. 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.
The 1933 Long Beach earthquake took place on March 10 at 5:54 P.M. PST south of downtown Los Angeles. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach, California, on the Newport–Inglewood Fault. [ 10 ] The earthquake had a magnitude estimated at 6.4 Mw, and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).
In particular, murals in Los Angeles have been influenced by the Chicano art movement and the culture of Los Angeles. [ 7 ][ 13 ] Murals are considered a distinctive form of public art in Los Angeles, often associated with street art, billboards, and contemporary graffiti. [ 14 ][ 15 ] From 2002 to 2013, Los Angeles had a moratorium on the ...
The flood was caused by two Pacific storms that swept across the Los Angeles Basin in February-March 1938 and generated almost one year's worth of precipitation in just a few days. Between 113–115 people were killed by the flooding. [ 1 ] The Los Angeles, San Gabriel, and Santa Ana Rivers burst their banks, inundating much of the coastal ...