Ready to Advertise?
CLICK TO BEGIN

Our Sponsors

Advertisement
Google

Top Rated Businesses

    Find a Los Angeles area Business

    Upcoming Events

    There are no upcoming events currently scheduled.
    View Full Calendar
    Add New Event
    Home arrow Community arrow About Los Angeles
    About Los Angeles PDF Print E-mail

    Los Angeles is also one of the most cosmopolitan places in the world. People have long been attracted to the world-class city for its balmy weather, unique and vibrant lifestyle, laid-back energy, Pacific Rim Gateway status, and the hope of realizing the "American Dream."

    Los Angeles is divided into many neighborhoods, many of which were towns that were annexed by the growing city. There are also several independent cities in and around Los Angeles, but they are popularly grouped with the city of Los Angeles, either due to being completely engulfed as enclaves by Los Angeles, or lying within its immediate vicinity. Generally, the city is divided into the following areas: Downtown L.A., East L.A., South Los Angeles, the South Bay/Harbor, Hollywood, Mid-Wilshire (or Mid City), the Westside (which includes West Los Angeles as well as the cities of Santa Monica and West Hollywood), and the San Fernando Valley. Recently in the last ten years, "Eastside" has appeared as a new designation to contrast with the more traditional "Westside" description (though many Angelenos reject the term as a trendy East Coast import). Some well-known communities of Los Angeles include Venice Beach, the Downtown financial district, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Hollywood, Hancock Park, Koreatown, and the extremely affluent areas of Bel-Air, Hollywood Hills, Pacific Palisades, Holmby Hills, and Brentwood to name a few.

    Los Angeles, known 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 on April 4, 1850—five months before California achieved statehood—and is the county seat of Los Angeles County. As of the 2005 U.S. Census estimate, the city had a population of 3.8 million 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.[1] Los Angeles is one of the world's most important centers of culture, science, technology, international trade, and higher education. It has also hosted two Olympic Games—in 1932 and 1984—and is home to numerous world-renowned institutions of a broad range of professional and cultural fields. In addition, the city is arguably the world's leading producer of popular entertainment—such as motion pictures, television, and recorded music—which forms the base of its international fame and global status.

    Information provided by Wikipedia 

    CLICK HERE for helpful links to Los Angeles community websites.

     

     

    Member Blogs

    New Features (1 entries) Written: Saturday, 26 January 2008
    How to Get Out of Foreclosure (1 entries) Written: Tuesday, 13 May 2008
    Innoviative Nnew Exercise Program (1 entries) Written: Wednesday, 24 September 2008
    Latex allergies. Plastic Balloons (1 entries) Written: Friday, 18 July 2008
    Circus arts Classes (1 entries) Written: Tuesday, 06 May 2008

    Newest Groups

    Random Photos