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lax airport welcome sign in french chineseThe City of Saint Mary of the Angels
est. 1781

Travel photos & tips, art and views from Los Angeles and the Pacific Coast we've got western sunsets, hidden gems, gossip and lore.
Welcome to the great city of Los Angeles, USA!

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LA Photos and Tidbits

cherry trees in bloom

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Japanese Cherry Trees in bloom at Balboa Lake.
Sailing Balboa Lake in California Santa Ana Winds

The Santa Ana Winds

Hot, dusty Santa Anas carry a large number of positive ions and have been called 'Devil Winds'.  Read more and get tips on dealing with our dry winds on our Southern California Weather Page...
405 freeway north to 101 freeway interchange

Sport Driving in Los Angeles

Driving in California is always an adventure.  In Los Angeles driving has been elevated to an art form.  Our LA Traffic Page has driving tips, rantings, danger and drama.


Sepulveda Dam Basin, San Fernando Valley

Sepulveda Dam Basin in the Valley

The dusty intersection of Woodley and Burbank in the center of the basin in the San Fernando Valley.  The dam basin is part of the flood control system for Los Angeles.


Sepulveda Blvd Bridge bent falling rock sign in Los Angeles

Sepulveda Tunnel, Sepulveda Pass

A bent Falling Rock sign at the entrance to the Sepulveda Tunnel. Until the 405 freeway was built, this was the only way through the Pass.  Visit our page for more photos of the Sepulveda Tunnel...

Sherman Oaks Galleria Photo Tower Records Bldg

Sherman Oaks Galleria in 'the Valley'

The Tower Records Store at the Galleria occupies the corner facing the intersection of Sepulveda Blvd. and Ventura Blvd., one of the nation's busiest intersections.


Historic Edgar Rice Burroughs Adobe HQ in Tarzana CA

Edgar Rice Burroughs HQ, Tarzana

The former home of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and now ERB Headquarters in Tarzana, California.  The town of Tarzana of course, was named for his famous character Tarzan.
lax restaurant scary alien bug photo

Encounters Restaurant
Roams LAX at Night

In this photo the restaurant looks like a giant purple alien bug. It's stepping over the fence to go meet up with Godzilla for a quick drink in Hollywood.


lax restaurant daytime photo

LAX Encounters Restaurant Tamed

The restaurant in daylight.  This fabulous example of 1960's architecture could be called the ultimate Googie building.

los angeles city hall 1928LA City Hall Dedicated April 28, 1928

The top of the tower was designed to resemble the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.  Concrete used in the tower contained sand taken from each of California's 58 counties and mixed with water from each of its 21 missions.

The Charles Lindbergh Beacon, an aircraft guidance light, was recovered from a warehouse, restored, and replaced atop the building during the 2001 renovation.




Los Angeles Native People & History

The area now known as Los Angeles County has been continuously occupied by several native American nations since prehistory. 

The bulk of Los Angeles city was occupied by the Tongva Nation.
 

Along the Pacific coast the Chumash occupied what is now Malibu north to San Luis Obispo County. 

The Tataviam lived in the northern San Fernando Valley.



Modern place names with Tongva origins

Azusa, Cahuenga (Pass), Cucamonga (Rancho), Pacoima, Topanga, and Tujunga

Modern place names with Chumash origins

Castaic (Lake),  Malibu, Mugu (Point), Ojai, Piru, and Simi (Valley).

For sources and indigenous California tribes visit my LA Native Americans Page…


The San Fernando Valley
- it's part of LA.  Really

I'd like to try, in my own feeble way to explain the Valley to the rest of you out there -- especially those of you on the other side of The Hill.

Read more on our San Fernando Valley Page....




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