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Topics in Los Angeles A to Z: An Encyclopedia of the City and County, Leonard and Dale Pitt, UC Press, 1997, ISBN 0-520-20274-0
[edit] Legend
- = indicates biographical name written out in Wikistyle
- >> indicates more restricted topic/subject
- << indicates more general topic/subject
- ~ translation to or from Spanish or other non-English language
- see references are as listed in the book
- ≠ means the topic is not a redirect to the expected Wikipedia
- * means related to
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
[edit] A
- AAA, see Automobile Club of Southern California
- Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, L.A. Laker
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
- ACLU, see American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, see AIDS
- Acton ≠ Acton, California
- ACT UP/L.A., see Gay and lesbian movement (<< ACT UP)
- Adamic, Louis = Louis Adamic, author
- Adams, Harry = Harry Adams (photographer) (Harry Adams needs disambiguation when this is made)
- Adams, Margaret Q. = Margaret Q. Adams, Margaret Adams, first woman deputy sheriff in Los Angeles
- Adobe
- Advertising industry >> Advertising industry in Los Angeles
- Aerospace industry >> Aerospace industry in Los Angeles
- A. F. Gilmore Company, see Gilmore Company, A.F.
- AFI, see American Film Institute
- AFL-CIO, see Labor union movement
- African Americans >> African Americans in Los Angeles
- Africans >> Africans in Los Angeles
- Afro-American Museum, see California Afro-American Museum = California African-American Museum
- AFTRA, see American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
- Agoura = Agoura Hills, California
- Agriculture >> Agriculture in Los Angeles
- Agua Dulce ≠ Agua Dulce, California
- Aguilar, Cristóbal = Cristóbal Aguilar, mayor
- Ahmanson, Howard = Howard Ahmanson, entrepreneur and philanthropist (Note: this page is a disambiguation between him and his son, and others)
- AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- Ain, Gregory = Gregory Ain, architect
- Aircraft industry >> Aircraft industry in Los Angeles
- Air pollution >> Air pollution in Los Angeles
- Air pollution control >> Air pollution control in Los Angeles
- Airports >> Airports in Los Angeles (Category: Airports of Los Angeles)
- Los Angeles International Airport
- Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport
- Compton Airport = Compton/Woodley Airport
- El Monte Airport
- Hawthorne Municipal Airport
- Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Torrance Municipal Airport
- Whiteman Airpark, Pacoima
- Long Beach Municipal Airport
- Van Nuys Airport
- Ontario Airport and Palmdale Regional Airport are also part of the LA City Dept. of Aiports
- Airports, Los Angeles Department of, see Los Angeles City Department of Airports = Los Angeles World Airports
- Alameda Corridor
- Alamitos Bay
- Alarcon, Richard = Richard Alarcon, city councilman
- Alatorre, Richard = Richard Alatorre, state assemblyman, city councilman
- Alcalde ~ chief civil officer of a Spanish or Mexican pueblo
- Alder ~ Aliso
- Alexander, George = George Alexander ≠ George Alexander (politician), mayor
- Alexandria Hotel
- Alhambra ≠ Alhambra, California
- Alianza Hispano-Americana
- All Year Club of Southern California, see Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Almaraz, Carlos = Carlos Almaraz, painter
- Alondra Park = Alondra Park, California
- Altadena = Altadena, California
- Alvarado Terrace = Alvarado Terrace, Los Angeles, California
- Amat, Tadeo = Amat, Thaddeus = Thaddeus Amat = Tadeo Amat, archbishop
- Ambassador Hotel = The Ambassador Hotel
- American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU)
- American conquest of Los Angeles, see Mexican War, 1846–1848
- American Federation of Musicians (AFM), AFL-CIO, Local 47
- American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
- American Film Institute
- American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
- American GI Forum
- American Independent Party (AIP)
- American Institute of Architects (AIA)
- American Legion
- Amity-Compton housing project, see Channel Heights housing project (in San Pedro, developed in 1942, architects Richard Neutra & Dion Neutra [1])
- Amusement parks and piers >> Amusement parks and piers in Los Angeles
- Anderson, Glenn M. = Anderson, Glenn Malcolm = Glenn M. Anderson = Glenn Malcolm Anderson, lieutenant governor and congressman
- Andrus, Ethel Percy = Ethel Percy Andrus, founder of the National Retired Teachers Association and the American Association of Retired Persons
- Angeles Crest Highway
- Angeles National Forest
- Angelino Heights = Angelino Heights, Los Angeles, California
- Angels, California, see California Angels baseball team = Anaheim Angels = Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (also Los Angeles Angels (PCL), pre-1958 Pacific Coast League franchise)
- Angels Flight
- Angelus Temple
- Anheuser-Busch, Inc., see Beverage industry >> Beverage industry in Los Angeles; Busch Gardens = Anheuser-Busch
- Animal shelters >> Animal shelters in Los Angeles,
- Annexation and consolidation (by the city of Los Angeles)
- Antelope ≠ Antelope, California
- Antelope Acres = Antelope Acres, California
- Antelope Valley
- Antonovich, Michael D. = Michael D. Antonovich, county supervisor
- Ants, predominant variety is the Argentine ant
- Anza, Juan Bautista de = Juan Bautista de Anza, explorer
- APLA ≠ (AIDS Project Los Angeles), see AIDS
- AQMD (Air Quality Management District), see Air pollution control; South Coast Air Quality Management
- Arabs >> Arabs and Arab Americans in Los Angeles (<<Arab-Americans)
- Arboretum, Los Angeles State and County = Los Angeles State and County Arboretum, see Arcadia; state historic parks >> California state historic parks = Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
- Arbuckle, Roscoe "Fatty" = Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle = Roscoe Arbuckle = "Fatty" Arbuckle = Fatty Arbuckle
- Arcadia ≠ Arcadia, California
- Arcadia Block (Los Angeles' first American-styled commercial developments at the southwest corner of Arcadia and Los Angeles streets, developed by Abel Stearns [2].)
- Architecture >> Architecture in Los Angeles
- Architecture in Los Angeles to 1848
- Architecture in Los Angeles from 1848 to 1900
- Architecture in Los Angeles from 1900 to 1945
- Architecture in Los Angeles from 1945
- Architecture, styles of >> Styles of architecture in Los Angeles
- Architecture, vernacular = Vernacular architecture
- Archives >> Archives in Los Angeles
- ARCO, see Atlantic Richfield Company
- Arellano, Manuel Ramírez = Manuel Ramírez Arellano, soldier, early settler
- Argűello, José Dario = José Dario Argűello, early settler, Spanish governor of Alta California
- Arleta = Arleta, California
- Armand Hammer Museum of Art = UCLA Hammer Museum = Hammer Museum
- Armenians >> Armenians and Armenian-Americans in Los Angeles (<<Armenian-Americans)
- Armet and Davis
- Arroyo culture (or Arroyo Culture?)
- Arroyo Seco
- Art >> Art in Los Angeles
- Artesia ≠ Artesia, California
- Art galleries, see painting >> Painting in Los Angeles
- Asher, Betty = Betty Asher, art collector, curator
- Ash Grove ≠ not sure what this should be (Ash Grove is a redirect to Ash Grove, Missouri) = Ash Grove (night club)
- Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California
- Asians, southeast Asians and Pacific islanders >> Asians, southeast Asians and Pacific islanders in Los Angeles = Asians, Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders in Los Angeles (<<Asian-Americans, Pacific Islander-Americans)
- Asistencia
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company (AT&SF)
- Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (now part of BP)
- Atwater Village = Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California
- Austin, Mary Hunter = Mary Hunter Austin, author
- Automobile >> Automobiles in Los Angeles
- Automobile industry and trade >> Automobile industry and trade in Los Angeles
- Automobile racing >> Automobile racing in Los Angeles
- Autry Museum of Western Heritage = Gene Autry Museum = Museum of the American West
- Avalon ≠ Avalon, California
- Aviation, see Aerospace industry >> Aerospace industry in Los Angeles; Airports >> Airports in Los Angeles (>> Los Angeles World Airports, Los Angeles International Airport, etc.)
- Avila Adobe
- Avocado
- Avocado Heights = Avocado Heights, California
- Ayuntamiento ~ either "City Hall" (the actual building), "City Council" (the governing board), or "City" (the metropolis itself)
- Azalea
- Azusa = Azusa, California
[edit] B
- Baha'i faith >> Baha'i faith in Los Angeles
- Baldwin, Elias Jackson "Lucky" = Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin = Elias Jackson Baldwin = Elias J. Baldwin = "Lucky" Baldwin = Lucky Baldwin
- Baldwin Hills
- Baldwin Hills Village, see Village Green
- Baldwin Park
- Ballona Creek
- Ballona Wetlands
- Balloon Route Excursion
- Bandini, Arcadia = Arcadia Bandini, woman of substance
- Banking >> Banking in Los Angeles
- Banning, Phineas = Phineas Banning, father of the Los Angeles Harbor
- Baptists >> Baptists in Los Angeles
- Barker Brothers
- Barlow Sanitarium
- Barnes, "Pancho" = Pancho Barnes = Barnes, Florence Leontine Loew = Florence Leontine Loew Barnes = Florences Barnes, adventurer and pilot
- Barnsdall, Aline = Aline Barnsdall, theatrical impresario
- Barnsdall Park
- Barrio
- Bartlett, Dana Webster = Dana Webster Bartlett, preacher and settlement-house worker
- Baseball >> Baseball in Los Angeles
- Basketball >> Basketball in Los Angeles
- Bass, Charlotta Spears = Charlotta Spears Bass, African-American newspaper editor and rights activist
- Baum, L. Frank = L. Frank Baum
- Beach Boys
- Beaches >> Beaches of Los Angeles County
- Beach Party films
- Beale, Edward Fitzgerald = Edward Fitzgerald Beale, federal official (Beale's Cut)
- Beat Generation
- Beaudry, Prudent = Prudent Beaudry, pioneer, mayor
- Bechtel Corporation, formerly W.A. Bechtel Company, Bechtel Brothers McCone Corporation
- Becket, Welton David = Welton David Becket, architect
- Bel-Air
- Bell
- Bell, Alphonzo E., Sr. = Alphonzo E. Bell, Sr. = Alphonzo Bell, real estate developer
- Bell, Horace = Horace Bell, writer
- Bella Union Hotel
- Bellflower
- Bell Gardens
- Belmont Shores
- Belvedere Gardens
- Benedict Canyon
- Berman, Wallace "Wally" = Wallace "Wally" Berman = Berman, Wally = Wally Berman, Beat Generation guru
- Bernardi, Ernani = Ernani Bernardi, city councilman
- Bernson, Hal = Hal Bernson, city councilman
- Berry, Daniel M. = Daniel M. Berry = Daniel Berry, cofounder of the Indiana Colony and Pasadena
- Bet Tzedek, the House of Justice
- Beverage industry >> Beverage industry in Los Angeles
- Beverly Crest
- Beverly Gardens
- Beverly Glen
- Beverly Hills
- Beverly Hills Hotel
- Beverly Wilshire Hotel, now the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel
- Beverlywood
- Beyond Baroque
- Bicycles >> Bicycles in Los Angeles
- "Big Five" film studios
- Big Red Cars, see Pacific Electric Railway Company
- Big Tujunga Canyon
- Bilingual education, see Education, bilingual
- Billboard regulation >> Billboard regulation in Los Angeles
- Biltmore Hotel
- Birds >> Birds of Los Angeles
- Biscailuz, Eugene Warren = Eugene Warren Biscailuz, L.A. sheriff
- Bixby family
- Black Dahlia murder case
- Block, Sherman = Sherman Block, L.A. sheriff
- Blue Line
- B'nai B'rith Temple
- Board of Harbor Commissioners of Los Angeles, see Los Angeles Harbor Department
- Board of Supervisors, Los Angeles County, see Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
- Board of Water and Power Commissioners, see Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
- Bobcat (Lynx rufous)
- Boddy, Manchester = Manchester Boddy, newspaper publisher and editor
- Bogardus, Emory S. = Emory S. Bogardus, sociologist
- Bollens, John C. = John C. Bollens = John Constantius Bollens, political scientist, writer
- Bonelli, William "Big Bill" George = "Big Bill" Bonelli = William George Bonelli = William Bonelli, politician
- Bontemps, Arna Wendell = Arna Wendell Bontemps, writer
- Book collecting, publishing and selling >> Book collecting, publishing and selling in Los Angeles
- Boom of the Eighties (real estate boom, 1886-1888)
- Boom of the Twenties
- Bouquet Canyon
- Bowron, Fletcher E. = Fletcher E. Bowron, mayor
- Boxing >> Boxing in Los Angeles
- Boyle, Gregory J. = Gregory J. Boyle, priest
- Boyle Heights
- Bradbury
- Bradbury, Ray = Ray Bradbury
- Bradbury Building
- Bradley, Thomas = Bradley, Tom = Tom Bradley = Thomas Bradley, mayor
- Brand, Leslie Carlton = Leslie Carlton Brand, land developer
- Brastoff, Sacha = Sacha Brastoff, ceramacist and sculptor
- Braude, Marvin = Marvin Braude, city councilman
- Brazilians >> Brazilians in Los Angeles
- Breakwater, San Pedro = San Pedro Breakwater
- Brent, Joseph Lancaster = Joseph Lancaster Brent, lawyer
- Brentwood
- Bridge, Norman = Norman Bridge, physician
- Bridges >> Bridges of Los Angeles County
- Colorado Street Bridge
- Santa Fe Arroyo Seco Bridge
- Sunset Boulevard Bridge
- Macy Street Viaduct
- Fletcher Drive Bridge
- Commodore F. Heim Drawbridge
- Vincent Thomas Bridge
- Sam R. Kennedy Bridge
- Brier, Juliet = Juliet Brier, settler
- British >> British in Los Angeles
- Broadway
- Broadway Department Stores
- Broadway Historic Theater District
- Broady, Earl C., Sr. = Earl C. Broady, Sr. = Earl Broady, lawyer
- Brown, John, American fur trapper (aka Juan Flaco or Skinny John
- Brown Berets
- Brown Mountain
- Bryson, John, Sr. = John Bryson, Sr. = John Bryson, mayor
- Buddhism >> Buddhism in Los Angeles
- Budget of Los Angeles County
- Budget of the City of Los Angeles
- Buffum's Department Store
- Building and Safety, Department of, Los Angeles City Department of Building and Safety
- Building height limits >> Building height limits in Los Angeles
- Bukowski, Charles = Charles Bukowski, poet
- Bullock, Georgia P. = Georgia P. Bullock = Morgan Bullock, first woman judge in California
- Bullock's Department Stores
- Bum Blockade
- Bunche, Ralph J. = Ralph J. Bunche = Ralph Johnson Bunche, diplomat, Nobel laureate
- Bungalow architecture
- Bunker Hill
- Bunker Hill Steps
- Burbank
- Burbank Airport, properly Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport
- Burbank Studios, see Warner Brothers Studio
- Burke, Yvonne Watson Brathwaite, county supervisor
- Burkhardt, Hans = Hans Burkhardt, painter
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice = Edgar Rice Burroughs, writer
- Busch Gardens
- Busing >> Busing in Los Angeles
- Buss, Jerry = Jerry Buss, sports franchise owner
- Butterfield Stage, aka Butterfield Overland Mail
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- Cable cars >> Cable cars in Los Angeles - I think you actually want the link cable car (railway) here Jeepday 15:01, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
- Cable television >> Cable television in Los Angeles
- Cabrillo, Juan Rodríguez = Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, explorer
- Cafeterias >> Cafeterias in Los Angeles
- Cahuenga Pass
- Cahuenga Valley Railroad
- Cain, James M. = James M. Cain, author
- Calabasas
- Cal Arts, see California Institute of the Arts
- California Afro-American Museum
- California Angels
- California Aqueduct
- California Club
- California Eagle, newspaper
- California Fruit Growers Exchange, see Sunkist Growers
- California Historical Society
- California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
- California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts)
- California Landmarks Club
- California State Museum of Science and Industry
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)
- California State University, Long Beach (CSULB)
- California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA)
- California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
- Californios
- Call, Asa Vickery = Asa Vickery Call, businessman
- Cal Poly, Pomona, see California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- Caltech, see California Institute of Technology
- Cambodians >> Cambodians in Los Angeles
- Camel Corps
- Camero, Manuel and Tomasa = Manuel and Tomasa Camero = Manuel Camero & Tomasa Camero, original residents
- Camino Real, see El Camino Real
- Canadians >> Canadians in Los Angeles
- Canoga Park
- Canyon Country
- Capitol Milling Company
- Capitol Records Tower
- Car culture
- Carole and Barry Kaye Museum of Miniatures
- Carrillo family
- Carroll Avenue
- Carson
- Carter, Edward = Edward Carter, retailer
- Carter, Victor M. = Victor M. Carter, Jewish community leader
- Casa de Adobe
- Case Study Houses
- Castaic
- Castellammare
- Castillo, Aurora = Aurora Castillo, urban environmental activist
- Castle Green
- Castro, Sal = Sal Castro, teacher and Chicano activist
- Cathedral of St. Vibiana
- Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc.
- Catholic Church, see Roman Catholic Church
- Cattle >> Cattle in Los Angeles
- Caughey, John Walton = John Walton Caughey, professor, civil libertarian
- Cawston Ostrich Farm, see Ostrich farms
- CBS, Inc.
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Cemeteries >> Cemeteries in Los Angeles
- Center Theatre Group
- Centinela Valley
- Central Avenue
- Central Business District (CBD), see Central City Association of Los Angeles; Central City East; Central City North; Central City West; Downtown Los Angeles since 1945
- Central City Association of Los Angeles
- Central City East
- Central City North
- Central City West
- Central Park (Pasadena)
- Century City
- Cerritos
- Cerro Gordo
- Chalfant, William "Willie" Arthur = William Arthur Chalfant = Willie Chalfant, editor
- Chambers, Stan = Stan Chambers, TV newscaster
- Chambers of Commerce
- Chandler, Dorothy Buffum = Dorothy Buffum Chandler = Dorothy Chandler, civic leader
- Chandler, Harry = Harry Chandler, publisher of the L.A. Times 1917-1941
- Chandler, Otis = Otis Chandler, publisher of the L.A. Times 1960-1980
- Chandler, Raymond = Raymond Chandler, detective fiction writer
- Channel Heights housing project
- Chaparral
- Chaplin, Charlie = Charlie Chaplin, actor and producer
- Chapman, Joseph = Joseph Chapman = "Pirate Joe," first American in L.A.
- Charter Amendments, City of Los Angeles = City of Los Angeles Charter Amendments, see Los Angeles City Charter; Los Angeles City Charter reform
- Charter Oak
- Chateau Marmont Hotel
- Chatsworth
- Chavez Ravine
- Chavez Ravine Arboretum
- Chessman, Caryl = Caryl Chessman, murderer known as the "red light bandit"
- Cheviot Hills
- Chicago Park
- Chicano movement
- Chick, Laura = Laura Chick, city councilwoman
- Chief Administrative Officer, Los Angeles County, see Los Angeles County Chief Administrative Officer
- Children's Home Society of California
- Child welfare conditions >> Child welfare conditions in Los Angeles
- Chinatown
- Old Chinatown aka Calle de los Negros aka Negro Alley
- New Chinatown
- China City
- Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
- Chinatown
- Chinese >> Chinese in Los Angeles
- Chinese Massacre
- Chinese Theater
- Chinigchinich, also Chingichnich
- Chouinard Art Institute, see California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts)
- Christian Science >> Christian Science in Los Angeles
- Christopher, Warren M. >> Warren M. Christopher, attorney, Secretary of State
- Christopher Commission
- Chumash Indians
- Chung, Tong Soo = Chung, T.S. = Tong Soo Chung = T.S. Chung, Korean American leader
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, see Mormons
- Church of Our Lady Queen of Angels
- Church of Scientology >> Church of Scientology in Los Angeles
- Cinco de Mayo
- CIO, see Labor union movement
- Citrus fruit growing, see Oranges
- City Archives, Los Angeles, see Los Angeles City Archives
- "City Beautiful" movement = City Beautiful = City Beautiful movement
- City Charter, see Los Angeles City Charter
- City Council, Los Angeles, see Los Angeles City Council
- City Hall, Los Angeles, see Los Angeles City-County Civic Center
- City News Service (CNS)
- City of Commerce
- City of Hope
- City of Industry
- City Planning Commission, see Los Angeles City Planning Department
- City Terrace
- Citywalk
- Civic Center, see Los Angeles City-County Civic Center
- Civil War Era (1860-1865), see Civil War era in Los Angeles
- Clamor Público, see El Clamor Público
- Claremont
- Claremont Colleges
- Claremont McKenna College, see Claremont Colleges
- Clark, Eli P. = Eli P. Clark = Eli Clark, streetcar developer
- Clark, William Andrews, Jr. = William Andrews Clark, Jr. = William Andrews Clark, philanthropist, son of U.S. Senator William Andrews Clark, Sr.
- Clarke estate
- Clark Memorial Library, see Clark, William Andrews, Jr.
- Cleland, Robert Glass = Robert Glass Cleland, history professor, author
- Clements, Stiles Oliver = Stiles Oliver Clements, architect
- Climate >> Climate in Los Angeles
- Clinton, Clifford E. = Clifford E. Clinton, cafeteria operator and "courageous fighter of vice"
- Clippers, Los Angeles, see Los Angeles Clippers
- Clunes Broadway Theater
- Cohen, Mickey = Mickey Cohen, racketeer
- Cohn, Kaspare = Kaspare Cohn, early pioneer
- Coliseum, Los Angeles Memorial, see Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Colleges and universities >> Colleges and universities in Los Angeles
- Colorado River Aqueduct
- Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
- Comedy clubs >> Comedy clubs in Los Angeles
- Ice House, Pasadena
- Comedy Store on Sunset
- Groundling Theater on Melrose
- Igby's Comedy Cabaret in WLA
- The Improv on Melrose
- Commerce, City of, see City of Commerce
- Commerce and industry >> Commerce and industry in Los Angeles
- Commissions of the City of Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Affordable Housing Commission * Los Angeles Housing Department
- Los Angeles Airport Commission * Los Angeles Department of Airports
- Los Angeles Animal Regulation Commission * Los Angeles Department of Animal Regulation
- Los Angeles Building and Safety Commission
- Los Angeles Child Care Advisory Commission * Los Angeles County Child Care Coordinator
- Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement Commission * Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement Fund
- Los Angeles City Ethics Commission
- Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency
- Los Angeles Convention and Exhibition Center Authority
- Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Commission
- Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission
- Los Angeles Commission on Disability * Los Angeles City Office for the Disabled
- El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument Authority * El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument Authority Department
- Los Angeles Employee Relations Board
- Los Angeles Environmental Affairs Commission
- Los Angeles Fire Commission * Los Angeles Fire Department
- Los Angeles Handicapped Access Appeals Board
- Los Angeles Harbor Commission
- Los Angeles Health Facilities Authority Commission
- Los Angeles Housing Authority, Board of Commissers
- Los Angeles Human Relations Commission
- Los Angeles Industrial Development Authority
- Los Angeles Library Commission * Los Angeles City Library Department
- Los Angeles Services Authority (joint city-county)
- Martin Luther King Jr. General Hospital Authority (joint city-county)
- Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority
- Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (city members) * MWD
- Los Angeles Native American Indian Commission
- Los Angeles Pension Commission
- Los Angeles Planning Commission
- Los Angeles Police Commission * Los Angeles Police Department
- Los Angeles Police Permit Review Panel
- Los Angeles Productivity Commission
- Los Angeles Public Works Commission * Los Angeles Department of Public Works
- Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Commission * Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks
- Los Angeles Relocation Appeals Board
- Los Angeles Rent Adjustment Commission
- Los Angeles Social Services Commission * Los Angeles Social Services Department
- Los Angeles Commission on the Status of Women
- Los Angeles Telecommunications Commission
- Los Angeles Transportation Commission * Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)
- Los Angeles Water Conservation Appeals Board
- Los Angeles Water and Power Commission * Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
- Los Angeles Board of Zoning Appeals * Los Angeles Zoning Administrator
- Committee of 25
- Communist Party >> Community Party in Los Angeles or Los Angeles Community Party
- Community colleges >> Community colleges in Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Community College District
- Cerritos Community College
- Citrus Community College
- Compton Community College
- El Camino Community College
- Glendale Community College
- Long Beach City Community College
- Mt. San Antonio Community College
- Pasadena City Community College
- Rio Hondo Community College
- Santa Monica Community College
- Community Service Organization (CSO)
- Commuting >> Commuting in Los Angeles
- Compton
- Confederación de Uniones Obreras Mexicanas (CUOM)
- Conservation, see water conservation
- Controller, see Los Angeles City Controller
- Cook, Bruce = Bruce Cook, writer
- Coptic Orthodox Church >> Coptic Orthodox Church in Los Angeles
- Cornero (Stralla), Tony = Tony Cornero = Tony Stralla, bootlegger and gambler
- Corona, Bert = Bert Corona and Corona, Blanche Taff = Blanche Taff Corona, community activists
- Coronel, Ignacio = Ignacio Coronel and Coronel, Antonio Franco = Antonio Franco Coronel, early residents
- Country clubs >> Country clubs in Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Country Club, first known as the Los Angeles Golf Club
- Hillcrest Country Club
- Midwick Country Club
- County of Los Angeles, see Los Angeles County
- Court Flight
- Court system, see judicial system
- Courtyard housing
- Covina
- Coyote (Canis latrans)
- CRA, see Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency
- Craftsman architectural style = Craftsman
- Charles and Henry Greene
- Alfred Heineman
- Arthur Rolland Kelly
- Crawford v. Los Angeles Board of Education, see Desegregation of public schools
- Creative Artists Agency
- Crenshaw District
- Crespi, Juan = Juan Crespi, missionary
- Crestwood Hills
- Crime >> Crime in Los Angeles
- Crips and Bloods
- Crossroads of the World
- Crown Hill
- Cruz, Richard = Richard Cruz, Chicago rights attorney
- Cryer, George E. = George E. Cryer = George Edward Cryer, mayor
- Crystalaire
- CSULA, see California State University, Los Angeles
- CSULB, see California State University, Long Beach
- CSUN, see California State University, Northridge
- Cubans >> Cubans in Los Angeles
- Cudahy
- Cults, see religion
- Cultural Heritage Commission, Los Angeles, see Los Angeles City Cultural Heritage Commission
- Cultural Heritage Commission, Pasadena, see Pasadena Cultural Heritage Commission
- Culver, Harry H. = Harry H. Culver, founder of Culver City
- Culver City
- Cunningham, Walter = Walter Cunningham, astronaut
[edit] D
- Dace, Catherine Hubbard Egbert = Catherine Hubbard Egbert Dace, pioneer
- Daily Commercial News and Shipping Guide
- Daily News of Los Angeles
- Dairying >> Dairying in Los Angeles
- Dakin, Susanna Bryant, see Bixby family
- Dalton, Emmett = Emmett Dalton, member of the Dalton gang
- Dams and reservoirs >> Dams and reservoirs in Los Angeles
- Devil's Gate Dam
- Pacoima Dam
- Big Tujunga Dam
- San Gabriel Dam
- Hanson Dam
- Sepulveda Dam
- Santa Fe Dam
- Whittier Narrows Dam
- Dana, Deane = Deane Dana, supervisor
- Dana, Richard Henry, Jr. = Richard Henry Dana, Jr., writer
- Dance >> Dance in Los Angeles
- D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)
- Darrow, Clarence S. = Clarence S. Darrow, antidrug program
- Davidson, Gordon = Gordon Davidson, theater director
- Davis, Ed = Ed Davis = Edward Michael Davis, former L.A. chief of police
- Davis, Marvin Harld = Harold Marvin Davis, entrepreneur
- Dawson's Bookshop
- Day of the Locust, The = The Day of the Locust, book
- Deadman's Island,
- Debs, Ernest E. = Ernest E. Debs, county supervisor
- De Celis, Eulogio = Eulogio de Celis, early settler
- Deer >> Mule deer
- De la Hoya, Oscar = Oscar de la Hoya, boxer
- Del Aire
- Del Olmo, Frank >> Frank Del Olmo, journalist
- De Longpre, Paul = Paul de Longpre, painter
- De Mille, Cecil B. = Cecil B. De Mille, director
- Democratic Party >> Democratic Party in Los Angeles
- De Neve, Felipe, see Neve, Felipe de
- Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles, see Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
- Department stores >> Department stores in Los Angeles, 1896-1910
- the Broadway
- the City of Paris (department store)
- Hamburger's People Store (later May Company)
- Bullock's
- Robinson's
- F.W. Woolworth
- J.J. Newberry
- S.H. Kress
- W.T. Grant
- Depression, see Great Depression area
- Descanso Gardens
- Desegregation of public schools >> Desegregation of public schools in Los Angeles
- Desert Buttes
- Desert View Highlands
- DeSilva, Joseph = Joseph DeSilva, labor leader
- Detective fiction
- De Toro, Juan = Juan De Toro, editor and historian
- Deukmejian, George = George Deukmejian, governor
- Diamond Bar
- Diamond lane
- Dickson, Edward A. = Edward Augustus Dickson, publisher and reformer
- Dick Whittington Photography
- Didion, Joan = Joan Didion, writer
- Dingbat style
- Directors Guild of American (DGA)
- Disney, Walter Elias = Walter Elias Disney = Walt Disney, no introduction necessary
- District attorney, see Los Angeles County District Attorney
- Dodge House
- Dodgers, Los Angeles, see Los Angeles Dodgers
- Dodger Stadium
- Dogs and cats, see animal shelters
- Doheny, Edward L. = Edward L. Doheny, oilman
- Domínguez, Manuel = Manuel Domínguez, Californio
- Dominguez Air Meets
- Dominguez Hills
- Doo Dah Parade, see Pasadena Doo Dah Parade
- Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
- Douglas, Donald Willis = Donald Willis Douglas, engineer, airplane manufacturer
- Douglas, Helen Gahagan = Helen Gahagan Douglas, congresswoman
- Downey
- Downey, John Gately = John Gately Downey, governor
- Downey Block
- Downtown Los Angeles, from 1890 to 1945
- Downtown Los Angeles, since 1945
- DreamWorks
- Drum Barracks
- Drunkard, The = The Drunkard, play
- Duarte
- Duarte, Frank R. = Frank R. Duarte, East L.A. community leader
- Ducommun, Charles Louis = Charles Louis Ducommun, pioneer and merchant
- Dunbar Hotel
- Dunn, William Ellsworth = William Ellsworth Dunn, lawyer
- Dunne, John Gregory = John Gregory Dunne, writer
- Durant, Will = Will Durant, philosopher-historian
- Dutch >> Dutch in Los Angeles
- DWP, see Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
- Dykstra, Clarence A. = Clarence A. Dykstra, reformer
- Dymally, Mervyn M. = Mervyn M. Dymally, politician, notably congressman
[edit] E
- Eagle Rock
- Eames, Charles = Charles Eames and Eames, Ray = Ray Eames, designers
- Earl, Edwin T. = Edwin T. Earl, entrepreneur and publisher
- Earthquakes >> Earthquakes in Los Angeles
- East Compton
- Eastern Columbia Building
- Eastern religions >> Eastern religions in Los Angeles
- East La Mirada
- East Los Angeles
- The East Los Angeles Community Union (TECALU)
- Eastmont
- East Pasadena
- East San Gabriel
- Eaton, Frederick = Frederick Eaton, mayor
- Eaton, Hubert Lewright = Hubert Lewright Eaton, builder of Forest Lawn
- Eaton Canyon
- Ebell Club
- Ebony Showcase Theater
- Echo Park
- Ecology of Los Angeles (See Life zone or California chaparral and woodlands
- Coastal Rural Zone or Cismontane Rural Zone
- Coastal Urban Zone or Cismontane Urban Zone
- Riparian Woodland Zone or Streamside Woodland Zone
- Coastal Salt Marsh Zone
- Rocky Shore Zone
- Chaparral Zone
- Oak Woodland Zone
- Piñon-Juniper Woodland Zone
- Yellow Pine Forest Zone or Ponderosa Forest Zone
- Lodgepole Pine-White Fir Forest Zone
- Sagebrush Zone
- Desert Wash Zone
- Economic Development Corporation of Los Angeles County (EDC)
- Edelman, Edmund D. = Edmund D. Edelman, county supervisor
- Edendale
- Edson, Katherine Phillips = Katherine Phillips Edson, social reformer
- Educational, bilingual >> Bilingual education in Los Angeles
- Education, higher, see Colleges and universities
- Education, history of = History of education in Los Angeles
- Educational achievement in Los Angeles schools
- Edwards Air Force Base
- Egyptian Theatre
- El Alisal
- El Camino Real
- El Capitan Theater
- El Clamor Público
- El Dorado
- Elections, see Voting and elections
- Electrical power >> Electrical power in Los Angeles
- Electrical Workers Union, see International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- El Heraldo de México
- Elizabeth Lake, see Lake Hughes-Elizabeth Lake
- Ellroy, James = James Ellroy, writer
- Ellwood, Craig = Craig Ellwood, architect
- El Monte
- El Portal Theater
- El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles, see Los Angeles name, origin of
- El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument
- El Segundo
- El Sereno
- Elysian Heights
- Elysian Park
- Embassy Theater
- Encino
- Endangered species >> Endangered species in Los Angeles
- El Segundo blue butterfly
- Lora Aborn's moth
- Henne's Eucosman moth
- Scaly herb pholisma
- Pacific pocket mouse
- Coast horned lizard
- California legless lizard
- California least tern
- Bald eagle
- End Poverty in California (EPIC), see Sinclair, Upton
- Engine House No. 18
- Entenza, John = John Entenza, editor
- Environmental movement >> Environmental movement in Los Angeles
- Citizens for a Better Environment
- Tree People
- Clean Air Coalition
- Heal the Bay
- American Oceans Campaign
- Surfrider Foundation
- Friends of Ballona Westlands
- Santa Monica Mountain Conservancy
- Mono Lake Committee
- Watchdog Organizing Committee of the Labor/Community Strategy Center
- Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore Foundation
- Episcopal Church >> Episcopal Church in Los Angeles
- Ethics Commission, Los Angeles, see Los angeles City Ethics Commission
- Ethiopians >> Ethiopians in Los Angeles
- Ethnic groups >> Ethnic groups in Los angeles
- Eucalyptus
- Evans Community Adult School
- "Evening Concert Series"
- Exposition Park
[edit] F
- Factor, Max = Max Factor, makeup artist
- Fages, Pedro = Pedro Fages, explorer, colonial governor
- Fairfax
- Fante, John = John Fante, writer
- Farmers and Merchants Bank
- Farmers Market
- Fauna, see Wildlife; wildlife preservation; individual animals
- Fawkes, Joseph Wesley = Joseph Wesley Fawkes, inventor
- Federal subsidies >> Federal subsidies to Los Angeles
- Federal Theatre Project
- Federation of Hillside and Canyon Homeowners
- Federation of Spanish-Speakingn Voters
- Feliz, Vincente = Vincente Feliz, explorer
- Ferguson, Cecil = Cecil Ferguson, curator
- Fernandeños Indians
- Fernwood
- Ferraro, John = John Ferraro, city councilman
- Fergus Gallery
- Feuchtwanger, Lion = Lion Feuchtwanger, writer
- Feuer, Mike = Mike Feuer
- Fiction about Los Angeles, to 1950
- Fiction about Los Angeles, since 1950
- Fiesta de Los Angeles, see La Fiesta de Los Angeles
- Fifield, James W., Jr. = James W. Fifield, Jr. = James W. Fifield Jr., pastor
- Filipinos >> Filipinos in Los Angeles
- Fire departments, see Los Angeles City Fire Department; Los Angeles County Fire Department
- Fires, see Wildfires
- Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
- First African Methodist Episcopal Church
- First Congregational Church, Los Angeles, California
- First Interstate World Center
- Fiscus, Kathy = Kathy Fiscus, well-faller-inner
- Fishing >> Fishing in Los Angeles
- Fish packing industry >> Fish packing in Los Angeles
- Fitts, Buron >> Buron Fitts, county D.A.
- Flag >> Flag of the City of Los Angeles
- Flint, Frank Putnam = Frank Putnam Flint, U.S. Senator, namesake Flintridge
- Flood control >> Flood control in Los Angeles
- Floods >> Floods in Los Angeles
- Flora, see Chaparral, Wildflowers, individual plants
- Florence
- Flores, Joan Milke = Joan Milke Flores, city councilwoman
- Flores, José María = José María Flores, played role in the Mexican War
- Flores, Juan = Juan Flores, bandito!
- Flores Magon, Ricardo D. = Ricardo D. Flores Magon, anarchist
- Flower Market
- Foltz, Clara Shortridge = Clara Shortridge Foltz, California's first woman lawyer
- Food from the 'Hood, food cooperative
- Football, college = College football in Los Angeles
- Football, professional = Professional football in Los Angeles
- Ford, John Anson = John Anson Ford, supervisor
- Ford Motor Company
- Foreign trade and commerce, see Foreign trade and commerce in Los Angeles
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Fort MacArthur
- Fort Moore
- Forum, The = The Forum = Great Western Forum = Fabulous Forum
- Foster, Stephen C. = Stephen C. Foster, alcalde in the Mexico period
- Foster, Thomas = Thomas Foster, mayor
- Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the, see Angelus Temple; McPherson, Aimee Semple
- Fox, William = William Fox, film producer
- Fox Hills
- Foy, Mary Emily = Mary Emily Foy, educator
- Frankfort, Jacob = Jacob Frankfort, first recorded Jewish resident
- Franklin Canyon
- Fraternal societies >> Fraternal societies in Los Angeles or Fraternal orders in Los Angeles
- Free Clinic, see Los Angeles Free Clinic
- Free Harbor Contest
- Freeman, Daniel = Daniel Freeman, pioneer
- Freemasons, see fraternal societies
- Freeways >> Freeways in Los Angeles
- Artesia Freeway
- Foothill Freeway
- Glendale Freeway
- Glenn Anderson Freeway
- Golden State Freeway
- Harbor Freeway
- Hollywood Freeway
- Long Beach Freeway
- Marina Freeway
- Pasadena Freeway
- Pomona Freeway
- San Bernardino Freeway
- San Diego Freeway
- San Gabriel River Freeway
- Santa Ana Freeway
- Santa Monica Freeway
- Terminal Island Freeway
- Ventura Freeway
- Freeway sound walls
- Freleng, Isadore = Isadore Freleng = Friz Freleng, film animators
- Frémont, John Charles = John Charles Frémont, adventurer
- French >> French in Los Angeles
- Friars Club
- Friday Morning Club
- Friends of the River
- Friends of Westwood
- Fuller Theological Seminary
- Furlong Tract
- Furniture industry and trade >> Furniture industry and trade in Los Angeles
[edit] G
- Gable, Clark = Clark Gable, movie star
- Gabrieleño Indians, see Native Americans; Tongva Indians; Yangna
- Galanter, Ruth = Ruth Galanter, city councilwoman
- Gamble House
- Gambling >> Gambling in Los Angeles County
- Gangs >> Gangs in Los Angeles County
- Garbage collection >> Garbarge collection in Los Angeles
- Fontana Farms
- Garcetti, Gil = Gil Garcetti, L.A. County district attorney
- Garcia, Daniel P. = Daniel P. Garcia, East LA-born attorney
- Gardena
- Garden of Allah
- Gardens, public = Public gardens >> Public gardens in Los Angeles
- Virginia Robinson Gardens, Beverly Hills
- Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge
- Mildred Mathias Botanical Garden, UCLA
- Exposition Park Rose Garden, Exposition Park
- Garland, William May = William May Garland, booster and attorney
- Garment industry >> Garment industry in Los Angeles
- Gates, Daryl F. = Daryl F. Gates, police chief
- Gateway Intermodal Transit Center
- Gay and lesbian movement >> Gay and lesbian movement in Los Angeles
- Mattachine Society
- Sisters of Bilitis
- Southern California Gay Liberation Front
- Gay and Lesbian Pride Celebration
- Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center
- Gay's Lion Farm
- Gehry, Frank O. = Frank O. Gehry, architecture
- Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum, see Autry Museum of Western Heritage
- German-American Bund
- Germans >> Germans in Los Angeles
- Gernreich, Rudi = Rudi Gernreich, clothing designer
- Getty, J. Paul = J. Paul Getty, oil magnate, art collector
- Getty Center
- Getty House
- Getty Museum, J. Paul, see J. Paul Getty Museum
- Gibson, Mary Simons = Mary Simons Gibson, club woman
- Giesler, Jerry = Jerry Giesler, criminal lawyer
- Gill, Irving J. = Irving J. Gill, architect
- Gilman, Charlotte Perkins = Charlotte Perkins Gilman, feminist writer
- Gilmore Company, A.F., family owned business (User Q: Is Tom Gilmore, the downtown developer part of this family?)
- Arthur Fremont Gilmore
- Earl Bell Gilmore
- Farmers Market
- Pan Pacific Auditorium
- Gilmore Drive-In
- Gilmore Commercial and Savings Bank
- Gilmore Adobe
- The Grove
- Gilmore Stadium
- GLAAD, see Gay and lesbian movement
- Glassell Park
- Glendale
- Glendale Airport
- Glendora
- Goldberg, Jackie = Jackie Goldberg, teacher, city councilwoman
- Goldwyn, Samuel = Samuel Goldwyn, movie mogul
- Golf >> Golf in Los Angeles
- Southern California Golf Association
- Los Angeles Open Golf Tournament
- Gonzalez, Ricardo Alonso = Ricardo Alonso Gonzalez = Pancho Gonzalez, tennis player
- Good Government League, or Goo Goos
- Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor = Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, architect of L.A. Central Library and Caltech buildings
- Gopher
- Gorman
- Government >> Government in Los Angeles
- Graffiti >> Graffiti in Los Angeles
- Graham
- Granada Hills
- Grand Central Public Market
- Grand Hope Park
- Grape and wine industry >> Grape and wine industry in Los Angeles
- Grauman, Sid = Sid Grauman
- Grauman's Chinese Theatre, see Chinese Theatre
- Great Depression >> Great Depression in Southern California
- Greater Los Angles Plans Incorporated (GLAPI)
- Greeks >> Greeks in Los Angeles
- Greek Theatre #REDIRECT Ancient Greek theatre ≠ Greek Theatre (Los Angeles)
- Greene and Greene = Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene, architectural firm
- Green Line
- Green Meadow
- Green Valley
- Greystone Mansion
- Griffith, D.W. = D.W. Griffith = David Wark Griffith, director and producer
- Griffith, Griffith J. = Griffith J. Griffith = Griffith Jenkins Griffith, self-made millionaire
- Griffith Observatory
- Griffith Park
- Griffith Park Zoo, see Los Angeles Zoo
- Grocery industry >> Grocery industry in Southern California
- Vons
- Lucky
- Ralphs
- Alpha Beta
- Hughes
- Albertson's
- Southern California Retail Grocers Association
- Growth >> Growth in Southern California
- Los Angeles City Proposition U
- Gruen, Victor = Victor Gruen, architect
- Grunion (Leuresthes tenuis)
- Guinn, James M. = James M. Guinn = James Miller Guinn, historian
- Guns >> Guns in Southern California
[edit] H
- Haagen-Smith, Arie J. = Arie J. Haagen-Smith, biochemist
- Hacienda Heights = Hacienda Heights, California
- Hahn, James Kenneth = James Kenneth Hahn, city attorney >> mayor
- Hahn, Kenneth = Kenneth Hahn, county supervisor
- Hahn, Kenneth P. = Kenneth P. Hahn, county assessor
- Hale, George Ellery = George Ellery Hale, astronomer
- Hamburger, A., & Sons, see May, David, II
- Hamilton, Calvin = Calvin Hamilton, city planner
- Hammer, Armand = Armand Hammer, oil magnate
- Ham 'n' Eggs, pension scheme
- Hancock, Henry = Henry Hancock, landowner
- Hancock Park = Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California
- Hansen, Homer A. = Homer A. Hansen, physician, lodge owner, namesake of Hansen Dam
- Harbor, Los Angeles = Los Angeles Harbor
- Los Angeles Harbor (1781-1899)
- Los Angeles Harbor (since 1900)
- Harbor City = Harbor City, California
- Harbor Department, see Los Angeles Harbor Department
- Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
- Hare Krisha >> Hare Krishna in Los Angeles
- Harper, Arthur Cyprian = Arthur Cyprian Harper, mayor
- Harriman, Job = Job Harriman, labor attorney, Socialist
- Harris, Ellen Stern = Ellen Stern Harris, environmentalist
- Hart, William S. = William S. Hart, actor, author
- Hartley, Fred L. = Fred L. Hartley, oil exed
- Harvard Heights
- Harvey Mudd College, see Claremont Colleges
- Hate crimes >> Hate crimes in Los Angeles
- Hattem's 24-Hour Drive in Market
- Hawaiian Gardens = Hawaiian Gardens, California
- Hawthorne = Hawthorne, California
- Hay, Harry = Harry Hay, "father of gay liberation in America"
- Hayes, Benjamin Ignatius = Benjamin Ignatius Hayes, lawyer, judge
- Haynes, Dora Fellow = Dora Fellow Haynes, suffragette
- Haynes, John Randolph = John Randolph Haynes, doctor, reformer, philanthropist
- Hays Office
- Hazard, Henry T. = Henry T. Hazard, mayor
- Hazard's Pavilion, downtown theater (1887-1906)
- Healey, Dorothy Ray = Dorothy Ray Healey, Communist
- Heal the Bay
- Health seekers >> Health seekers in Southern California
- Health Services Department, Los Angeles County, see Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
- Hebrew Benevolent Society, first L.A. philanthropic org.
- Height limits, see Building height limits >> Building height limits in Los Angeles
- Hellman family, pioneer Jewish family
- Helms Bakery
- Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
- Heraldo de México, see El Heraldo de México = El Heraldo de Mexico = Heraldo de Mexico
- Heritage Square, Museum Village at = Museum Village at Heritage Square = Heritage Square
- Hermosa Beach = Hermosa Beach, California
- Hernandez, Mike = Mike Hernandez, city councilman
- Hertrich, William = William Hertrich, see Huntington Botanical Gardens
- Herzog, Herman = Herman Herzog, artist
- Hidden Hills = Hidden Hills, California
- Highland Park = Highland Park, Los Angeles, California
- Hilborn, Walter Stern = Walter Stern Hilborn, lawyer
- Hillside construction >> Hillside construction in Los Angeles
- Hill Street
- Himes, Chester = Chester Himes, writer
- Hindus >> Hindus in Los Angeles
- Hispanics, see Latinos >> Hispanics in Los Angeles, Latinos in Los Angeles
- Historical resources for Los Angeles
- Historical Society of Southern California (HSSC)
- Historical writing about Los Angeles
- Historical writing about Los Angeles before 1945
- Historical writing about Los Angeles since 1945
- Historic preservation movement >> Historic preservation movement in Los Angeles
- Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ)
- History of Los Angeles, see Los Angeles city history
- Hodges, Alpheus P. = Alpheus P. Hodges, mayor
- Holden, Nate = Nate Holden, city councilman
- Holifield, Chet = Chet Holifield, congressman
- Hollyhock House
- Hollywood = Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
- Hollywood, movies about = Movies about Hollywood
- Hollywood Anti-Nazi League
- Hollywood Athletic Club
- Hollywood Boulevard
- Hollywood Bowl
- Hollywood Canteens = Hollywood Canteen
- Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
- Hollywood Citizen-News
- Hollywood Memorial Park
- Hollywood Park
- Hollywood Red Scare
- Hollywood Reporter
- Hollywood Riviera
- Hollywood Sign
- Hollywood Stars, minor league baseball team
- Hollywood Studio Club
- Hollywood Studio Museum
- Hollywood Subway
- Hollywood Ten
- Holmby Hills = Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California
- Homelessness >> Homelessness in Los Angeles
- Home of Peace Memorial Park
- Homeowners associations >> Homeowners associations in Los Angeles
- Home Savings of America = H. F. Ahmanson & Co. ≠ Washington Mutual (redirect)
- Hope in Youth
- Hopper, Hedda = Hedda Hopper
- Horse racing >> Horse racing in Los ANgeles
- Horton, Lester = Lester Horton, dancer
- Hospitals >> Hospitals in Los Angeles
- Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
- UCLA Medical Center
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- City of Hope
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
- St. Joseph's Hospital >> St. Joseph's Hospital (Los Angeles)
- Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center
- Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union
- Hotels >> Hotels in Los Angeles
- House types >> House types in Los Angeles
- Queen Anne Victorian or Eastlake Victorian
- California bungalow
- Mission Revival
- House Un-American Activities Committee, see Hollywood Red Scare, Hollywood Ten
- Housing, private >> Private housing in Los Angeles
- Housing, public >> Public housing in Los Angeles
- Jordan Downs
- Nickerson Gardens
- Imperial Courts
- Ramona Courts
- Pico Gardens
- Estrada Courts
- Hoyt, Minerva Hamilton = Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, desert preservationist
- Hsieh, Frederic O. Thomas = Frederic O. Thomas Hsieh, Monterey Park developer
- HUAC, see Hollywood Red Scare, Hollywood Ten
- Hubbard, L. Ron = L. Ron Hubbard, Scientologist
- Hughes, Howard Robard = Howard Robard Hughes, industrialist
- Hughes, Rupert = Rupert Hughes, writer
- Hughes Aircraft Company
- Human Relations Commissions >> Los Angeles Human Relations Commission, Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission
- Hummingbirds >> Hummingbirds in Los Angeles
- Anna Hummingbird
- Costa Hummingbird
- Rufous Hummingbird
- Allen Hummingbird
- Black-chinned Hummingbird
- Hunt, Myron C. = Myron C. Hunt, architect
- Hunting >> Hunting in Los Angeles
- Huntington, Collis Potter = Collis Potter Huntington, railroad magnate
- Huntington, Henry E. = Henry E. Huntington, developer of the Pacific Electric
- Huntington Botanical Gardens
- Huntington Library and Art Gallery, see Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
- Huntington Park = Huntington Park, California
- Huxley, Aldous = Aldous Huxley, writer
- Hyde Park = Hyde Park, Los Angeles, California
- Hydroelectric power, see Electrical power >> Electrical power in Los Angeles, Hydroelectric power in Los Angeles
- Hyperion Sewage Treatment Plant
[edit] I
- IATSE, see International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees
- ILGWU, see International Ladies Garment Workers Union
- ILWU, see International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
- Immigration, foreign >> Foreign immigration to Los Angeles
- Ince, Thomas Harper = Thomas Harper Ince, filmmaker
- Income >> Income in Los Angeles
- Incorporation of cities >> Incorporation of cities in Los Angeles County, Incorporation of cities in California
- Independence Day, Mexican = Mexican Independence Day = September 16
- Indians, American = American Indians, see Fernandeño Indians = Fernandeño, see Native Americans, see Tongva Indians = Tongva
- Indians, Asian = Asian Indians >> Asian Indians in Los Angeles = Indian Americans in Los Angeles
- Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
- Industry >> Industry in Los Angeles
- City of Industry = City of Industry, California
- Inglewood = Inglewood, California
- Initiative legislation >> Initiative legislation in Los Angeles
- Inner City Cultural Center
- Insects >> Insects in Los Angeles
- El Segundo Blue Butterfly = El Segundo blue butterfly
- Avalon Hairstreak Butterfly = Avalon hairstreak butterfly
- Mediterranean fruit fly = Mediterranean Fruit Fly
- International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE)
- International Association of Machinists (IAM)
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)
- International Ladies Garment Workers' Association (ILGWU)
- International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU)
- Iranians >> Iranians in Los Angeles = Persians in Los Angeles
- Irish >> Irish in Los Angeles = Irish Americans in Los Angeles
- Iron manufacturing, see Steel and iron manufacturing
- Irwindale = Irwindale, California
- Isherwood, Christopher = Christopher Isherwood
- Israelis >> Israelis in Los Angeles
- Israel Shelanu ~ Our Israel (newspaper)
- Hadshot L.A. ~ L.A. news (newspaper)
- Italians >> Italians in Los Angeles
[edit] J
- Jackson, Helen Hunt = Helen Hunt Jackson, writer
- Jackson, Michael = Michael Jackson, radio talk-show host
- Jails, see Prisons and jails
- James, George Wharton = George Wharton James, minister turned booster
- Janss Investment Corporation
- Japanese >> Japanese in Los Angeles
- Japanese in Los Angeles, to 1945
- Japanese in Los Angeles, since 1945
- Japanese American Cultural and Community Center
- Jarvis, Howard = Howard Jarvis, anti-tax crusader
- Jazz >> Jazz in Los Angeles
- Jazz in Los Angeles, 1919-1960
- Jazz in Los Angeles, since 1960
- Jeffers, Robinson = Robinson Jeffers = John Robinson Jeffers, poet
- Jerde, Jon = Jon Jerde, architect
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
- Jewelry Mart
- Jewish Federation-Council of Greater Los Angeles (JFC)
- Jews >> Jews in Los Angeles
- Harris Newmark
- Joseph Newmark
- Kaspare Cohn Hospital
- Jewish Federation Charities
- Mendelssohn Settlement House
- Olive Street Synogogue
- Joffrey Ballet Company
- Johnson, Earvin "Magic" = Magic Johnson, basketball player, entrepreneur
- Johnston Lake
- Jonathan Club
- Jones, A. Quincy = A. Quincy Jones, architect
- Jones, John P. = John P. Jones, founder of Santa Monica, U.S. Senator from NV
- Journalism, see Newspapers
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- JPL, see Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Judd, Winnie Ruth = Winnie Ruth Judd, murderess
- Judicial system >>Judicial system in Los Angeles County
- Los Angeles Superior Court
- Municipal Court of California, Los Angeles Judicial District
- Criminal Courts Building
- Los Angeles County Probation Department
- Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
- Julian, C.C. = C.C. Julian = Courtney C. Julian, oil speculator
[edit] K
- Kagel Canyon
- Kaiser Permanente
- Kaplan, Sam Hall = Sam Hall Kaplan, urban design critic
- Kelker, De Leuw Report = Kelker, De Leuw, and Company Report
- Keller, Matthew = Matthew Keller, pioneer
- Kennedy, Robert, assassination of = Robert Kennedy assassination
- Kerckhoff, William G. = William G. Kerckhoff, industrialist
- Keystone Studio, see Movie industry, early hgistory (1902-1914)
- Kienholz, Edward = Edward Keinholz = Ed Keinholz, artist
- Kindergarten movement >> Kindergarten movement in Los Angeles
- King, Rodney = Rodney King, see Los Angeles riot of 1992
- Kinneola Mesa
- Kinney, Abbot = Abbot Kinney, founder Venice
- Knollwood
- Knudsen, Valley Mary = Valley Mary Knudsen = Valley Mary Filtzer, civic leader
- Koenig, Pierre = Pierre Koenig, architect
- Koreans >> Koreans in Los Angeles
- Koreatown
- Krotona
- Ku Klux Klan (KKK) >> KKK in Southern California
- Kwanzaa
- Kwoh, Stewart = Stewart Kwoh, Chinese American attorney
[edit] L
[edit] M
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- MacArthur Park
- MacDougall, Frederick A. = Frederick A. MacDougall, Frederick MacDougall, 1870s LA mayor
- Machinists Union, see International Association of Machinists
- Maclay, Charles = Charles Maclay, San Fernando town founder
- Mafia, see Organized crime
- Magic Castle
- Magic Mountain ≠ Six Flags Magic Mountain
- Magnin, Edgar Fogel = Edgar Fogel Magnin, Edgar F Magnin, Edgar Magnin, leader in the 1910s Jewish community
- Maguire Thomas Partners, developers
- Mahony, Roger M. = Roger M. Mahony, cardinal
- MALDEF, see Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
- Malibou Lake, neighborhood
- Malibu
- Malibu Creek State Park
- Malls, Shopping = Shopping Malls
- Manhattan Beach
- Mann, Thomas = Thomas Mann, novelist
- Manning, Timothy = Timothy Manning, bishop
- Mann's Chinese Theatre, see Chinese Theatre
- Manson, Charles = Charles Manson, murderer
- Marchessault, Damien = Damien Marchessault, 1850s LA mayor
- Marina Del Rey
- Marineland of the Pacific, theme park
- Mark Taper Forum
- Martin, Albert C. and Associates, ACMA = Albert C. Martin and Associates, architectural firm
- Martin, Glenn L. = Glenn L. Martin, Glenn Martin, designer of airplanes
- Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center ~ King Drew, King Drew Medical Center, King/Drew Medical Center
- Mar Vista
- Mascarel, Jose = Jose Mascarel, 1860s LA mayor
- Mason, Biddy = Biddy Mason, ex-slave business owner
- Masonic Order, see Fraternal societies
- Masquers Club, 1925 theater club
- Mattachine Society, see Gay and lesbian movement
- Matthews, Miriam = Miriam Matthews, librarian & LA African American culture expert
- May, Cliff = Cliff May, architect
- May, David, II = David May, II, David May, department store owner
- Mayer, Louis B. = Louis B. Mayer, Louis Mayer, film mogul
- Mayo, Morrow = Morrow Mayo, author
- Mayor of Los Angeles, see Los Angeles City mayor
- Maywood = Maywood, California, city
- MCA, see Music Corporation of America
- McAleer, Owen C. = Owen C. McAleer, 1904 LA mayor
- McCone Commission
- McCoy, Esther = Esther McCoy, architectural writer
- McGroarty, John Steven = John Steven McGroarty, John McGroarty, writer
- McIntyre, James Francis Aloysius = James Francis Aloysius McIntyre, James McIntyre, cardinal
- McNamara Trial
- McPherson, Aimee Semple = Aimee Semple McPherson, evangelist
- McWilliams, Carey = Carey McWilliams, attorney
- Meat packing industry
- MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano De Aztlan)
- Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis Capitata)
- Mehta, Zubin = Zubin Mehta
- Mellus, Henry = Henry Mellus
- Mental Health Department, County of Los Angeles, see Los Angeles Country Department of Mental Health
- Mentryville, location of first oil well in California
- Merced Theatre
- Merchants and Manufacturers Association (M & M)
- Mesa Family
- Methodist Episcopal Church
- Metro Blue Line, see Blue Line
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- Metro Green Line, Green Line
- Metrolink
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), see Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Metropolitan Water District (MWD)
- Metro Rail System
- Metro Red Line, see Red Line
- Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
- Mexican American Movement (MAM)
- Mexican American Political Association (MAPA)
- Mexican Los Angeles, 1822-1846
- Mexicans (>> Mexicans in Los Angeles)
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Migration
- Mines Field, see Los Angeles International Airport
- Mini-malls
- Minute Men (Minuteers Association)
- Miracle Mile
- Mission Hills
- Mission Indians, see Fernandeno Indians, Native Americans, Tongva Indians
- Mission Play
- Mission Revival Architecture
- Mission San Fernando, see San Fernando Rey de Espana Mission
- Mission San Gabriel Archangel, see San Gabriel Mission
- Mission Vieja, see San Gabriel Mission
- Molina, Gloria = Gloria Molina
- Money, William = William Money
- Monogram Pictures Corporation
- Mono Lake controversy
- Monroe, Marilyn = Marilyn Monroe
- Monrovia = Monrovia, California
- Montebello == Montebello, California
- Montecito Heights
- Monterey Park
- Montrose
- Moore, Charles W. = Charles W. Moore, Charles Moore
- Moreno Family
- Morgan, Walls and Clements
- Mormons
- Morosco, Oliver = Oliver Morosco
- Morton, Pearl = Pearl Morton
- Mosley, Walter = Walter Mosley
- Motion Picture and Television Fund
- Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)
- Mountain lion (Felis concolor)
- Mountains
- Mount Baden-Powell
- Mount Disappointment
- Mount Lowe
- Mount Lukens
- Mount Markham
- Mount St. Mary's Collage
- Mount San Antonio
- Mount Washington
- Mount Wilson
- Movie industry, early history (1902 - 1914)
- Movie studios
- Movie theaters
- MTA, see Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Mudslides, see Landslides
- Mulberry trees
- Mulholland, William = William Mulholland
- Mulholland Drive
- Murals
- Murder cases
- Murphy, Franklin P. = Franklin P. Murphy
- Murray, Jim = Jim Murray
- Muscle Beach
- Museum of Miniatures
- Museums
- Music, classical = Classical music
- Music, folk and ethnic = Folk music, Ethnic music
- Music, movie = Movie music
- Music Center of Los Angeles County
- Music Corporation of America (MCA)
- Muisc Guild
- Musicians Union, see American Federation of Musicians, AFL-CIO, Local 47
- Muslims
- MWD, see Metropolitan Water District
[edit] N
- NAACP, see National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Nadeau, Remi = Remi Nadeau, pioneer
- Naples
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
- National Chicano Moratorium
- Native Americans >> Native Americans in Los Angeles
- Tongva, aka Gabrieleños
- Chumash
- Tataviam
- Southern California Indian Center
- Natural history >> Natural history of Los Angeles, see Birds; Chaparral; Mountains; Reptiles; Wildflowers; Wildlife and individual plants and animals
- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, see Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History
- Navarro family, pueblo family
- Nazis, see German-American Bund
- Neenach
- Negro Alley ~ Calle de los Negros
- Neighborhoods >> Neighborhoods of Los Angeles
- Nestor Studios
- Neutra, Richard J. = Richard J. Neutra, architect
- Neve, Felipe de = Felipe de Neve, governor
- New Age movement
- Newhall
- Newhall Land and Farming Company
- Newmark, Harris = Harris Newmark, pioneer merchant
- News for America
- Newsapper Guild
- Newspapers, English-language, 1851-1945 >> English-language newspapers of Los Angeles, 1851-1945
- Newspapers, English-language, since 1945 >> English-language newspapers of Los Angeles, 1945-present
- Newspapers, non-English >> Non-English language newspapers of Los Angeles
- Nichols, John G. = John G. Nichols, merchant, mayor
- Nickerson, William, Jr. = William Nickerson, Jr.
- Nickerson Gardens
- Nixon, Richard M. = Richard M. Nixon, president
- Nordhoff, Charles = Charles Nordoff, author; father of Walter Nordhoff and Charles B. Nordhoff
- Nordskog, Andrae B. = Andrae B. Nordskog, entrepreneur and civic reformer
- North Hills
- North Hollywood
- Northridge
- Northridge Earthquake
- Northrop Aircraft Company
- North University Park
- Norton Simon Museum of Art, see Simon, Norton
- Norwalk
- Nosotros
- Not Yet New York
[edit] O
- Oak tree (Quercus spp.)
- Oat Mountain
- Occidental College
- Occidental Petroleum, see Oil industry
- Ocean Park
- Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
- Oil industry >> Oil industry in Los Angeles
- Okies
- Old Baldy, see Mount San Antonio
- Olivares, Luis = Luis Olivares, priest
- Olives
- Olmos, Edward James = Edward James Olmos, actor
- Olmsted-Bartholomew-Cheney Airport
- Olvera, Augustín = Augustín Olvera, early settler, part of the Hijar-Padres colony
- Olvera Street
- Olympic Auditorium
- Olympic Games
- 10th Summer Olympiad (1932)
- 23rd Summer Olympiad (1984)
- O'Melveny, Harvey K.S. = Harvey K.S. O'Melveny = Harvey Kilpatrick Stuart O'Melveny, pioneer attorney
- O'Melveny, Henry = Henry O'Melveny, attorney
- O'Melveny and Meyers, formerly Graves, O'Melveny, and Shankland
- One California Plaza
- Opinión, see La Opinión
- Opossum (Didelphius marsupialis)
- Oranges
- California Fruit Growers Exchange, called Sunkist Growers, Inc. since 1952
- Ord, Edward O.C. = Edward O.C. Ord = Edward Ord, U.S. army lieutenant
- Organized crime >> Organized crime in Los Angeles
- Ortega, José Francisco de = José Francisco de Ortega, Portola expedition scout
- Ostrich farms >> Ostrich farms in Southern California
- Otis, Harrison Gray = Harrison Gray Otis, publisher
- Otis College of Art and Design
- Otis College Art and Design
- Out West magazine, see Land of Sunshine/Out West
- Owens, Robert = Robert Owens, pioneer
- Owensmouth, see Canoga Park
- Owens River Valley
[edit] P
- Pachuco
- Pachuco Riots
- Pacific Coast Highway (PCH)
- Pacific Design Center
- Pacific-Electric Railway Company (PE)
- Pacific Lighting Corporation, see Southern California Gas Company
- Pacific Ocean Park (POP), see Amusement parks and piers
- Pacific Palisades
- Huntington Palisades
- Miramar Estates
- Castellammare
- Pacific Palisades Highlands
- Pacific Rim
- Pacific Stock Exchange
- Pacoima
- Padilla, Victoria = Victoria Padilla, horticulturalist and teacher
- Page, George C., Museum of La Brea Discoveries = George C. Page Musuem of La Brea Discoveries, see La Brea tar pits
- Painting, to 1920 >> Painting in Los Angeles, to 1920
- Painting, 1920-1960 >> Painting in Los Angeles, 1920-1960
- Painting, since 1960 >> Painting in Los Angeles, since 1960
- Palestinians >> Palestinians in Los Angeles
- Palmdale
- Palms
- Palm tree
- California palm or Washington palm, (Washingtonia filifera)
- Palos Verdes Estates, City of = City of Palos Verdes Estates
- Palos Verdes Peninsula
- Panorama City
- Pan Pacific Auditorium
- Pantages Theatre
- Paramount = Paramount, California
- Paramount Pictures Corporation
- Paramount Ranch
- Parker, William Henry = William Henry Parker, L.A. police chief
- Parking regulation >> Parking regulation in Los angeles
- Park La Brea
- Parks >> Parks in Los Angeles County
- Angeles National Forest
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
- Plummer Park
- Alondra Park
- City Terrace Park
- John Anson Ford Park
- Whittier Narrows Dam Recreational Area
- Herbert C. Legg Fishing Lake
- Puddingstone Park
- Pershing Square
- Griffith Park
- Parkside Manor
- Parrot, Kent K. = Kent K. Parrot, power broker
- Parrots, Amazonian = Amazonian Parrots
- Yellow-headed parrots
- Red-headed parrots
- Lilac-crowned parrots
- Parsons, Louella = Louella Parsons, gossip columnist
- Pasadena
- Indiana Colony
- Millionaire's Row
- Pasadena Playhouse
- Rose Bowl
- Neighborhoods: Linda Vista, San Rafael, Allendale
- Norton Simon Museum
- Old Town Pasadena
- Pasadena Cultural Heritage Commission
- South Marengo Historic District
- Pasadena Doo Dah Parade
- Pasadena Freeway, see Freeways
- Pasadena Playhouse
- Pasadena Tournament of Roses, see Pasadena; Tournament of Roses
- Patriotic Hall = Bob Hope Patriotic Hall
- Pattie, James Ohio = James Ohio Pattie, mountain man
- Pauley, Edwin W. = Edwin W. Pauley, UC regent
- Pauling, Linus Carl = Linus Carl Pauling, chemist
- Peace and Freedom Party
- Pearblossom = Pearblossom, California
- Pentecostalism >> Pentecostalism in Los Angeles
- Pepperdine University
- Percival, Olive = Olive Percival, Arroyo culture
- Peregrine Falcon = Peregrine falcon
- Pereira, William L. = William Leonard Pereira = William L. Pereira, architect
- Pérez, Eulalia Arrilla de = Eulalia Arrilla de Pérez
- Perkins, Charlotte, see Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
- Pershing Square
- Petersen Automotive Museum
- Petree, Neil = Neil Petree, businessman
- Petroleum industry, see oil industry
- Philanthrophy, 1850-1900 >> Philanthrophy in Los Angeles, 1950-1900
- Philharmonic Auditorium
- Philharmonic Orchestra, see Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
- Pickfair
- Pickford, Mary = Mary Pickford, silent star
- Pico, Andrés = Andrés Pico, landowner
- Pico, Pío = Pío Pico, governor
- Pico Canyon
- Pico House
- Pico Rivera
- Pico-Union
- Pierce, C.C. = C.C. Pierce = Charles C. Pierce, photographer
- Pilgrimage Play
- Pío Pico State Historic Park
- Pitzer College, see Claremont Colleges
- Placerita Canyon
- PLAN/LA
- Planning, city and regional, 1900-1945 >> City and regional planning in Los Angeles, 1900-1945
- Planning, city and regional, since 1945 >> City and regional planning in Los Angeles, since 1945
- Planning Commission, County of Los Angeles, see Los Angeles County Regional Planning Department and Regional Planning Commission
- Planning Department, County of Los Angeles, see Los Angeles City Planning Commission
- Playa de Rey
- Playa Vista
- Plaza, Los Angeles = Los Angeles Plaza
- Plaza Church, see Church of Our Lady Queen of Angeles
- Plaza de La Raza
- Point Dume
- Point Fermin
- Politi, Leo = Leo Polito, artist
- Politics, City of Los Angeles >> Politics of the City of Los Angeles
- Politics, County of Los Angeles >> Politics of the County of Los Angeles
- Pollution, see Air pollution
- Polo >> Polo in Los Angeles
- Pomona
- Pomona College, see Claremont Colleges
- Pompa, Aurelio = Aurelio Pompa, convict
- Poppy, California = California Poppy (Eschscholtzia california)
- Population, City of Los Angeles >> Population of the city of Los Angeles
- Porciúncula, see Los Angeles name, origin of = Origin of the name of Los Angeles
- Porter, George Keating = George Keating Porter, land owner
- Porter, John C. = John Clinton Porter = John C. Porter, mayor
- Porter Ranch
- Port Los Angeles
- Port of Long Beach, see Long Beach Harbor
- Port of Long Angeles, see Free Harbor Contest, Los Angeles Harbor Department, [[Harbor, Los Angeles[[ (1781-1899 and since 1900); Long Beach Harbor
- Portolá, Gaspar de = Gaspar de Portolá, explorer
- Portuguese Bend
- Poulson, Norris = Norris Poulson, mayor
- Powell, Lawrence Clark = Lawrence Clark Powell, writer and librarian
- Prehistory >> Prehistory of Los Angeles
- Presbyterians >> Presbyterians in Los Angeles
- Prisons and jails >> Prisons and jails in Los Angeles
- Men's Central Jail (Pitt says "is the largest single jail facility in the Western world."
- Peter J. Pitchess Honor Rancho, near Saugus
- Produce marketing (wholesale) >> Wholesale produce marketing in Los Angeles
- Terminal Market on 7th
- 9th Street Market
- Progressive movement >> Progressive movement in Los Angeles
- Prohibition, ca. 1870-1917 >> Prohibition in Los Angeles, circa 1870 to 1917
- Prohibition, 1917-1934 >> Prohibition in Los Angeles, 1917-1934
- Prostitution >> Prostitution in Los Angeles
- Protestant churches, see individual churches and religious groups
- Prudhon, Victor = Victor Prudhon, pioneer
- Public art program >> Los Angeles public art program
- Public Works Department, City of Los Angeles, see Los Angeles City Department of Public Works
- Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument, see El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument
- Putnam, George = George Putnam, newscaster
[edit] Q
- Quail, California = California Quail (Callipepla californica)
- Quartz Hill
- Queen Mary
- Queer Nation, see Gay and lesbian movement
- Quintero family, founding family
[edit] R
- Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
- Race relations >> Race relations in Los Angeles
- Rader, Frank = Frank Rader
- Radio broadcasting, history of = History of radio broadcasting in Los Angeles
- Radio stations >> Radio stations in Los Angeles
- Rafu Shimpo
- Raiders, Los Angeles, see Los Angeles Raiders
- Railroad museums >> Railroad museums in Los Angeles
- Railroads >> Railroads in Los Angeles
- Rainfall >> Rainfall in Los Angeles
- Ralphs Grocery Company
- Ramírez, Francisco P. = Francisco P. Ramírez, journalist
- Ramo, Simon = Simon Ramo, physicist and engineer
- Ramona
- Rancho >> Ranchos of Los Angeles CHART TKT TK
- Rancho Los Alamitos
- Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center
- Rancho Palos Verdes
- Rancho Park
- Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
- RAND Corporation
- Rapid transit
- Rats >> Rats in Los Angeles
- Ravenna
- Raymond Hotel
- Raza Unida Party, see La Raza Unida Party
- Reagan, Ronald = Ronald Reagan, movie star, U.S. President
- Reagh, William = William Reagh, photographer
- Real estate development in Los Angeles
- Reason Foundation
- Rebuild L.A., see RLA
- Recall elections
- Recording industry
- Red Car, see Pacific Electric Railway
- Red Line
- Redondo Beach
- Red Squad
- Referendum >> Referendums in Los Angeles
- Regional History Center, University of Southern California
- Regional Planning Department, County of Los Angeles, see Los Angeles County Regional Planning Department and Regional Planning Commission
- Reid, Hugo = Hugo Reid, pioneer
- Religion, to 1890 >> Religion in Los Angeles to 1890
- Religion, 1890-1945 >> Religion in Los Angeles 1890-1945
- Religion, since 1945 >> Religion in Los Angeles since 1945
- Renaissance Pleasure Faire
- Rent control >> Rent control in Los Angeles
- Reptiles >> Reptiles in Los Angeles
- Pacific rattlesnake
- Sidewinder
- White rattlesnake
- Mojave rattlesnake
- California boa
- Common kingsnake
- Gopher snake
- Desert tortoise
- Horned toad
- Rough scaled lizard
- Desert lizard
- Republican Party >> Republican Party in Los Angeles
- Republican Party Organizations
- Los Angeles County Republican Central Committe
- California Republican Assembly
- Lincoln Clubs of Los Angeles County
- Federation of Republican Women
- California Republican League
- California Young Republicans
- California College Republicans
- Republic Pictures Corporation
- Reseda
- Restaurants >> Restaurants in Los Angeles
- Extant circa 1997
- Philippe the Original
- Cole's P.E. Buffet
- Musso & Frank's Grill
- La Golondrina
- El Cholo
- Canter's Delicatessen
- Clifton's Cafeteria
- Lawry's Prime Rib
- Pacific Dining Car
- Original Pantry
- Les Frères Taix
- Defunct
- Perino's
- Scandia
- Vickman's Cafeteria
- Levy's Cafeteria
- House of Murphy
- Tom Bergen's (EDIT NOTE: diff than Tom Bergin's Tavern on Fairfax?)
- Brown Derby
- Chasen's
- Tail o' the Pup
- Individual chefs and restaurant inventions
- Caesar Cardini - Caesar salad)
- Clarence Clifton Brown - Hot fudge sundae
- Philippe's - French dip sandwich
- Lionel Sternberger - (first cheeseburger
- Brown Derby - Shirley Temple (drink)
- Wolfgang Puck - designer pizza
- Fast food and drive-ins
- Harry Snyder's In-N-Out, Baldwin Park
- Mike Phillips' Burger King, San Pedro
- Bob's Big Boy, Glendale
- Carl Kartcher's Carl's Jr., South Los Angeles
- Denny's, Lakewood
- Extant circa 1997
- Richfield Building
- Richter, Charles F. = Charles F. Richter, seismologist
- Ride, Sally Kristen = Sally Kristen ride, astronaut
- Ridge Route
- Ridley-Thomas, Mark = Mark Ridley-Thomas, city councilman
- Rindge, Frederick Hastings = Frederick Hastings Rindge, landowner
- Rindge, May K. = May K. Rindge, "Queen of Malibu"
- Rio Hondo
- Riordan, Richard J. = Richard J. Riordan, mayor and entrepreneur
- Riot of 1992 >> Los Angeles riot of 1992
- Ripston, Ramona = Ramona Ripston, ACLUSC exec director
- Ritchie, Ward = Ward Ritchie, book designer, publisher
- RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
- RLA = Rebuild L.A.
- Roach, Hal = Hal Roach, studio owner, director
- Robertson, William R. = William R. Robertson, labor leader
- Robinson, Alfred = Alfred Robinson, pioneer, writer
- Robinson, Jackie = Jackie Robinson, athlete
- Robinson, Jesse = Jesse Robinson, civil rights leader
- Robinson, W.W. = William Wilcox Robinson = W.W. Robinson, historian and writer
- Rock, pop, and rap music >> Rock, pop, and rap music in Los Angeles
- Beach Boys
- Buffalo Springfield
- the Byrds
- the Flying Burrito Brothers
- the Doors
- Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention
- Captain Beefheart
- Arthur Lee and Love
- Randy Newman
- Harry Nilsson
- Van Dyke Parks
- Joni Mitchell
- the Roxy
- the Whisky-A-Go-Go
- Doug Weston
- El Lay sound
- Little Feat
- Malibu Mafia
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Van Halen
- the Knack
- Los Lobos
- X >> X (punk group)
- the Minutemen
- Black Flag
- the Circle Jerks
- Fear >> Fear (band)
- Mötley Crüe
- Gangsta rap
- Rodeo Drive
- Rodia, Simon (Sabbatino) = Simon Rodia = Simon (Sabbatino) Rodia, see Watts Towers
- Rodríguez, Pablo = Pablo Rodríguez and Rodríguez, María Rosalía = María Rosalía Rodríguez, pueblo dwellers
- Rogers, Earl Andrus = Earl Andrus Rogers, lawyer
- Rogers, Will = Will Rogers, humorist and cowboy
- Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills Estates
- Roman Catholic Church >> Roman Catholic Church in Los Angeles
- Rosas family, pueblo dwellers
- Roscomare Canyon
- Rose, H.R. = H.R. Rose = Henry R. Rose, mayor
- Rose Bowl
- Rosecrans
- Rosedale Cemetery
- Rosemead
- Rose Parade, see Pasadena; Tournament of Roses
- Rounce and Coffin Club, association of book designers and printers
- Rowan, Thomas E. = Thomas E. Rowan, mayor
- Rowland, John Albert = John Albert Rowland, pioneer
- Rowland Heights
- Roybal, Edward R. = Edward R. Roybal, public official
- RTD, see rapid transit
- Rubio Canyon
- Ruscha, Edward = Edward Ruscha
- Russians >> Russians in Los Angeles
- Rustic Canyon
[edit] S
- Sacred Expedition, see Portola, Gaspar de
- St. Francis Dam disaster
- St. John's Hospital and Health Center
- St. Vibiana's Cathedral, see Cathedral of St. Vibiana
- Salazar, Ruben = Ruben Salazar, journalist.
- Salvadorans
- Salvator, Ludwig = Ludwig Salvator
- Samoans
- San Andreas fault
- San Clemente Island
- San Dimas
- San Fernando = San Fernando, California
- San Fernando Rey de Espana Mission
- San Fernando Valley
- San Francisquito Canyon
- San Gabriel
- San Gabriel Mission
- San Gabriel Mountains
- San Gabriel River
- San Gabriel Valley
- Sanitary landfill, see Waste disposal
- San Marino
- San Pedro
- San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad (SP, LA, & SL)
- San Rafael
- Santa Ana winds
- Santa Anita Park
- Santa Catalina Island
- Santa Clara River
- Santa Clarita
- Santa Fe Railroad, see Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company
- Santa Fe Springs
- Santa Monica
- Santa Monica Bay
- Santa Monica Mountains
- Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA)
- Santa Monica Municipal Airport (Clover Field)
- Santa Monica Outlook
- Santa Susana Mountains
- Sartori, Joseph F (Sartori, Joseph Francis) = Joseph F Sartori, Joseph Francis Sartori, Joseph F. Sartori
- Saturday Night
- Savings and Loan Associations, see Banking
- Sawtelle
- Sawtelle Veterans Hospital, see Veterans Administration Hospital, Sawtelle
- Scattergood, Ezra F (Scattergood, Ezra Frederick) = Ezra F Scattergood, Ezra Frederick Scattergood, Ezra F. Scattergood
- Schindler, Rudolph M. = Rudolph M. Schindler, architect
- Schoenberg, Arnold Franz Walter = Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg, Arnold Schoenberg
- School districts
- School integration, see Desegregation of public schools
- Schulberg, Budd = Budd Schulberg, writer
- Schwab's Drugstore
- SCI-ARC, see Southern California Institute of Architecture
- Scientology, see Church of Scientology
- Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
- Screen Writers Guild, see Writers Guild of America, west
- Scripps College, see Claremont Colleges
- Seal of the City of Los Angeles
- Seal of the County of Los Angeles
- Seaver Center for Western History Research
- Sebastian, Charles E, Sebastian, Charles Edward = Charles E Sebastian, Charles Edward Sebastian, Charles E. Sebastian, Charles Sebastian, 1910 police chief
- Security Pacific Bank
- Self-Realization Fellowship
- Selig, William Nicholas = William Nicholas Selig, William Selig, filmaker
- Senior citizens movement
- Sennett, Mack, see Movie industry, 1902-1914
- Sepulveda, community of, see North Hills = North Hills, California
- Sepulveda, Ygnacio = Ygnacio Sepulveda
- Sepulveda Boulevard
- Sepulveda Canyon
- Sepulveda family
- Sepulveda Flood Control Basin
- Serra, Junipero = Junipero Serra
- Service Employees International Union
- 7th Street, big shopping street in the early 1900s
- Severance, Caroline Maria Seymour = Caroline Maria Seymour Severance, Caroline Severance
- Sewage disposal
- Sharks
- Shaw, Frank L. = Frank L. Shaw, Frank Shaw, Frank L Shaw, LA mayor
- Sheep raising
- Sheets, Millard Owen = Millard Owen Sheets, Millard Sheets
- Sheinbaum, Stanley = Stanley Sheinbaum
- Sheriff, see Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
- Sherman, Moses Hazeltine = Moses Hazeltine Sherman
- Sherman Oaks = Sherman Oaks, California
- Sherman Way
- Shipbuilding
- Shoestring Strip
- Shopping malls, see Malls, shopping; Mini-malls
- Shorb, James de Barth = James de Barth Shorb, James Shorb, early San Marino settler
- Shrine Auditorium
- Shrubs and plants, see Chaparral; Wildflowers; individual plants
- Shuler, Robert Pierce ('Fightin' Bob') = Robert Pierce Shuler, Robert Shuler
- Shulman, Julius = Julius Shulman, photographer of buildings
- Siegel, Benjamin = Benjamin Siegel
- Sierra Club, Angeles chapter
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[edit] T
- Taper, S. Mark = S. Mark Taper, financier and philanthropist
- Tarzana
- Tataviam Indians
- Tax Assessor, Los Angeles County, see Los Angeles County Tax Assessor
- Teachers' Unions, see United Teachers of Los Angeles
- Teamsters, see International Brotherhood of Teamsters
- Technocracy, social movement
- Tehachapi Mountains
- Tejon Pass
- Telacu, see East Los Angeles Community Union, The
- Telephones >> Telephones in Los Angeles
- Television >> Television in Los Angeles
- Commercial stations
- Public stations
- Other stations
- Television industry >> Television industry in Los Angeles
- Temperature >> Temperature in Los Angeles
- Temple, Francis Pliny Fisk = Francis Pliny Fisk Temple = Francis Temple = "Templito," rancher
- Temple, John = John Temple, early pioneer
- Temple, Shirley = Shirley Temple, actress
- Temple City
- Tenney, Jack B. = Jack B. Tenney, state senator
- Tennis >> Tennis in Los Angeles
- Terminal Island
- Thalberg, Irving = Irving Thalberg
- Theater, 1781-1917 >> Theater in Los Angeles, 1781-1917
- Theater, 1917-1945 >> Theater in Los Angeles, 1917-1945
- Theater, since 1945 >> Theater in Los Angeles, since 1945
- Theaters, movie, see Movie theaters
- Third Street Promenade
- Thom, Cameron Erskine = Cameron Erskine Thom, mayor
- Thrifty Drug Stores
- Throop Polytechnic Institute, see California Institute of Technology
- Times-Mirror Company
- Title Insurance and Trust Company (TI, or Ticor Title)
- Toberman, James R. = James R. Toberman, mayor
- Toluca Lake
- Tommy's
- Tongva Indians (Gabrieleños)
- Topanga
- Torrance
- Tourism >> Tourism in Los Angeles
- Tournament of Roses
- Townsend Plan
- Track-and-field sports >> Track and field sports in Los Angeles
- Trade and commerce, foreign >> Foreign trade and commerce in Los Angeles
- Transportation, see Airports; Automobile; Freeways; Metro rail system; Pacific Electric Railway Company; Railroads
- Transverse Ranges
- Trees >> Trees in Los Angeles
- Triunfo Canyon
- Tropico
- Trousdale Estates
- Truman, Benjamin C. = Benjamin C. Truman, author
- TRW (Thompson, Ramo, Wooldridge), see Aerospace industry
- Tujunga, see Sunland-Tujunga
- Turner, Joel H. = Joel H. Turner, mayor
- Tuttle, Rick = Rick Tuttle, city controller
- 20th Century-Fox Studio
- Typographical Union, Local 174
[edit] U
- UAW, see United Auto Workers
- UCLA, see University of California, Los Angeles
- Ueberroth, Peter Victor = Peter Victor Ueberroth
- Unincorporated communities >> Unincorporated communities in Los Angeles County
- Union Pacific Railroad, see Railroads
- Union Passenger Terminal
- Union Stockyards, see Meat packing industry
- Unitarians >> Unitarians in Los Angeles
- United Artists Corporation (UA)
- United Auto Workers (UAW)
- United Food and Commercial Works (UFCW)
- United Neighborhood Organization (UNO)
- United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA)
- United Way of Greater Los Angeles
- Universal City
- Universal Studios
- Universal Studios Tour
- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
- University of Southern California (USC)
- Unocal Corporation
- Unruh, Jesse Marvin = Jesse Marvin Unruh, Assemblyman
- Uplifters Ranch and Saddle Club
- Urban League of Los Angeles, see Los Angeles Urban League
- Urban renewal, see Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency
- USC, see University of Southern California
- Utopian Society
[edit] V
- Valdez, Luis = Luiz Valdez, writer
- Valdez de Villa, María Rita = María Rita Valdez de Villa, ranch owner
- Valencia
- Valinda
- Valley Village
- Val Verde
- Valyermo
- Van Dyke, Theodore S. = Theodore Strong Van Dyke, journalist, booster
- Vanegas family, pueblo residents
- Van Nuys
- Van Nuys, Isaac Newton = Isaac Newton Van Nuys = Isaac Van Nuys = Isaac N. Van Nuys, pioneer farmer
- Van Nuys Airport
- Variety
- Vásquez, Tiburcio = Tiburcio Vásquez, bandito!
- Vasquez Rocks
- Vendanta Society of Southern California
- Venice
- Venice Canals
- Venice Family Clinic
- Venice of America
- Verdugo, José María = José María Verdugo, pioneer
- Verdugo Canyon
- Verdugo City
- Vernacular architecture, see Architecture, vernacular
- Vernon
- Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital, Sawtelle
- Vida Nueva
- Vieja Mission, see San Gabriel Mission
- Vietnamese >> Vietnamese in Los Angeles
- Viewpark-Windsor Hills
- Vigilantes >> Vigilantes in Los Angeles
- Vignes, John Louis = John Louis Vignes, pioneer vintner
- Village Green
- Villa Riviera Apartments
- Villaviicencio family, pueblo founding family
- Vincent Thomas Bridge
- Vinette, Arthur = Arthur Vinette, labor leader
- Visitors and Convention Bureau, see Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Vista Del Arroyo Hotel
- Vista Del Mar Child Care Service
- Von Kleinsmid, Rufus Bernhard = Rufus Bernhard Von Kleinsmid
- Voorhis, Horace Jeremiah = Horace Jeremiah Voorhis = Jerry Voorhis, congressman
- Voting and elections >> Voting and elections in Los Angeles
- Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder
- Vroman, Adam Clark = Adam Clark Vroman, bookseller and photographer
- Vultee Aircraft Company
[edit] W
[edit] X
- Xantus, John de Vasy = John de Vasy Xantus, naturlist
[edit] Y
- Yachting >> Yachting in Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Yacht Club
- South Coast Yacht Club
- Transpacific Yacht Club
- Yakuza ~ Japanese crime syndicate
- Hideo Yamatoda, "mysterious figure" associated with gambling rings and possible espionage on behalf of U.S. naval intelligence in WWII
- Yamashiro restaurant
- Yangna
- Yaroslavsky, Zev = Zev Yaroslavsky, city councilman, county supervisor
- YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles
- Yorty, Sam = Sam Yorty = Samuel William Yorty, mayor
- Young, Charles = Charles Young, UCLA chancellor
- YWCA of Los Angeles
[edit] Z
- Zamorano Club
- Zanja ~ water ditch
- Zanuck, Darryl F. = Darryl F. Zanuck, producer
- Zapata, Carmen = Carmen Zapata, actress, activist
- Zappa, Frank = Frank Zappa, musician, satirist
- Zeitlin, Jacob "Jake" Israel = Jacob Israel Zeitlin = Jake Zeitlin, book dealer, intellectual
- Zelzah, see Northridge
- Zoning >> Zoning in Los Angeles
- Zoo, Los Angeles, see Los Angeles Zoo
- Zoot Suit Riots
- Zorro, Don Diego de Vega = Zorro, fictional Californio
- Zukor, Adolph = Adolph Zukor, movie mogul
- Zuma County Beach