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  2. History of Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    In 1958, Major League Baseball's Dodgers and Giants left New York City and came to Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively. The population of California expanded dramatically, to nearly 20 million by 1970. This was the coming-of-age of the baby boom. By 1950, Los Angeles was an industrial and financial giant created by war production and ...

  3. Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Los Angeles, [a] often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.With an estimated 3,820,914 residents within the city limits as of 2023, [8] It is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind only New York City; it is also the commercial, financial and cultural center of Southern California.

  4. History of Pasadena, California - Wikipedia

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    133,936. 1.8%. Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Founded in 1874 and incorporated in 1886, the city is famous for its colorful history and for the hosting of both the Tournament of Roses Parade (since 1890) and the annual Rose Bowl game football game (since 1902).

  5. Whittier, California - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.cityofwhittier.org. Whittier (/ ˈhwɪtiər /) is a city in Southern California in Los Angeles County, part of the Gateway Cities. The 14.7-square-mile (38.0 km 2) city had 87,306 residents as of the 2020 United States census, an increase of 1,975 from the 2010 census figure.

  6. Pasadena, California - Wikipedia

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    Pasadena (/ ˌ p æ s ə ˈ d iː n ə / PAS-ə-DEE-nə) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, 11 miles (18 km) northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. [19] Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district. Its population was 138,699 ...

  7. Languages of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The New York City and Los Angeles metropolitan areas are home to the largest concentrations of Tamil-speaking Sri Lankan Americans, [161] [162] [163] with New York City's Staten Island alone estimated to be home to more than 5,000 Sri Lankan Americans, [164] one of the largest Sri Lankan populations outside Sri Lanka itself, [165] and a ...

  8. Little Bangladesh, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Little Bangladesh was officially designated by the City of Los Angeles in 2010. [1] It is the cultural and culinary hub of L.A.'s Bangladeshi community. [2]Designation of the neighborhood as “Little Bangladesh” caused some friction with some Korean-Americans in Los Angeles, who wanted the area named as a part of Koreatown.

  9. Queens - Wikipedia

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    If Queens were its own city, it would be the fourth most-populous in the U.S. after New York City itself, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Queens is the fourth-most densely populated borough in New York City and the fourth-most densely populated U.S. county. It is highly diverse as about 47% of its residents are foreign-born. [10]