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1975 – Chinese Historical Society of Southern California founded. 1976 – Los Angeles City Historical Society founded. [63] 1977 – X (musical group) formed. 1978 L.A. Weekly begins publication. President Carter makes his first visit (May 4) Los Angeles Conservancy founded. 1979 – Sister city relationship established with Taipei, Taiwan. [55]
The Los Angeles & San Pedro Railroad was the first railroad in Los Angeles, photo ca.1880. This put them in conflict with Collis P. Huntington, president of the Southern Pacific Company and one of California's "Big Four" investors in the Central Pacific and Southern Pacific.
When Stockton's forces entered Los Angeles unresisted on August 13, 1846, the nearly bloodless conquest of California seemed complete. Stockton left too small a force (36 men) in Los Angeles, and the Californians, acting on their own and without help from Mexico, led by José María Flores, forced the small American garrison to retire in late ...
Historic district adjacent to Central Avenue Corridor in South Los Angeles; part of the African Americans in Los Angeles Multiple Property Submission (MPS) 2: 52nd Place Historic District: 52nd Place Historic District: June 11, 2009 : Along E. 52nd Place [6
There are three other law enforcement agencies in addition to the LAPD that patrol Los Angeles parks, the port and the airport. But their officers have a different retirement plan than the city's ...
The Southern Pacific in Los Angeles 1873–1996. San Marino, California: Golden West Books & Los Angeles Railroad Heritage Foundation. ISBN 0-87095-118-1. OCLC 49679842. Ripley, Vernette Snyder (March 1947). "The San Fernando Pass". The Quarterly of the Historical Society of Southern California. XXIX (1). Archived from the original on 5 March 2012.
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First seat of government of the U.S. state of California. [126] Jose Joaquin Castro Adobe: Watsonville: 1848–49 Residence Only two-story hacienda ever built in Santa Cruz County. [127] Vicente Martínez Adobe: near Martinez: 1849 Residence [128] Los Encinos De La Osa Adobe: Los Angeles: 1849–50 Residence [129] Chapel of the Immaculate ...