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November 17, 1976. Reference no. 168. Griffith Observatory is an observatory in Los Angeles, California, on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park. It commands a view of the Los Angeles Basin including Downtown Los Angeles to the southeast, Hollywood to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest.
Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969 is a live album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. It was recorded during the group's last North American tour and includes a mix of popular Experience album songs along with some instrumentals. [1] The album is the first full live release by the trio with Hendrix, Noel Redding, and Mitch Mitchell since 2013's ...
John Wayne Wayne c. 1965 Born Marion Robert Morrison (1907-05-26) May 26, 1907 Winterset, Iowa, U.S. Died June 11, 1979 (1979-06-11) (aged 72) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Resting place Pacific View Memorial Park 33°36′34″N 117°51′12″W / 33.60953°N 117.85336°W / 33.60953; -117.85336 Other names Marion Michael Morrison "Duke" Wayne Alma mater University of Southern ...
The Garden of Allah was a famous hotel in West Hollywood, California, United States (then an unincorporated area of Los Angeles which was usually considered a part of Hollywood ), at 8152 Sunset Boulevard between Crescent Heights and Havenhurst, at the east end of the Sunset Strip . Originally a 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) estate called Hayvenhurst, it ...
The Bel Air Fire was a disaster that began as a brush fire on November 6, 1961, in the Bel Air community of Los Angeles. The fire destroyed 484 homes and burned 6,090 acres (24.6 km 2) [ 1] At least 200 firemen were injured, with mostly eye injuries due to the smoke and flying embers. [ 2] The fire was fueled by strong Santa Ana winds.
The Los Angeles Fire Department ( LAFD or LA City Fire) provides firefighting services as well as technical rescue services, hazardous materials services and emergency medical services to the citizens of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. [ 6] The LAFD is responsible for approximately four million people who live in the agency ...
present. ( present) Lost LA is a public television historical documentary series that explores Southern California 's hidden past through documents, photos, and other rare artifacts from the region's libraries and archives. Hosted by writer and historian Nathan Masters, [ 1] each episode of Lost LA brings the primary sources of Los Angeles ...
In the history of motion pictures in the United States, many films have been set in Los Angeles respectively in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, or a fictionalized version thereof. The following is a list of some of the more memorable films set in Los Angeles, however the list includes a number of films which only have a tenuous connection to ...