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Business
Los Angeles County, the biggest international trade center in
the United States, with nearly $200 billion in imports/exports coming
through the Los Angeles Customs District in 1998 is also the top apparel
manufacturing center employing over 130,000 people. The fashion industry
in L. A. employs more people than any other in the private sector. The
greater Los Angeles area includes around 30,000 manufacturers with exports
of over $55.8 billion per year and high tech industries with an increasing
demand for products world wide. Nearly 40% of small companies in Los
Angeles County are owned by minorities. Aerospace industry is also big in
the area as well as producing centers, the entertainment industry and
broadcasting.
Transportation
The Alameda Transportation Corridor, a single
20-mile, high-capacity, high-speed rail line, links the San Pedro Bay
ports with transcontinental rail yards near downtown offering improved
railroad and highway access to the ports. The Los Angeles International
Airport (LAX) is the second largest in terms of cargo traffic
in the United States and the third busiest in the world for both cargo and
passenger traffic.
Entertainment
The Los Angeles area has many great things for
homeowners to do including:
Autry Museum of Western Heritage
4700 Western Heritage Way - Griffith Park - Los Angeles, CA
Phone: 213-667-2000
This museum pays homage to the American West from prehistoric times until
the present. There is also a special museum just for kids. Don't miss this
attraction.
Los Angeles
County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA - Phone: (213) 857-6000
Natural History
Museum
900 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA - Phone: (213) 744-3466
See a complete skeleton of a T-Rex and a Triceratops. Dinosaur Hall offers
many other fantastic exhibits the dueling dinosaurs, .
The La Brea
Tar Pits
5801 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90036 - Phone: 323-934-page
All kinds of creatures met their death in the tar at La Brea Tar Pits in
prehistoric times.
The Great Western Forum
3900 West Manchester Boulevard, Inglewood, CA 90301
info: 310-419-3100 info: 310-673-1300
Staples Center
1111 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90015 - Phone: 213-742-7100
Located at the corner of 11th Street and Figueroa next to the LA
Convention Center. Home of the Lakers, Clippers, Sparks, Kings, and
Avengers
The L.A. Memorial Coliseum & Sports Arena
3939 S. Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90037 Phone: 213-748-6136
Located about 3 miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles and next to the
University of Southern California campus.
Dodger Stadium
1750 Stadium Way Los Angeles, CA Tickets (213) 224-1400
This stadium opened in 1962 at Chaves ravine!
Universal Studios
Hollywood Freeway (I-101) at Lankershim Blvd. Los Angeles, CA
Phone: (818) 508-9600
Paramount
Pictures Corporation
834 S Plymouth Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90005-373 - Phone (213) 956-5000
Los Angeles
Zoo
5333 Zoo Drive Los Angeles, California 90027-1498 - in Griffith Park
Phone: 323-644-6400
The Los Angeles Zoo houses to 1,200 animals representing 350 species. The
Zoo is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day of the year except December 25
Wells Fargo History Museum
333 South Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90071 Phone: 213-253-7166
Museum of Chinese American History
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument
125 Paseo de la Plaza #400 Los Angeles, CA 90012
The
Museum of Tolerance
9786 West Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035 Phone: 310-553-8403
At the Simon Wiesenthal Center
Walk through this center and see: The Tolerancenter, Artifacts and
Documents of the Holocaust, Multimedia Learning Center, The Holocaust
Section, Special Exhibits and various programs at the museum.
The Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive Los Angeles, CA 90049-1681
Phone: 310-440-7300 - TDD: 310-440-7305
Admission to the center is free. Parking is $5.00 per car and reservations
are required. See Getty Education Institute for the Arts, Getty
Conservation Institute, Getty Research Institute for History of Art and
the Humanities, J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty information Institute and the
Getty Grant Program.
Area
Attractions
Disneyland
Griffith Observatory
Knott's Berry Farm
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Universal Studios
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Food &
Dining
CuisineNet Restaurant Central: Los Angeles
LA Restaurant Guide
Menu Guide Los Angeles
Dining Out Los Angeles
Zagat Restaurant Surveys |
Arts &
Entertainment
L.A. Times Calendar Live
L.A. Onstage Ticket Page
Local Movie Show times and Tickets
Ticketmaster Event Guide
Art Galleries: Westside LA
Art Galleries: West Hollywood/Beverly Hills |
Museums
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Natural History Museum
The Getty Center
Museum of Tolerance
The Page Museum/La Brea Tar Pits
California Science Center |
Parks &
Recreation
Mountain Biking Info
L.A. Times Beach Guide
L.A. Times Hiking Guide
Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area
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Online Publications
The Hot 100 - The web's popularity guide
The Los Angeles Times - Westside Weekly
Los Angeles Magazine Online
L.A. Weekly
The Malibu Times
The Marina Del Rey Argonaut
Palisades Post |
Traffic &
Transportation
Los Angeles Traffic
Los Angeles Speed Traps
MTA - Bus and Metrorail Schedules
Los Angeles International Airport |
Local
Government Resources
Los Angeles Census
State Parks and Recreation
Local Schools |
Los Angeles Zip Codes
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Los Angeles County History
The Southern California basin was once home to The Puvu Indians, a
branch of the Shoshones for some 3,000 years or more. The
expedition of Spaniards, led by Gaspar De Portola, arrived
to explore and colonize Upper California in 1769. They found many Indian
villages, or "rancherias," of 500 to 1500 huts, in the areas now known as
Los Angeles County.
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