The History of African Americans in Los Angeles includes significant contributions in the arts and culture, science, education, architecture and politics. [citation needed]African Americans are concentrated in South Los Angeles.There is also a black community in suburban cities such as Compton and Inglewood.Many African Americans have become homeless in the city.

History. The first Armenian families began to settle in the Los Angeles area starting in the late 19th century. Aram Yeretzian, a social worker and Protestant Christian minister who wrote a 1923 University of Southern California thesis on the Armenians of Los Angeles, stated that the first Armenian in Los Angeles arrived in around 1900. According to Yeretzian, the first Armenian …

The original flag of the City of Los Angeles was designed in 1931. Ordinance 70,000 officially established the City’s own flag, then known as the "Fiesta Flag" on July 22, 1931, designed for the City's 150th birthday (Sesqui-Centennial). The 8' x 12' banner has a taffeta background of notched stripes of red, goldenyellow, and green.

History. Los Angeles County is one of the first counties of California. It was created at the time of statehood in 1850.. Geography. The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has an area of 4,751 square miles (12,310 km 2).Of that, 4,058 square miles (10,510 km 2) is land and 693 square miles (1,790 km 2) (15%) is water.. Los Angeles County includes San Clemente Island …

Los Angeles (pronounced /lɔːs ˈændʒələs/ (deprecatit template) lawss-AN-jə-ləs; Spaingie: [los ˈaŋxeles], Spaingie for "The Angels") is the maist populous ceety in Californie an haes the seicont maist fowk in the Unitit States, wi 3.83 million fowk Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside combined area, which contains nearly 17.8 million fowk

Sep 19, 2017 · The city’s roads became crowded with automobiles, street cars, horse-drawn carts, and bikes. According to journalist Matt Novak, it was in the 1920s that car ownership in Los Angeles truly ...

Sandy Koufax – baseball pitcher with Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (born in New York) Dave Koz – composer, musician (born in Encino) Zoe Kravitz – actress. Robby Krieger – musician. Mike Krukow – baseball pitcher (born in San Gabriel) Candi Kubeck – captain of ValuJet Flight 592. Lisa Kudrow – actress.

Following the king’s orders, 11 Mexican families settled El Pueblo de Los Angeles in 1781. Olvera Street is the oldest part of Downtown Los Angeles, and although some call it “the birthplace of Los Angeles,” in reality—well, it’s close. Originally near vineyards and a winery, the street was called either Wine Street or Vine Street ...