Los Angeles, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, known as the City of Angels, was founded in the late 1700’s when California was still part of the Spanish Empire. Started simply as a group of families clustering around a river that later became the L.A. River,Los Angeles has become the second largest city in the United States.

The last of the automobile factories shut down in the 1990’s and the aerospace industry has declined since the end of the Cold War. Much of the entertainment business has moved to cheaper areas to produce films and television shows.

Los Angeles however, has maintained its place as a city not to be ignored. Many studios still operate in the city: CBS Television City at Beverly and Fairfax; Paramount Pictures on Melrose; 21st Century Fox in Century City; Sony in Culver City; Universal Studios in Universal City; NBC, Disney and Warner Bros. in Burbank; and DreamWorks in Glendale. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences (The Oscars) is located in Hollywood and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (The Emmys) has its home in North Hollywood.

There have historically not been a lot of condos in Los Angeles, as most residence gravitate to other like Santa Monica, Brentwood, etc. However, there has been renewed interest in housing downtown and as a result many new condominium and apartment towers are being built, and several historic buildings have been renovated as condos/lofts maintaining their original architecture.

Although Los Angeles encompasses many neighborhoods, many of those assumed to be part of the city are not. The city of San Fernando, Burbank, Glendale, Malibu, Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Culver City are fully independent and have their own mayor and city council.

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