City of Los Angeles (L.A.)

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Officially recognized as the City of Los Angeles, is the second most populated city in the United States and the most populated city in the state of California. It is popularly abbreviated as L.A. Los Angeles is a hub of financial and commercial activity in the country. Los Angeles is also dubbed as City of Angels as translated from Spanish. L.A. is widely known for its diversity, Mediterranean climate and spread out metropolitan area. Hollywood is also located in the L.A. which is a home to the entertainment industry in the world. Hollywood is a world leader in the entertainment sector and has completely transformed the showbiz industry. Other than that, Los Angeles is also eminent for its cultural diversity. Los Angeles ranked number 6 in the list of Global Cities Index. Indeed, Los Angeles is a universal city. Los Angeles also has the honor of hosting the Olympic Games twice, first in 1932 and then in 1984.

The City of Los Angeles was founded by the settlement of 11 Mexican families who were recognized as Los Pobladores which means the “Townspeople”. The 44 early settlers included 22 adults and 22 children. The Spanish California governor at that time Felipe de Neve named this settlement as El Pueblo Sobre el Rio de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles del Río de Porciúncula which means Our Lady the Queen of the angels of Porcincula). However the name was shortened later. The city was formally founded on September 4^th, 1781. With the passage of time more people came into this city and by 1800, the population of the city reached to 315 and reached to 650 by 1820.

In the year of 1821, Los Angeles attained liberty from the Spanish rule. Mexico’s independence from Spain was celebrated enthusiastically and passionately throughout Alta California. The pueblo continued to be part of the Mexico. In 1822, the Plaza Catholic Church was commenced and the city continued to nurture and cherish. The freedom from the Spanish rule helped the city to get the required economic growth. Many new residents settled in L.A. which included Indians, Europeans, Americans and Mexicans. The population in 1841 reached to 1,680. Mexican rule ended in 1847.

The Mexican control of Los Angeles ended in the result of Mexican-American War. The charge of Los Angeles was taken by the Americans after a chain of scuffles and finished by the signing of the Treaty of Cahuenga in 1847 on January 13^th. By 1876, railroads were built from the Southern Pacific line to Los Angeles. Oil was discovered in the area in 1892 and by the end of 1923 many unearthing discoveries assisted California in becoming the largest oil producer in the motherland.

By 1900 the population of Los Angeles reached above 102,000. The rising population exerted pressure on the water supply of the city. For this purpose in 1913, the Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed under the administration of William Mulholland which guaranteed the safe sailing and smooth growth of the city. The city’s charter put a stop to selling or distributing water from aqueduct to any area out of the city’s borders. Many nearby societies and communities were constrained to give control and annex themselves into Los Angeles.

In 1910, Hollywood amalgamated into Los Angeles.  At that time, 10 movie companies were operating in Hollywood. In the year 1921, major chunk about 80% of world’s film industry was based in Los Angeles. During the Great Depression, the city of Los Angeles managed to keep it flourishing and shielded from the recession because of the wealth generated by the industry. By 1930, the city’s population grew to 1 million. In 1932, Los Angeles was also able to host the Summer Olympics. In the times of World War II (WW II) L.A. was the focus of manufacturing which included shipbuilding and aircrafts. Hundreds of Liberty ships and Victory ships were built, in fact Los Angeles was headquarter to the six of the major aircraft companies. After the end of World War II, Los Angeles continued to grow.

In the 1960s, the race issues heated up and eventually led to the Watts Riots of 1965. This riot ate up 34 lives and about 1000 injuries took place. It was one of the most serious riots faced by Los Angeles throughout its history. Los Angeles also has the honor of becoming the place of birth for the internet in 1969.  The first ARPANET transmission was sent from the University of California also known as UCLA to SRI in Menlo Park.

In 1984, L.A. hosted the Summer Olympics for the second time. These games were boycotted by 14 Communist Countries; however these games proved to be monetarily more successful. The racial issues reheated once again in 1992 by the judgment which cleared police officers beating Rodney King. The video of this brutality surfaced local news at that time. This riot killed 53 and more than 2000 were injured. These racial tensions also resulted in a loss of $ 1.3 billion in the form of damages. Despite such situations and challenges, L.A. managed to grow over the years.

The City of L.A. also have obsession for the sports. The craze for soccer is also high in the city. The Los Angeles Football Club is a famous American football franchise which was established in 2014 and started to play in 2018. The Los Angeles Angels is a well known American baseball franchise which is based in Anaheim, California. The Angels franchise was established back in 1961 by Gene Autry. It contends in Major League Baseball as an affiliate club of American League. In 2012 the Los Angeles Kings win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.  L.A is also famous for some car chases.

Today, we know that Los Angeles is one of the top cities in the world. It is prospering with every passing day and achieving new milestones with every passing hour. We hope you liked the article. Comment below and let us know.