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  2. Watts Towers - Wikipedia

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    The Watts Towers, Towers of Simon Rodia, or Nuestro Pueblo [5] ("our town" in Spanish) are a collection of 17 interconnected sculptural towers, architectural structures, and individual sculptural features and mosaics within the site of the artist's original residential property in Watts, Los Angeles, California, United States.

  3. Rose Bowl (stadium) - Wikipedia

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    The United States men's national soccer team has played 17 games in the Rose Bowl, the fourth most of any venue. It has hosted 5 U.S. women's national team matches. It has also hosted MLS Cup 1998 and the 2002 and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals. Mexico has played a number of friendlies in the stadium against nations other than the United States.

  4. Etymology of place names in Los Angeles County, California

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    La Brea, the Spanish name for the oil fields near present-day Hancock Park, meaning tar. Lankershim Boulevard. Isaac B. Lankershim, German-American landowner. Leimert Park. Walter H. "Tim" Leimert [1] Los Feliz neighborhood. Los Feliz Boulevard. Rancho Los Feliz, originally granted to José Vincente Feliz [1] Micheltorena Street.

  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 - 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 roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits as of 2020, [7] Los Angeles 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 ...

  7. List of place names of Spanish origin in the United States

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    San Jacinto Mountains, a mountain range east of Los Angeles in southern California; San Joaquin Hills, in Orange County, California; San Jose Hills, a part of the Transverse Ranges located in Eastern Los Angeles County, California, marking the border between the San Gabriel Valley and the Pomona Valley in the Inland Empire

  8. List of California placenames of Native American origin ...

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    Mount Tehama. Tuolumne County – disputed origin; likely from the phrase talmalamne of unknown origin, meaning "cluster of stone wigwams ". Tuolumne City. Tuolumne River. Tuolumne Grove. Tuolumne Meadows. Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne. Yolo County – from the Patwin phrase yo-loy, meaning "a place abounding in rushes".

  9. 2028 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    LAOCOG. v. t. e. The 2028 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad, and commonly known as Los Angeles 2028 or LA28, is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from July 14–30, 2028, in and around Los Angeles, California, United States. [2] Los Angeles had originally bid for the 2024 ...