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Los Angeles, CA 90073, Los Angeles, California, United States Coordinates 34°3′0″N 118°27′9″W / 34.05000°N 118.45250°W / 34.05000; -118
Sawtelle Veterans Home. The Sawtelle Veterans Home was a care home for disabled American veterans in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California, United States.The Home, formally the Pacific Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, was established in 1887 on 300 acres (1.2 km 2) of Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica lands donated by Senator John P. Jones and Arcadia B. de Baker.
West Los Angeles [VA] Medical Center, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., built in the unincorporated Sawtelle area in 1977. Previously called VA Wadsworth. The grounds of the former Veterans Home, which was established in 1888, along with a cemetery and hospital for former soldiers and sailors, is also referred to as Sawtelle.
Wilshire Boulevard was the precursor to L.A.'s highways — congestion nightmares. In the 1920s, it was so packed with traffic, city planners introduced traffic circles and then signals.
Wilshire Boulevard originated as one of the central pathways constructed by the Tongva tribes residing in the region prior to the exploration of the conquistadores. [6] At the time of the founding of Los Angeles, Wilshire Boulevard was one of the main arteries connecting the largest Tongva village in the area, then known as Yaanga, which eventually became Union Station, to the Pacific Ocean.
Los Angeles skyline in 2024, with Downtown Los Angeles in the background and Westwood in the foreground McArthur Park view of the DTLA skyline. Bunker Hill in Downtown Los Angeles. The Wilshire Grand Center is the tallest building in Los Angeles, California, measuring 1,100 feet (335.3 m) in height.
The Scottish Rite Masonic Temple in Los Angeles, California, United States is a monumental building on Wilshire Boulevard which was completed in 1961. It was designed by Millard Sheets. [1] The building was purchased by The Maurice and Paul Marciano Art Foundation in July 2013. It was opened as a contemporary art museum from 2017 to 2019.
A comprehensive list of discriminatory acts against American Muslims might be impossible, but The Huffington Post wants to document this deplorable wave of hate using news reports and firsthand accounts.