Los Angeles Information, City Guides, Los Angeles Neighborhoods

Los Angeles Apartments for Rent

Los Angeles General Information

Los Angeles often referred to as "L.A." or the "City of Angels", is the largest city in the state of California and the second-largest in the United States. Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality five months before California achieved statehood on April 4, 1850- and is the county seat of Los Angeles County. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimate, the city has a population of 3.8 million people and is the core cultural and economic center of the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana metropolitan area, with a population of 12.9 million. Los Angeles is one of the world's most important centers of culture, science, technology, international trade, and higher education. Los Angeles has also been home to two Olympic Games—in 1932 and 1984—and is the host to numerous world-renowned institutions of a broad range of professional and cultural fields. The city of Los Angeles is arguably the world's leading producer of popular entertainment including movies, television programs, and recorded music; forming the base of its international fame and global status.



* Please contact for detail information.



* Please contact for detail information.



* Please contact for detail information.

The greater Los Angeles area is the most important site in the United States for movie and television production. This area has not only drawn actors, but also writers, composers, artists, and other creative individuals.

The Los Angeles area is central to many institutes such as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and American Film Institute. Numerous awards are given annually for movie and television production, some of which garner huge worldwide audiences. There are many small Film festivals, like the Los Angeles Film Festival sponsored by IFP/Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival conducted by Outfest. Specialty theaters like Grauman's Egyptian Theatre and art houses like the Nuart Theatre screen eclectic mixes of new and historic movies.

The motion picture and TV industries have been a big part in creating the image that defines Los Angeles across the world. Many tourists flock to see Hollywood-related landmarks such as the Walk of Fame and the Grauman's Chinese Theater.

Los Angeles is also one of the most important sites in the world for the recording industry. The landmark Capitol Records building is representative of this its shape resembling a stack of records. A&M Records long occupied a studio off Sunset Boulevard built by Charlie Chaplin (who wrote the music for his own films). The Warner Brothers built a major recording business in addition to their film business.

The Sunset Strip was a breeding ground for bands like The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and The Doors. The Beach Boys were founded in nearby Hawthorne. Much hard rock has come out of Los Angeles, including hard rockers Van Halen from nearby Pasadena, "hair bands" like Mötley Crüe & Guns N' Roses, thrash metal acts like Slayer, and also 90s rock bands such as Ko?n. There was a sizeable punk rock movement which spawned the hardcore punk movement featuring bands like X, Black Flag and Wasted Youth. In. At the end of the 1990s the nu metal band Linkin Park was formed in Santa Monica, and was named after Lincoln Park in that city, near their recording studio. Although Los Angeles has produced few internationally successful or critically notable acts in the 2000s, the city retains its importance as a center of live rock music and of the music industry.

The new Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Ahmanson Theatre, and the Mark Taper Forum are all located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles is the Music Center of Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles is also well known because of its "public art" program which requires developers to contribute one percent of the cost of construction of new buildings to a public art fund. Much of this money has been spent in downtown Los Angeles.

Los Angeles is known for its mural art, and its thousands of examples of wall art are believe to outnumber those in every other city in the world. Mexican muralists such as Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros and Jose Clemente Orozco all created murals in the area.

Los Angeles is also home to some of the best graffiti art in the world. Sites such as the Belmont Tunnel have been documented in numerous books and magazines on underground art.

Some of the most respected art museums in the world can be found in Los Angeles. They include the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Getty Center, the Norton Simon Museum, the Huntington Library art collection and botanical gardens, and the Hammer Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles. Other smaller art museums in the city include the Craft and Folk Art Museum, the California African American Museum of Art, and many sculpture gardens throughout the city, including those at the University of Judaism and the University of California, Los Angeles.

While the cuisines of many cultures have taken root in Los Angeles, it is the home of the Cobb Salad, invented in the Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood, the French-Dip sandwich, originated by either Cole's or Phillippe's restaurant in downtown, the ice blended coffee drink by Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and Tommy's Hamburger.

Climate

Los Angeles is situated in a Mediterranean climate or subtropical zone, experiencing mild, reasonably wet winters and warm to hot, mildly humid summers. Generally the weather is dry during all seasons, but can be relatively cold in the winter. Breezes from the Pacific Ocean tend to keep the beach communities of the Los Angeles area cooler in summer and warmer in winter than those further inland, and summer temperatures can sometimes vary by as much as 25 °F warmer in the inland communities compared to that of the coastal communities. The coastal communities of Los Angeles are commonly affected by a phenomenon known as a 'marine layer', a dense cloud cover caused by the proximity of the ocean, that helps keep the temperatures cooler throughout the year. Rain occurs mainly in the winter and spring months (February being the wettest month) with great variations in storm severity year by year. Los Angeles averages 15 inches (381 mm) of precipitation per year. It rarely snows in the city basin, but the mountains slopes within city limits typically receive snow every year. With weather permitting, it is possible to snow ski and surf on the same day in the Los Angeles area.

Culture

The people of Los Angeles are known as Angelenos. L.A. is described as a "world city". Los Angeles has one of the largest and most diverse populations of any municipality anywhere. It has the second largest percentage of foreign-born citizens of any major U.S. city, after Miami. The Hispanic, Asian American, and Caribbean populations are growing particularly quickly — the Asian American population is the largest of any city in the U.S and the city contains the largest concentration of Los Angeles County's 1.4 million Asians. Los Angeles hosts the largest populations of Armenians, Cambodians, Filipinos, Guatemalans, Hungarians, Koreans, Mexicans, Pacific Islanders such as Samoans, Salvadorans, Thais, and Vietnamese in the world outside of their respective countries. Los Angeles is also home to the largest populations of Japanese and Persians living in the U.S., and has one of the largest Native American populations in the country. Los Angeles is home to people from more than 140 countries, who speak at least 224 different languages. Ethnic enclaves like Chinatown, Historic Filipinotown, Koreatown, Little Armenia, Little Ethiopia, Little Persia, Little Tokyo, Thai Town, and Little Saigon give testimony to the polyglot character of Los Angeles and its unique diversity.

Great restaurants of all types are abound in Los Angeles, thus the city is a fine location for exquisite dining. Many celebrity chefs are also based in the city. Los Angeles nightlife is also very vibrant, with an immense array of bars, clubs, lounges, and other venues that cater to all tastes. Nighttime hotspots include places such as Downtown Los Angeles, Silver Lake, Hollywood, and West Hollywood which is home of the world-famous Sunset Strip. Furthermore, the Los Angeles area also boasts a prominent shopping scene where anything can be bought; some of the best shopping areas include Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Third Street Promenade and Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, Old Town Pasadena, the Hollywood and Highland complex, the Beverly Center, The Grove, Melrose Avenue, and Robertson Boulevard.

We do business in accordance with Federal Fair Housing law. (Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988).Some of the content on on this website has been secured from outside sources. We believe it to be reliable, however, we make no representation or warranty, expressed or implied , as to the accurrent Rental information is subject to change with or without prior notification.