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  2. Silver Lake, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    90026, 90039. Area code (s) 213, 323. Silver Lake is a residential and commercial neighborhood in the east- central region of Los Angeles, California [2] originally home to a small community called Ivanhoe, so named in honor of the novel by Sir Walter Scott. In 1907, the Los Angeles Water Department built the Silver Lake Reservoir, named for LA ...

  3. Valley Village, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    In 1939, when we moved there, Valley Village was an isolated two-block town in the middle of miles and miles of orange and walnut groves, peach orchards, and cornfields. It was situated at what you might call the end of Los Angeles: the city, the county, and the idea. Across the street from the house was a dirt farm, usually in corn: acres and ...

  4. List of cities in Los Angeles County, California - Wikipedia

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    "Cities within the County of Los Angeles" (PDF). Chief Executive Office - Los Angeles County "Census 2010: Table 3A — Total Population by Race (Hispanic exclusive) and Hispanic or Latino: 2010". California Department of Finance. Archived from the original (Excel) on November 24, 2011

  5. History of Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    California portal. v. t. e. The history of Los Angeles began in 1781 when 44 settlers from central New Spain (modern Mexico) established a permanent settlement in what is now Downtown Los Angeles, as instructed by Spanish Governor of Las Californias, Felipe de Neve, and authorized by Viceroy Antonio María de Bucareli.

  6. Los Angeles Aqueduct - Wikipedia

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    The aqueduct project began in 1905 when the voters of Los Angeles approved a US$1.5 million bond for the 'purchase of lands and water and the inauguration of work on the aqueduct'. On June 12, 1907, a second bond was passed with a budget of US$24.5 million to fund construction. [ 13 ][ 14 ] Construction began in 1908 and was divided into eleven ...

  7. Cheviot Hills, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Cheviot Hills is a neighborhood on the Westside of the city of Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1924, the neighborhood has served as the filming location of movies and television shows due to its convenient location between Sony Studios and Fox Studios. The neighborhood has also long been home to many actors, recording artists, and ...

  8. Toluca Lake, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    ZIP Code. 91602. Area code. 818. Toluca Lake is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California, located in the San Fernando Valley 12 miles (19 km) northwest of downtown. The name is also given to a private natural lake fed by wells and maintained by neighboring property owners. Prior to the paving of the Los Angeles River in 1938 and L ...

  9. Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Los Angeles, [a] often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.With an estimated 3,820,914 residents within the city limits as of 2023, [8] It is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind only New York City; it is also the commercial, financial and cultural center of Southern California.