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Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles, 1940; American ... Hemphill Diesel Engineering School, Los Angeles, 1932–1936 ... 1940s or 1950s; San Francisco ...
The Los Angeles Times noted at the time: "The birthplace of the talkies is disappearing into dust in Hollywood. Demolition crews are razing the older buildings of the old Warner Bros. Sunset Blvd. studio where the nasal voice of Al Jolson recorded on Vitaphone, first made talking pictures a commercial reality."
South Los Angeles: Boyhood home of 1950 Nobel Peace Prize winner Ralph ... a prep school for girls, ... Los Angeles Pacific Company Ivy Park Substation: March 25 ...
Tailfins gave a Space Age look to cars, and along with extensive use of chrome became commonplace by the end of the decade. 1950s American automobile culture has had an enduring influence on the culture of the United States, as reflected in popular music, major trends from the 1950s and mainstream acceptance of the "hot rod" culture. The American manufacturing economy switched from producing ...
In 1924, the Los Angeles Police Academy was established to train officers of the LAPD and other agencies in the region; prior to the academy's opening, officers were not trained. The shooting events of the 1932 Summer Olympics were held at the academy. The actual academy structure was built in 1935, and its first class of officers graduated in ...
Uncovering the past. Kubler, who was forced to live at Ivy Ride from March 25, 2004, to June 25, 2005, describes in The Program how a transport team representing the disciplinary school showed up ...
Playa Vista is a neighborhood in the Westside area of Los Angeles, California, United States.The area was the headquarters of Hughes Aircraft Company from 1941 to 1985 and the site of the construction of the Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose" aircraft. [1]
1860 – Los Angeles Soap Company in business, founded by John A. Forthmann. [14] 1865 – Loyola High School (Los Angeles) opens. [15] 1866 – Town Square established. [16] 1868 – Street lighting installed. [16] 1869 October 26: Los Angeles & San Pedro Railroad begins operating. [17]