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La Masia de Can Planes was an old Catalan farmhouse, built in 1702. In 1979, it was first used by the club to house its young footballers who originated from outside Barcelona. [ 3 ] The idea for the youth academy was proposed to Josep Lluís Núñez by Jaume Amat Murtra [ 4 ] and Oriol Tort was put in charge of the facility.
Whiteman Airport is home to Senior Squadron 35, Cadet Squadron 137, and Los Angeles County Group 1 [6] of the Civil Air Patrol, as well as EAA Chapter 40 and a branch of the Young Eagles. The mission of the EAA Young Eagles Program is to provide a meaningful flight experience – free of charge – in a general aviation aircraft for young ...
Runways and taxiways on the south side of Los Angeles International Airport: Start: Near I-105: End: Near Century Boulevard: Operation; Work begun: October 1949 [1] Opened: April 21, 1953; 71 years ago () Owner: Caltrans City of Los Angeles: Technical; Length: 1,909 feet (582 m) No. of lanes: 6 (3 in each direction) Operating speed: 40 mph (64 ...
Temple City is a city in Los Angeles County, California located northeast of downtown Los Angeles and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. Temple City is part of a cluster of cities, along with Pasadena , Arcadia , Alhambra , San Marino , and San Gabriel , in the west San Gabriel Valley .
The Theme Building is a structure at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), considered an architectural example of the Space Age design style. Influenced by "Populuxe" architecture, it is an example of the Mid-century modern design movement, later to become known as "Googie". [2]
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. Several locations were considered, but the final choice was a 640-acre (1.00 sq mi; 260 ha) field in the southern part of Westchester .
The China City development was described in the 1941 American Guide to Los Angeles created by the Federal Writers' Project: [8] CHINA CITY (open 8 a.m - 2 a.m.), bounded by Ord, Main, Macy, and New High Sts, is an American-promoted, Chinese-operated amusement center designed to attract tourists.
In 1999, the Los Angeles City Council passed an Adaptive Re-Use Ordinance, allowing for the conversion of old, unused office buildings to apartments or "lofts."Developer Tom Gilmore purchased a series of century-old buildings and converted them into lofts near Main and Spring streets, a development now known as the "Old Bank District."