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  2. China City, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    The China City development was described in the 1941 American Guide to Los Angeles created by the Federal Writers' Project: [8] CHINA CITY (open 8 a.m - 2 a.m.), bounded by Ord, Main, Macy, and New High Sts, is an American-promoted, Chinese-operated amusement center designed to attract tourists.

  3. File:Romani women in jail, Los Angeles, California, 1940.jpg

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    English: Taken from an issue of the Los Angeles Daily News, January 4, 1940, showing six Romani women sitting in a jail cell in Los Angeles, California. Date 4 January 1940

  4. Category:1940s in Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Greater Los Angeles portal; United States portal; North America portal; History portal; 1890s; 1900s; 1910s; 1920s; ... Pages in category "1940s in Los Angeles"

  5. Old Chinatown, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Photo postcard dated between 1898 and 1905: "A street in Chinatown" Old Chinatown, or original Chinatown, is a retronym that refers to the location of a former Chinese-American ethnic enclave enforced by legal segregation that existed near downtown Los Angeles, California in the United States from the 1860s until the 1930s.

  6. Aimee Semple McPherson - Wikipedia

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    Her return to Los Angeles was greeted by 30,000–50,000 people, a greater turnout than President Woodrow Wilson's 1919 visit to Los Angeles. [ 152 ] [ 153 ] [ 154 ] Grand jury inquiries

  7. National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles

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    Castle-like building occupied by mural-painting business of Anthony Heinsbergen for more than 50 years; built with bricks from the old Los Angeles City Hall 120: Higgins Building: Higgins Building: September 19, 2023 : 108 West 2nd St. 121

  8. History of Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Fletcher Bowron replaced Shaw as mayor in 1938 to preside over one of the more dynamic periods in the history of the city. His "Los Angeles Urban Reform Revival" brought major changes to the government of Los Angeles. Paramount Pictures, c. 1940. In 1950, he appointed William H. Parker as chief of police. Parker pushed for more independence ...

  9. Christine Sterling - Wikipedia

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    Christine Sterling, June Sterling Park Olvera Street : El Pueblo De Nuestra Senora La Reina De Los Angeles : Its history and Restoration and The Life Story of Christine Sterling By Her Daughter 1947. [28] Lynn A. Bonfield, New England to Gold Rush California: The Journal of Alfred and Chastina W. Rix, 1849-1854.