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Los               Angeles,               to               say               the               least,               is               a               patch-work               quilt               of               enclaves,               cultures,               and               ethnicities.

Few               other               cities               share               the               immense               cultural               diversity               than               this               scramble               of               modern               American               society.

However,               Los               Angeles               has               not               always               embodied               such               a               multicultural               hodgepodge               of               Western               America.

Discovered               by               forty-four               settlers               on               September               4,               1781,               El               Pueblo               de               la               Reina               de               Los               Angeles               initially               provided               fertile               farmland               for               Mexican               settlers               to               cultivate               grain               and               other               natural               foods.

Soon               enough,               the               region's               population               began               to               swell               as               more               adventurous               Americans               from               the               East               came               to               explore               the               country's               other               coastline               during               the               boom               of               the               1880s.

In               1907,               the               beginning               of               the               movie               industry               generated               greater               publicity               for               the               city               as               a               new               land               of               opportunity               and               promise.

With               its               dreamlike               mystique,               Los               Angeles               quickly               adopted               its               own               list               of               sobriquets:               "City               of               Angels,"               "Home               of               the               Stars,"               "City               of               Quartz,"               and               "La               La               Land."               But               the               conclusion               of               World               War               II               ultimately               brought               new               life               to               a               dynamic               city               that               had               yet               to               be               fully               discovered.

By               the               1970s,               a               substantial               influx               of               Mexicans,               Koreans,               Salvadorans,               and               Guatemalans               produced               a               wave               of               urban               sprawl               that               saw               ethnic               and               racial               groups               dividing               into               communities               across               the               city               and               extending               into               the               San               Fernando               Valley.

From               the               largely               Vietnamese-based               city               of               Garden               Grove               up               to               Thai               Town               and               over               to               the               Latino               community               of               Boyle               Heights,               Los               Angeles               remains               home               to               almost               four               million               people               today.

Only               New               York               City               ranks               higher,               providing               homes               to               more               than               eight               million               inhabitants.
               However,               the               sheer               size               and               breadth               of               Los               Angeles               remains               incomparable               to               any               other               American               city.

The               major               industrial,               commercial,               and               financial               center               west               of               the               Mississippi               River,               Los               Angeles               expands               465               square               miles,               more               than               any               other               metropolis               in               the               United               States.

From               a               bird's               eye               view,               the               city               appears               to               be               endless.

At               night,               looking               down               at               the               field               of               lights               can               be               almost               overwhelming.

Quite               frankly,               Los               Angeles               could               be               its               own               country.

Thus,               it's               no               mystery               why               Los               Angeles               is               the               most               car-populated               city               in               the               world,               averaging               roughly               1.8               cars               per               person;               each               day,               ten               million               cars               drive               along               one               of               the               city's               twenty-seven               criss-crossing               freeways.

The               first               architects               and               engineers               that               designed               the               city               must               not               have               believed               in               vertical               planning               and               construction.

In               fact,               some               have               applied               the               phrase               "100               suburbs               in               search               of               a               city"               to               most               accurately               describe               the               vast               layout               of               Los               Angeles.

For               the               most               part,               the               city               is               made               up               of               a               large               number               of               communities               running               into               each               other               without               any               distinct               borders               except               for               the               "Welcome               To..."               signs               off               the               side               of               the               road.

As               Guns               N'               Roses               rock               star               Axel               Rose               once               screamed               fifteen               years               ago:               "Welcome               to               the               Jungle."               Rose               may               have               been               familiar               with               Jack               Kerouac's               On               The               Road,               for               the               Beat               writer               seemed               to               divulge               a               similar               sentiment               about               the               city               in               his               cross-country               travels               during               the               1950s.

As               he               put               it,               "LA               is               the               loneliest               and               most               brutal               of               American               cities...LA               is               a               jungle."               To               Kerouac's               dismay,               the               jungle               has               only               continued               to               spread               to               even               greater               proportions.
               Since               the               city's               original               formation,               downtown               has               stood               as               the               core               of               Los               Angeles.

In               many               ways,               Los               Angeles               can               still               be               thought               of               as               a               sprawling               mega-city               made               up               of               concentric               rings               around               downtown.

Originally               established               between               the               Los               Angeles               River               on               the               east               and               hills               on               the               west,               Los               Angeles               quickly               expanded               with               Prudent               Beaudry's               development               of               residential               neighborhoods               on               Bunker               Hill.

In               the               city's               earliest               days,               Pershing               Square               park               along               Olive               Street               represented               the               heart               of               downtown               Los               Angeles               life               and               culture.

Today,               the               frequently               remodeled               park               includes               the               swanky               Biltmore               Hotel               and               Grauman's               Metropolitan               Theater.

By               the               end               of               the               19th               century,               Spring               Street               transformed               into               a               lively               main               street               and               commercial               downtown               center               for               up-and-coming               hotels,               businesses,               and               restaurants.

At               200               North               Spring               Street,               Los               Angeles               City               Hall               stands               twenty-eight               stories               high               and               reflects               classical               Byzantine               and               Romanesque               architecture               with               a               central               rotunda               layered               in               white               marble.

While               the               City               Hall               tower               dominated               the               city's               skyline               after               being               completed               in               1928,               neighboring               skyscrapers               were               developed               throughout               the               downtown               area               starting               in               the               1950s.
               Down               the               street,               Main               Street               stood               as               the               city's               earliest               civic               center               before               the               development               of               Spring               Street.

Here,               the               Commercial               Bank,               Grand               Central               Hotel,               and               Merced               Theater               lined               the               street               during               the               city's               commercial               boom.

At               the               northern               end               of               Central               Avenue               and               42nd               Street,               the               Dunbar               Hotel               stood               at               the               center               of               African-American               social               and               artistic               life               from               the               1920s               to               the               1960s.

After               opening               in               1928,               the               Dunbar               immediately               earned               its               keep               as               the               official               hotel               of               the               19th               annual               N.A.A.C.P.

conference               in               Los               Angeles.

In               later               years,               famous               black               jazz               musicians-Duke               Ellington,               Ella               Fitzgerald,               Lena               Horne,               and               Lionel               Hampton-performed               at               the               hotel               or               at               a               wealth               of               nightclubs               along               Central               Avenue.

But               the               lively               nightlife               of               this               Los               Angeles               corridor               eventually               declined               in               the               1960s               as               many               clubs               closed,               leaving               the               Dunbar               to               slowly               decay.

As               more               immigrants               began               to               settle               in               the               center               of               town               over               the               twentieth               century,               wealthier,               more               established               families               fled               the               downtown               scene               and               moved               into               quiet,               suburban               communities.

These               early               stages               of               "white               flight"               left               the               center-city               area               neglected.

With               the               downtown               area               vacated,               Los               Angeles'               metropolitan               core               soon               became               infested               with               a               wave               of               crime,               drugs,               homelessness,               and               prostitution.

The               emergence               of               Skid               Row               set               back               the               city               of               Los               Angeles,               and               it               is               not               until               quite               recently               that               city               officials               and               the               Los               Angeles               Police               Department               have               collaborated               to               impose               a               drastic               change.
               Between               1852               and               1890,               a               distinct               community               of               roughly               3,000               Chinese               immigrants               congregated               just               outside               of               Los               Angeles'               downtown               center.

Originally               located               between               El               Pueblo               Plaza               and               Old               Arcadia               Street,               Chinatown               peaked               at               the               turn               of               the               century,               boasting               a               Chinese               Opera               theatre,               three               temples,               its               own               newspaper,               and               a               telephone               exchange.

But               by               1910,               Chinatown               had               spiraled               out               of               control,               plagued               with               gambling               houses,               opium               dens,               and               vicious               tong               (Chinese               gangs)               warfare.

As               more               rumors               circulated               about               possible               city               redevelopment,               Chinatown               landlords               refused               to               maintain               their               properties,               and               housing               conditions               plummeted.

With               the               town               quickly               crumbling               from               its               state               of               disarray,               change               desperately               needed               to               take               place.

Peter               Soo               Hoo               had               an               answer,               working               with               the               local               community               on               a               design               of               the               New               Chinatown.

Soon               after,               Chinatown               developed               into               a               major               tourist               attraction               with               the               construction               of               the               Central               Plaza.

While               many               of               these               older               buildings               have               been               converted               into               art               galleries               and               nightclubs,               the               1980s               introduced               new               shopping               centers               and               mini-malls               that               greatly               improved               Chinatown's               public               appeal.
               Today,               underneath               the               Chinese               arches               of               Old               Chinatown               Plaza,               visitors               can               sit               down               for               dim               sum               any               day               of               the               week               and               spend               the               afternoon               hours               browsing               through               shops               for               fine               silk,               inlaid               furniture,               and               meticulously-crafted               Asian               art.

Nearby,               Monterey               Park               has               transformed               into               a               miniature               modern-day               China               with               Asian               Americans               representing               more               than               sixty               percent               of               the               community's               population-the               first               city               in               the               United               States               with               an               Asian               majority.

These               Chinese               immigrants               are               quite               fond               of               their               city,               which               they               regularly               identify               as               "Little               Taipei."               Just               south               of               the               Pomona               Freeway,               a               Mediterranean-style               shopping               center               adds               a               unique               flavor               to               the               city's               cultural               diversity.

But               three               blocks               north               on               Atlantic               Boulevard,               the               only               words               spelled               in               English               are               the               traffic               signs               as               Chinese               businesses               dominate               both               sides               of               the               street.

As               Garvey               Avenue               meets               Atlantic,               the               city's               landscape               closely               mirrors               Hong               Kong,               Shanghai,               or               Taipei.

In               one               strip               mall,               a               Diho               market               sells               fresh               fish,               live               crabs,               rice,               and               other               Asian               snacks.

Just               up               the               street,               drivers               passing               through               can               point               out               the               red-tile               roof               and               distinct               Chinese               architecture               of               the               Atlantic               Place               Shopping               Center               and               the               surrounding               Chinese               businesses,               including               authentic               music               stores,               hair               salons,               restaurants,               and               realty               companies.
               Just               outside               the               downtown               skyline,               the               Exposition               Park               Gardens               receives               countless               visits               from               tourists               and               residents               eager               to               take               in               the               soft,               soothing               smell               of               fresh               roses               or               for               those               just               seeking               refuge               for               the               day.

Next               door,               the               Natural               History               Museum,               Los               Angeles'               second               oldest               cultural               institution,               retains               more               than               thirty-three               million               artifacts               and               specimens               dating               back               to               the               days               of               Tyrannosaurus               rex               and               Triceratops.

Also               within               the               park's               confines,               the               Los               Angeles               Coliseum               has               played               host               to               a               long               list               of               sporting               events,               including               the               1932               and               1984               Olympic               Games,               since               opening               in               1923.

Across               the               Harbor               Freeway,               the               Staples               Center               has               mostly               recently               taken               over               as               the               city's               premier               venue               for               high-profile               sports               and               entertainment               events.

Adjacent               to               the               city's               Convention               Center               on               Figueroa               Street,               the               multi-sport               arena               opened               up               in               1999               and               has               hosted               more               than               250               events               each               year.

Already               recognized               as               a               Los               Angeles               icon,               the               Staples               Center               remains               home               to               the               five               professional               sports               franchises,               which,               most               notably,               includes               the               Los               Angeles               Lakers.
               There               was               a               time               when               the               Lakers               brought               the               game               right               into               your               living               room.

Back               in               1986,               professional               basketball               witnessed               some               of               its               fondest               moments               with               the               purple               and               gold               at               the               Los               Angeles               Forum               in               Inglewood.

With               Magic               Johnson               running               the               point,               James               Worthy               on               the               wing,               and               Kareem               Abul-Jabbar               in               the               post,               the               "Showtime               Lakers"               often               left               viewers               and               fans               staring               at               the               television               screen               in               awe.

And               no               one               captivated               an               audience's               attention               with               his               play-by-play               more               than               Chick               Hearn               did               for               3,338               consecutive               games,               spanning               over               forty-two               years.

He               created               his               own               language               of               basketball,               first               mouthing               familiar               terms               like               "slam               dunk,"               "air-ball,"               "dribble-drive,"               and               the               "finger               roll."               Whether               Lakers               fans               liked               it               or               not,               Hearn               always               told               the               truth               whatever               the               scoreboard               read.

Glory               did               return               to               Los               Angeles               in               the               twenty-first               century               after               the               acquisition               of               Shaquille               O'Neal               and               Kobe               Bryant               presented               the               Lakers               with               a               new               one-two               punch.

They               captured               three               straight               World               Championships               and               it               looked               as               if               they               had               a               fourth               gold               ring               coming               in               the               2004               NBA               Finals-until               the               Detroit               Pistons               stepped               onto               the               court               and               quickly               made               an               embarrassment               of               owner               Jerry               Buss,               head               coach               Phil               Jackson,               and               of               course,               Kobe               and               Shaq.

What               followed               was               even               more               disastrous:               the               Kobe-Shaq               soap               opera,               Phil               Jackson's               book,               O'Neal's               indignant               departure               to               Miami,               and               the               sudden               resignation               of               new               coach               Rudy               Tomjanovich               half               way               into               the               2004-2005               season.
               Since               then,               the               organization               has               taken               far               too               many               steps               back.

Once               a               championship               contender,               the               Lakers               have               fallen               into               the               middle               of               the               Western               Conference               Division               even               with               Bryant               contributing               to               the               highlight               reels               every               night               and               capturing               the               scoring               title               with               an               average               of               thirty-five               points               per               game.

While               the               current               framework               of               the               Los               Angeles               Lakers               remains               a               question               mark               for               team               management,               Bryant               continues               to               dazzle               fans               with               his               fade-away               jumpers,               aerobatic               dunks,               and               no-look               passes.

At               home               games,               you               can               always               count               on               spotting               the               mob               of               movie               stars               and               celebrities               sitting               courtside,               from               die-hard               fan               Jack               Nicholson               to               the               flamboyant               Pamela               Anderson               to               every               teenager's               favorite,               Snoop               Doggy               Dogg.

These               stars               are               just               some               of               many               high-profile               regulars,               including               Edward               Norton,               Denzel               Washington,               and               Leonardo               Dicaprio,               who               shell               out               big               bucks               for               season               tickets               next               to               the               Lakers'               bench.

But               recently               there's               been               another               team               in               town,               and               with               the               play               of               all-star               Elton               Brand,               the               once-forgotten               Clippers               have               rather               quickly               rejuvenated               a               basketball               rivalry               in               the               heart               of               Los               Angeles.

For               most               Southern               Californians               though,               the               Lakers               will               always               be               Los               Angeles'               team               for               its               rich               history               of               Hall               of               Fame               players,               championship               dynasties,               and               distinguished               fans.
               For               over               twenty               years               now,               impoverished               communities               surrounding               downtown               have               dominated               the               greater               metropolitan               area.

Off               the               Harbor               Freeway,               South               Central               neighborhoods               just               miles               from               the               University               of               Southern               California               campus               continue               to               harvest               gang               wars,               drug               deals,               and               robberies               amidst               single-family               homes               and               mom-and-pop               stores.

Crossing               the               Los               Angeles               river               on               the               Fourth               Street               Bridge,               Boyle               Heights               has               formed               a               large               Hispanic               contingent               after               serving               as               home               to               many               Jewish               families               after               World               War               II.

Decorated               with               broken               bits               of               glass,               pottery,               sea               shells,               and               mirror               pieces               over               a               metal               framework,               the               Watts               Towers               still               stand               as               a               cultural               landmark               of               Los               Angeles               on               1765               East               107th               Street.

In               Watts,               large               numbers               of               African-Americans               still               live               in               housing               projects               built               back               at               the               start               of               World               War               II.

Once               a               multi-ethnic               farming               community               at               the               turn               of               the               century,               Watts               has               struggled               with               riots               in               1965,               gangs               throughout               the               1970s,               and               the               1980s               crack               cocaine               epidemic.

Starting               in               the               1970s,               many               African-Americans               left               Watts               to               live               in               other               sections               of               South               Los               Angeles               and               later               found               residence               in               the               Antelope               Valley,               Inland               Empire,               and               the               San               Joaquin               Valley               through               the               Grapevine.

In               the               last               fifteen               years               however,               transgressions               from               the               Grape               Street               Watts               Cripps,               Bounty               Hunter               Watts               Bloods,               and               PJ               Watts               Cripps               have               resulted               in               over               200               homicides.

Consequently,               the               city's               notorious               reputation               for               violence               and               poverty               has               stirred               up               neighborhood               leaders               to               speak               out               in               an               effort               to               overcome               these               hardships.
               But               with               the               recent               urban               redevelopment               and               gentrification               of               the               downtown               area,               communities               just               west               of               the               Harbor               Freeway               in               Silver               Lake,               Echo               Park,               and               Los               Feliz               have               become               popular               niches               for               young               adults               and               college               graduates               to               reside               without               paying               the               astronomical               prices               for               an               apartment               on               the               west               side               of               town.

Nowadays,               Santa               Monica,               Brentwood,               Malibu,               and               the               Pacific               Palisades               have               remained               reserved               primarily               for               accountants,               dentists,               attorneys,               business               and               film               executives,               and               movie               stars.

While               the               downtown               center               continues               to               improve               and               develop,               traveling               north               on               the               110               leads               into               the               cities               of               Old               Pasadena,               La               Canada,               and               San               Marino,               where               affluent,               conservative               families               sport               luxury               sedans               and               attend               theatrical               performances               at               the               Pasadena               Playhouse.

On               the               eastern               edge               of               the               metropolis,               Riverside,               San               Bernardino,               and               Pomona               have               all               reached               record               population               numbers               over               the               past               two               decades.

In               Ventura               and               Orange               County,               teenage               surfers               with               bleach-blonde               hair               prowl               along               the               beach               hoping               to               land               a               ride               on               the               perfect               wave.

Though               quite               dispersed               from               one               another,               each               of               these               regional               pockets               offers               its               own               unique               flavor               of               life               in               Los               Angeles.

For               many               outsiders,               the               flare,               glamour,               and               materialism               of               Los               Angeles               mixed               with               the               adventure               and               fantasy               of               life               out               West               presents               an               intriguing               and               liberating               opportunity               to               finally               achieve               their               California               dreams.

It's               no               wonder               why               so               many               Southern               Californians               refuse               to               live               anywhere               else               after               spending               time               in               the               greater               Los               Angeles               area.
               Even               so,               life               in               Los               Angeles               carries               with               it               a               wealth               of               cultural               stereotypes.

Through               the               eyes               of               the               mass               media,               Southern               Californians               have               often               been               targeted               as               a               distinct               breed               of               Americana.

Their               wardrobes               do               not               contain               long               underwear,               fleece               gloves,               steel-toe               boots,               or               the               traditional               winter               coat.

Dress               shirts               and               sweaters               are               not               worn               together.

Most               have               never               worn               a               wool               scarf               in               their               lives.

Rather,               leather               flip-flops,               designer               sunglasses,               and               retro,               screen-printed               t-shirts               more               appropriately               fit               the               look-eighty-five               degrees               and               sunny               in               January               or               February               is               just               another               afternoon               at               the               beach               for               the               locals.

Buried               deep               in               their               purses               and               handbags               live               24-hour               fitness               center               membership               cards,               Motorola               Razors,               and               iPods.

Pink               sport               bras               and               tight,               yellow               spandex               represent               the               standard               uniform               for               female               joggers               at               the               crack               of               dawn               each               day.

Middle-aged               mothers               drive               their               kids               to               soccer               and               karate               practice               in               their               newest               sports               utility               vehicle               but               rarely               ever               go               camping               or               backpacking.

Some               buy               Hummers               even               when               gas               prices               have               exceeded               three               dollars               per               gallon.

Business               men               drive               high-powered,               luxurious               sport               cars               to               work,               yet               spend               the               entire               commute               in               bumper-to-bumper               traffic.
               Los               Angelinos               follow               the               commandments               of               the               South               Beach               Diet               as               if               they               were               reading               the               Bible.

They               don't               go               out               for               pizza               or               buffalo               wings-they               go               out               for               sushi               or               tapas.

They               order               salad               as               an               entrée               and               eat               fish               tacos               on               a               weekly               basis.

For               these               types,               In               N'               Out               Burger               is               not               your               typical               fast               food.

Their               latest               obsession               with               juice               bars               rivals               Seattle's               coffee               craze               with               Starbucks.

In               every               strip               mall               and               shopping               center,               another               health               food               nut               is               opening               a               store               lined               with               vegetarian               and               vegan               products.

Entering               a               supermarket,               Southern               Californians               are               constantly               bombarded               with               the               word,               "organic,"               yet               most               have               no               clue               as               to               what               the               word               actually               means.

On               the               weekends,               they               make               a               trip               to               Costco,               loading               their               shopping               carts               with               huge               boxes               of               fresh-picked               strawberries,               jumbo-size               packages               of               paper               towels,               and               discounted               wines.

Dinner               discussions               revolve               around               traffic               jams               on               the               405               or               a               newly-discovered               shortcut               to               work.

And               they               always               make               time               to               reveal               the               latest               joke               about               President               Bush               or               Governor               Schwarzenegger.
               Back               in               1853,               one               adobe               hut               marked               the               first               site               of               Hollywood.

It               wasn't               long               after               that               an               agricultural               community               sprouted               up               in               the               immediate               area               and               quickly               flourished               with               its               plethora               of               crops.

By               the               early               1900s,               production               companies               from               New               York               and               New               Jersey               began               migrating               to               Southern               California               due               to               the               region's               favorable               weather.

In               1909,               the               Selig               Polyscope               Company               opened               the               first               studio               in               Edendale,               just               east               of               Hollywood,               while               Nestor               Studios               followed               two               years               later               with               their               own               motion               picture               building.

As               motion               picture               executives               continued               to               build               studios               and               theatres               across               the               city               of               Los               Angeles,               Hollywood               evolved               as               the               new               entertainment               capital               of               the               world.

Today,               tourists               and               visitors               can               still               spot               their               favorite               actors,               actresses,               musicians,               and               performers               on               the               world-renowned               Hollywood               Walk               of               Fame               stretching               eighteen               blocks.

Outside               the               classic               Grauman's               Chinese               Theatre,               movie               stars               and               celebrities               have               left               over               200               handprints               and               footprints               on               the               venue's               wall               since               its               establishment               in               1927.

This               tradition               among               Hollywood's               famous               has               long               been               accredited               to               actress               Norman               Talmadge,               who               accidentally               stepped               in               wet               concrete               during               the               theater's               construction.

But               many               of               these               former               movie               palaces               have               been               converted               into               porn               theaters               and               gentlemen's               clubs.

Atop               Beachwood               Canyon               in               the               Hollywood               hills               sits               the               famous               50-foot               sign               that               first               read               "Hollywoodland"               until               1949.

This               is               the               Hollywood               we               all               know,               land               of               the               stars.

In               Lauren               Canyon,               Lookout               Mountain               has               also               offered               those               willing               to               make               the               hike               a               stunning               view               of               Hollywood               since               the               turn               of               the               century.

During               the               1960s,               singer               Joni               Mitchell               and               other               rock               musicians               lived               in               the               canyon               and               wrote               many               of               her               songs               in               inspiration               of               the               area's               natural               beauty.

On               Hollywood               Boulevard               at               Highland               Avenue,               the               Kodak               Theatre,               home               of               the               Oscars,               has               replaced               what               was               once               the               historic               Hollywood               Hotel.

In               the               shape               of               a               vinyl               record               stack,               the               famous               Capitol               Records               building               on               Vine               Street               opened               in               1956               as               a               private               recording               studio.

At               one               time,               Vine               Street               remained               home               to               Herbert               Somborn's               Brown               Derby               Restaurant               after               the               original               on               Wilshire               Boulevard               was               built               three               years               earlier.

For               over               forty               years,               movie               stars               dined               at               the               local               eatery,               making               it               a               must-see               stop               for               any               tourist               back               in               the               1930s               and               1940s.
               To               some,               the               city               is               known               to               them               as               "Hollyweird"               for               its               community               of               young,               impressionable               individuals               in               search               of               enlightenment               and               an               identity.

Out               on               the               streets               lives               an               eclectic               mix               of               vintage-clad               hipsters,               long-haired               head               bangers,               and               teenage               misfits.

While               homeless               straggle               along               Sunset               Avenue,               an               abundance               of               tattoo               parlors,               piercing               stores,               and               sex               shops               blend               in               with               trendy               bars               and               nightclubs,               where               partiers               can               wait               in               line               for               hours               before               actually               entering               the               scene.

The               Roxy,               a               legendary               club               along               the               Sunset               Strip,               attracts               all               ages               as               well               as               all               styles               and               tastes:               pierced               and               tattooed,               bleached               and               spiked,               or               swank               and               sexy.

The               legendary               bicoastal               club,               The               Knitting               Factory,               on               Hollywood               Boulevard               also               caters               to               this               diverse               clientele,               booking               acts               that               range               from               Japanese               punk               rock               to               Finnish               heavy               metal.

On               the               next               block,               the               Whiskey               A               Go-Go               was               once               considered               by               many               to               be               the               first               American               discothèque               before               eventually               turning               to               the               evolving               rock               n'               roll               scene               of               the               1960s.

Unfortunately,               times               haven't               always               been               good               at               the               Whiskey.

In               1982,               the               club               had               to               close               its               doors               as               punk               rock               faded               and               gave               way               to               Seattle's               Grunge               movement.

Four               years               later,               the               Whiskey               reopened               as               a               "four-wall,"               allowing               promoters               and               bands               to               rent               out               the               venue               for               an               evening.

At               9081               Santa               Monica               Boulevard,               West               Hollywood's               Troubadour               has               been               another               longstanding               nightclub               in               the               area,               earning               its               name               as               a               major               center               for               folk               music               in               the               early               1960s.

But               Hollywood's               mass               appeal               also               attracted               many               desperate               runaways               during               this               time.

Each               year,               hundreds               of               teenagers               throughout               the               United               States               run               off               to               Hollywood               in               hope               of               starting               an               acting               career.

But               their               far-fetched               dream               quickly               fades,               realizing               that               they               hold               a               rather               slim               chance               of               outperforming               professionally               trained               actors               at               casting               calls               and               auditions.

Some               return               home,               while               others               join               the               parade               of               prostitutes               and               panhandlers               living               on               the               Hollywood               streets               or               head               for               Skid               Row               in               downtown.
               The               city               of               Santa               Monica               represents               a               large               share               of               what               area               residents               most               often               term               "the               west               side"               of               Los               Angeles.

Stretching               eight               miles               long,               the               city               combines               the               chaos               of               an               urban               center               with               the               beauty               and               charm               of               a               beach               community.

On               average,               Santa               Monica               sees               325               days               of               sunshine               a               year.

Running               along               the               scenic               Ocean               Avenue               atop               the               city's               sandstone               cliffs,               the               26-acre               Palisades               Park               overlooks               the               beach               and               Catalina               Island               far               in               the               distance.

In               the               backdrop,               the               Santa               Monica               Mountains               peak               over               the               city               skyline               with               waterfalls               and               naturalistic               hiking               trails.

South               of               the               volleyball               courts               at               Muscle               Beach,               golden-brown,               burly               bodies               perform               stunts               on               chin               bars,               parallel               bars,               rings,               and               bench               press.

In               the               mid-1930s,               crowds               convened               along               the               sand               to               watch               the               first               musclemen               perform               somersaults,               handstands,               and               the               human               tower.

Such               former               fitness               buffs               as               Buster               Crabbe,               Mae               West,               and               Jane               Russell               have               all               earned               public               recognition               at               this               renowned               seaside               workout               venue.
               In               Chess               Park,               public               chess               tables               draw               both               competitive               and               friendly               players               to               sit               down               for               a               free               game.

On               Third               Street               Promenade,               fashionable               clothing               stores,               first-rate               restaurants,               and               movie               houses               overflow               with               visiting               shoppers               and               young               couples.

With               more               than               120               museums,               galleries,               and               public               art               displays,               Santa               Monica               offers               art               enthusiasts               a               large               selection               of               work               encompassing               a               variety               of               particular               tastes.

At               Broadway               and               20th               Street,               the               Broadway               Gallery               features               local               and               international               contemporary               art               while               the               Santa               Monica               Museum               of               Art               displays               experimental               forms               of               design,               architecture,               sculpture,               and               painting               on               Michigan               Avenue.

Two               blocks               from               the               beach               on               Main               Street,               vintage               clothing               stores,               designer               studios,               and               fine               boutiques               attract               customers               to               the               latest               trends               in               fashion,               art,               and               culture.

Teenage               runaways               and               singing               hobos               line               the               sidewalks               looking               for               handouts               while               guitarist               and               saxophonists               wail               on               their               instruments               for               even               the               smallest               tip               or               communal               applause.

Immersed               within               the               street               crowd,               paparazzi               clutch               their               Nikon               cameras               and               two-foot-long               telephoto               lens               anxiously               waiting               to               snap               a               quick               shot               of               another               passing               celebrity.
               At               the               foot               of               Colorado               Avenue               past               the               famous               arch               and               sign               stands               the               historic               Santa               Monica               Pier.

Since               its               establishment               in               1909,               the               Pier               has               served               as               a               prominent               recreational               and               entertainment               venue               for               visitors               and               locals               with               its               assortment               of               circus               rides,               quaint               retail               shops,               and               cheap               food               stands.

During               the               summer               months,               the               Pier               still               sees               plenty               of               action               as               children               and               tourists               enjoy               bumper               cars,               the               Ferris               wheel,               and               the               five-story               roller               coaster               while               local               and               foreign               musicians               perform               in               the               background.

On               the               boardwalk,               children               stuff               their               mouths               with               cotton               candy               and               popcorn               and               chase               after               soap               bubbles               dancing               in               the               air.

For               many               photographers               and               filmmakers,               the               Pier               offers               a               picture-perfect               backdrop               for               magazine               layouts,               movies,               television               shows,               commercials,               and               videos;               the               panoramic               view               of               the               Pacific               Ocean               often               distinguishes               Santa               Monica               as               one               of               Southern               Californian's               most               exquisite               beaches.

In               the               early               morning               hours,               walkers               and               runners               can               often               catch               a               glimpse               of               dolphins               slicing               through               the               dark               blue               sea               with               their               shining,               silver               dorsals.

Whether               enjoying               the               day               in               the               sun               at               Santa               Monica               State               Beach,               dining               at               a               world-class               seafood               restaurant,               or               exploring               the               nightlife               among               a               myriad               of               bars               and               clubs,               Santa               Monica               introduces               a               unique               blend               of               excitement               and               entertainment               to               Southern               Californians               and               visitors               of               all               kinds.
               In               1890,               Abbot               Kinney               had               a               vision.

A               wealthy               tobacco               tycoon,               Kinney               dreamed               that               one               day               the               Del               Rey               peninsula               south               of               Ocean               Park               would               signify               the               "Venice               of               America."               Picturing               a               resort               town               marked               with               canals,               gondolas,               amusement               piers,               hotels,               and               Venetian-styled               structures,               Kinney               purchased               this               land               now               known               as               Venice               and               set               out               to               accomplish               his               goal.

By               the               fall               of               1904,               sixteen               miles               of               canals               had               been               dug               in               the               city               of               Venice               before               they               were               eventually               filled               and               converted               into               roads               twenty-five               years               later.

As               Venice               residents               continued               to               grow               in               numbers               and               local               businesses               boomed,               Kinney               delved               into               the               amusement               industry,               calling               for               the               construction               of               two               piers-Abbot               Kinney               Pier               and               Fraser's               "Million               Dollar               Pier"-featuring               all               sorts               of               attractions,               including               a               dance               hall,               fun               house,               Ferris               wheel,               and               Japanese               Tea               House.

And               with               electric               trolley               cars               (known               as               the               "red               cars"               up               through               the               1920s)               providing               frequent               service               from               the               downtown               area               to               Santa               Monica,               visitors               had               easy               access               to               Venice               to               observe               Kinney's               canal               network,               Venetian-style               business               district,               and               collection               of               amusement               rides               located               on               the               piers.

Kinney's               fascination               with               outdoor               entertainment               established               Venice               as               the               "Playland               of               the               Pacific."               But               by               1946,               Kinney's               lease               for               his               pier               had               expired               and               the               city               of               Los               Angeles               refused               to               grant               a               renewal.
               Venice               has               always               been               a               place               where               things               were               happening.

Back               in               the               '60s,               you               could               often               catch               The               Doors               playing               a               show               at               the               Cheetah               on               Ocean               Park               Pier.

Jim               Morrison               even               made               his               home               on               the               Venice               canals.

In               fact,               Morrison               refers               to               his               home               in               one               of               his               poems:               "an               appearance               of               the               devil/               on               a               Venice               canal./               Running,               I               saw               a               Satan/               or               Satyr,               moving               beside/               me....."               Many               Venice               locals               still               honor               the               rock               legend               today,               saluting               Rip               Cronk's               towering               mural               just               off               of               18th               Avenue.

Carroll               Hall               Shelby               also               found               success               living               in               Venice,               breaking               grounds               in               the               automobile               industry               with               the               opening               of               his               first               manufacturing               plant               in               1964.

Once               considered               one               of               America's               premier               sports               car               drivers,               Shelby               designed               a               Ford               Mustang               that               would               outmuscle               any               driving               machine               that               had               come               before               it.

With               a               loud,               gusty               engine,               the               Shelby               Mustang               eventually               transformed               the               car               market               as               the               first               legal               street-car               before               production               stopped               in               1970.
               In               the               early               1960s,               Venice               desperately               needed               redevelopment               and               refurbishment.

Beatniks,               bohemians,               and               artists               had               begun               to               establish               homes               along               the               canals,               centering               their               lives               on               art,               poetry,               and               the               ever-growing               avant-garde               jazz               movement.

These               creative,               spontaneous               types               rejected               American               middle-class               values               and               instead               stressed               spiritual               liberation,               ecological               consciousness,               and               the               evolution               of               rock               n'               roll.

Living               in               a               community               tolerant               of               such               alternative               lifestyles,               hippies               would               soon               take               over               for               the               "Beats"               in               Venice.

Flower               children               of               this               '60s               generation               headed               to               Venice               in               search               of               free               expression               during               their               "summer               of               love."               Residing               in               the               canals,               they               hosted               pot               parties,               love-ins,               and               drunken               frenzies               before               their               homes               were               eventually               acquired               by               affluent               realtors               just               a               decade               later.

Their               record               collections               consisted               of               Grateful               Dead,               Janis               Joplin,               Jimi               Hendrix,               Cream,               and               Jefferson               Airplane.

Originating               on               college               campuses               throughout               the               country,               this               wave               of               1960s               youth               rebellion               feverously               rejected               the               conservative               political               tendencies               and               social               norms               of               the               1950s               and               tenaciously               protested               the               military's               intervention               in               the               Vietnam               War.

Back               on               the               Pacific               shoreline,               outdoor               skating               had               reached               new               heights               in               Venice               with               the               invention               of               the               polyurethane               skate               wheel               in               1976.

As               tourists               flocked               to               the               beach               to               observe               this               new               sport,               Venice               experienced               new               life               as               street               performers,               sidewalk               artists,               and               t-shirt               stands               opened               up               along               Ocean               Front               Walk.
               Just               south               of               the               Santa               Monica               city               limits,               the               spirit               of               the               1960s               counterculture               movement               returns               to               the               Venice               Beach               boardwalk               today.

This               community               of               artsy,               alternative               intellectuals               has               always               marked               a               classic               attraction               for               visitors               and               tourists.

With               several               film               studious               located               in               the               city,               Venice               has               been               known               to               appear               in               such               motion               pictures               as               Speed,               Breathless,               and               the               Baywatch               television               series.

Strolling               along               Ocean               Front               Walk,               crowds               gather               around               street               performers               dressed               in               extravagant               costumes,               watching               intently               for               their               next               trick.

Sometimes               Robert               Gruenberg               can               even               be               found               chasing               onlookers               along               the               beach               while               juggling               chainsaws               in               a               ring               of               fire.

At               other               times,               Harry               Perry               can               be               spotted               playing               a               tune               on               the               strand               with               his               acoustic               guitar               while               waving               through               crowds               of               people               in               his               black-and-white               roller               hockey               blades.

For               some               of               these               Venice               locals,               performing               on               the               street               represents               more               than               just               a               way               to               make               a               few               hard-earned               dollars.

But               most               often               these               dancers,               comedians,               acrobats,               and               artists               are               left               with               little               reward               for               their               efforts.

For               some,               it               seems               that               Venice               will               always               hold               that               feeling               of               liberation.

Today,               unshaven               and               long-haired               hippies               stand               on               the               boardwalk,               playing               acoustic               guitars               and               beating               on               bongo               drums               while               vendors               sell               tie-died               t-shirts               of               music               legends:               Jerry               Garcia,               Jimi               Hendrix,               and               Bob               Marley.

One               after               another               lined               along               the               path,               Rastafarian               merchants               display               boxes               of               flavored               incense               sticks               and               wooden               crafts               with               intricate               layering               and               design.

In               every               third               store,               glass               cases               loaded               with               drug               paraphernalia               and               water               pipes               catch               the               eyes               of               walkers,               joggers,               bike-riders,               and               skateboarders.

Just               a               block               from               the               beach,               several               tattoo               parlors               and               piercing               stores               add               to               the               funky,               carefree               nature               of               Venice's               beachfront               counterculture.
               Further               south               into               the               city               of               Westchester,               the               Los               Angeles               International               Airport               serves               as               the               international               gateway               to               Asia               and               the               Pacific               islands.

Built               in               1928               and               first               recognized               as               Mines               Field,               the               LAX               site               serviced               military               operations               early               on               before               running               commercial               flights               at               the               end               of               1946.

Designed               by               architects               Gable               and               Wyant,               the               Hanger               No.

1               building               operated               as               the               airport's               first               structure               for               the               Curtiss               Wright               Flying               Service.

But               only               until               recently               has               Hangar               No.

1               regained               its               landmark               status               as               a               Los               Angeles               Cultural               Monument.

As               the               fifth               busiest               airport               in               the               world               today               with               nearly               ninety               airlines,               LAX               generates               $60               billion               of               the               city's               annual               economy.

Thus,               it's               not               uncommon               to               witness               departing               passengers               waiting               in               security               lines               that               string               past               the               designated               terminal               building.

Then               they               wait               just               as               long               at               the               gate,               hoping               that               the               attendant               at               the               counter               will               at               last               call               for               boarding               passes.

Other               travelers               wait               in               business               centers               or               use               internet               kiosks               before               their               departure.

At               LAX,               traveling               never               comes               easily-getting               on               the               plane               can               be               just               as               hard               as               leaving               the               airport.

One               after               another,               cars,               taxis,               rental               car               and               hotel               buses,               and               Super               shuttles               file               into               the               airport               to               pick               up               arriving               passengers,               jamming               traffic               back               through               the               Sepulveda               tunnel.

Completed               in               1953               as               the               first               of               its               kind,               the               tunnel               has               allowed               automobiles               to               pass               under               the               airport's               runways               for               more               than               fifty               years               now.

Back               at               the               airport,               arriving               passengers               continue               to               stand               outside               the               baggage               claim,               peering               through               the               sea               of               moving               vehicles               while               attempting               to               signal               for               a               ride               home.

In               the               center               of               the               airport               seventy               feet               above               the               ground,               the               retro               Encounter               Restaurant               takes               the               form               of               a               four-legged               flying               saucer               straight               out               of               a               Jetson's               episode.

Originally               constructed               and               finished               in               1961,               the               "Theme               Building"               as               it               was               once               named,               now               overlooks               the               airport               as               a               cultural               and               historical               monument               of               Los               Angeles.

Under               the               final               approach               of               runways               24               L&R,               spectators               can               watch               low-flying               commercial               planes               touch               down               on               California               soil.

More               recently,               fourteen               Plexiglas               cylinders               standing               ten               stories               high               on               Sepulveda               and               Century               Boulevard               cycle               through               a               rainbow               of               colors,               illuminating               the               airport               with               a               fantastic,               iridescent               glow.

But               with               LAX               notorious               for               its               poor               navigation               and               long               delays,               passengers               can               expect               to               spend               a               good               amount               of               time               within               the               airport's               confines,               again,               waiting.
               On               a               large               scale,               Los               Angelinos               are               infatuated               with               cars.

In               Los               Angeles,               a               reliable               public               transportation               system               does               not               exist.

Sadly,               you               can't               go               anywhere               without               a               car.

The               bus               system               is               slow.

The               metro               rail               only               has               stops               in               Long               Beach,               LAX,               Downtown,               and               Pasadena.

And               taxis               are               just               too               expensive               for               getting               around               town               on               a               daily               basis.

So               it's               understandable               why               driving               in               Los               Angeles               could               drive               any               man               to               the               point               of               insanity.

As               Burt               Bacharach               and               Hal               David               once               sang,               "L.A.

is               a               great               big               freeway."               Even               a               trip               to               the               dentist's               office               doesn't               compare               to               the               pain               of               sitting               in               traffic               on               the               San               Diego               405               Freeway.

The               405               is               a               driver's               worst               nightmare-more               than               half               the               day               the               freeway               becomes               a               parking               lot               beginning               at               the               airport               and               continuing               all               the               way               up               to               Westwood.

Rush-hour               traffic               begins               at               five               in               the               morning               and               continues               all               day               until               eight               or               even               nine               in               the               evening.

Hence,               it's               easy               to               see               why               a               layer               of               smog               hovers               over               downtown               each               morning,               tarnishing               the               picturesque               view               of               the               San               Gabriel               Mountains               in               the               distance.

Recently,               the               city               has               taken               action               with               the               construction               of               an               extended               carpool               lane               further               north               on               the               405.

Still,               no               one               can               be               sure               how               well               such               a               plan               can               resolve               the               ever-growing               traffic               dilemma.

When               there               isn't               traffic               on               the               freeways,               Los               Angelinos               drive               maniacal.

Unlike               most               drivers               in               this               country,               they               don't               drive               in               the               right               lane               and               pass               on               the               left.

They               drive               wherever               they               want,               fast               or               slow.

Too               often               cars               creep               up               behind               a               car               traveling               in               the               freeway's               fast               lane               at               only               the               posted               speed               limit.

After               awhile,               tailing               drivers               become               frustrated,               finally               zooming               by               these               inconsiderate,               oblivious               drivers               in               the               right               lanes               at               eight-five               miles               per               hour.

Getting               around               the               city               is               no               easy               task               either.

Spiraling,               interlaced               freeway               ramps               and               interchanges               can               easily               cause               a               driver               to               miss               a               turn               onto               the               next               interstate               highway.

And               with               the               most               recent               energy               crisis,               gas               prices               in               Los               Angeles               have               soared               to               some               of               the               highest               in               the               nation.

Driving               in               Los               Angeles               is               anything               but               a               blessing.
               Crawling               north               past               the               airport               on               the               405,               a               giant               honey-glazed               doughnut               emerges               from               an               army               of               trees               and               brush               just               off               the               Manchester               exit.

Positioned               on               the               store's               roof,               the               22-diameter               snack               looks               as               if               it               could               roll               right               off               into               traffic               at               any               second.

Roadside               archaeologists               have               defined               this               spectacle               as               a               product               of               "vernacular               architecture."               Often               appearing               in               magazine               ads,               postcards,               montages,               movie               backdrops,               and               television               commercials,               Randy's               Donuts               has               undoubtedly               acquired               national               exposure               despite               its               uninspired               façade.

Even               pop               singer               Randy               Newman               felt               inclined               enough               to               mention               the               1952               establishment               in               his               widely-known               tune               "I               Love               LA."               But               Robert               Graham's               doughnut               sculpture               doesn't               tell               the               whole               story               of               this               24-hour               drive-thru.

With               its               hallmark               jelly               donut,               Randy's               has               certainly               gained               a               reputation               as               Los               Angeles'               premiere               doughnut               bakery.

While               the               building's               outdated               exterior               might               throw               some               first-timers               off,               the               doughnuts               never               seem               to               disappoint.

Whether               in               the               mood               for               an               apple               fritter,               bear               claw               or               chocolate-glazed               donut,               customers               can               always               count               on               their               pastries               to               be               freshly-baked               right               out               of               the               oven.

Bordering               West               Hollywood               and               Hollywood               at               the               intersection               of               La               Brea               and               Santa               Monica,               Pink's               hot               dog               stand               has               been               a               longtime               treat               for               Los               Angelinos.

Since               1939,               this               family-owned               business               has               been               serving               the               sloppiest               chili               dog               in               Los               Angeles.

No               matter               what               time               of               the               day,               there               is               always               a               line.

Even               those               hungry               for               a               late-night               snack               are               guaranteed               to               wait               at               least               thirty               minutes               before               arriving               at               the               counter               to               order.

Yet               few               other               stands               rank               as               high               in               quality               and               service.

Pink's               caters               to               all               types-movie               stars,               eminent               dignitaries,               burned-out               musicians,               businessmen,               housewives,               and               school               children               have               all               sunk               their               teeth               into               a               Pink's               hot               dog.
               At               the               corner               of               Ninth               Street               and               South               Figueroa               in               the               center               of               downtown,               groups               of               business               men               and               night               crawlers               sit               down               for               an               inexpensive               all-American               meal               at               The               Original               Pantry.

Inside,               the               bleak               lights,               Formica               tables,               black-and-white               city               photos,               and               high-security               cashier's               cage               all               shape               the               noir               style               of               this               antiquated               Los               Angeles               landmark               eatery.

Owned               by               former               mayor               Richard               Riordan,               The               Pantry               has               become               a               favorite               breakfast               spot               for               politicians               working               at               City               Hall               or               for               Lakers               fans               looking               to               catch               a               late-night               bite               after               the               game.

Since               opening               in               1924,               there's               never               been               a               dull               moment               at               the               24-hour               diner.

As               the               restaurant's               motto               states,               "Never               Closed,               Never               Without               A               Customer."               Customers               can               always               expect               a               line               before               sitting               down               to               a               heaping               stack               of               buckwheat               hotcakes,               a               hearty               omelet,               or               a               cut               of               top               sirloin               topped               off               with               the               house's               signature               steak               sauce.

Nearby               on               North               Alameda               Street,               Phillippe               the               Original               Restaurant               has               established               a               local               fan               base               with               the               first-ever               French-dipped               sandwich               since               owner               Philippe               Mathieu               emigrated               from               France               in               1908.

With               sawdust               on               the               floor,               clown               posters               on               the               wall,               a               room               filled               with               miniature               trains,               and               pickled               eggs               on               the               counter,               Phillippe's               run-down               décor               often               reminds               long-time               Los               Angelinos               of               life               in               the               1930s.

But               the               city               of               Los               Angeles               offers               much               more               than               just               its               landmark               donut               shops,               hot               dog               stands,               and               archaic               restaurants.

As               the               second               largest               metropolis               in               America,               Los               Angeles               certainly               knows               food.

Whether               biting               into               a               piece               of               seared               rare               tuna               at               Wolf               Gang               Puck's               celebrated               Spago               in               Beverly               Hills               or               crispy               duck               breast               at               Pasadena's               Bistro               45,               residents               and               visitors               of               Los               Angeles               can               taste               some               of               the               finest               and               most               sophisticated               cuisine               throughout               Southern               California,               from               West               Los               Angeles               all               the               way               down               to               Long               Beach.
               For               many               tourists               traveling               to               Los               Angeles,               Hollywood               and               Beverly               Hills               seem               to               be               one               in               the               same.

While               movie               stars,               glitz,               and               glamour               all               come               to               mind               when               thinking               about               Hollywood,               Beverly               Hills,               in               actuality,               is               the               city               that               provides               the               opulence               most               first-time               visitors               expect.

Beginning               as               a               small               train               station               named               Morocco               Junction,               Beverly               Hills               would               later               become               a               full-fledged               city               in               1927               as               the               movie               industry               and               its               celebrities               moved               into               mansions               decorated               with               lavish               gardens               and               more               than               just               one               pool.

On               Rodeo               Drive,               buses               filled               with               Japanese               tourists               constantly               roll               down               the               finest               shopping               strip               in               the               world               anxiously               looking               for               an               opportunity               to               snap               a               picture               of               the               latest               Gucci               and               Versace               products.

Lined               with               stretch               limos,               sleek               Ferraris               and               polished               Mercedes,               this               world-renowned               street               has               represented               the               cornerstone               of               a               small               Los               Angeles               town               built               on               wealth               and               prosperity               for               the               past               thirty               years.

For               those               fortunate               enough               to               live               in               such               comfort,               Beverly               Hills               signifies               a               place               of               absolute               beauty               and               security.
               Along               Sunset               Boulevard,               the               palm               trees               and               pink               decor               of               the               Beverly               Hills               Hotel               can               not               be               missed.

Only               by               chance               did               Gonzo               journalist               Hunter               S.

Thompson               get               his               break               here               on               a               hot               summer               day               in               1971.

Sitting               on               the               patio               of               the               hotel's               famed               Polo               Lounge               and               sipping               Singapore               Slings               with               mescal               on               the               side               and               beer               chasers,               Thompson               made               a               phone               call               to               Sports               Illustrated               that               would               later               change               the               face               of               traditional               American               journalism.

While               he               certainly               could               not               have               predicted               this               monumental               feat               at               the               time,               Thompson's               correspondence               with               the               sporting               magazine               initially               left               him               packing               for               a               weekend               in               Las               Vegas.

His               assignment:               the               Mint               400.

In               the               words               of               Thompson,               the               Mint               400               epitomized               "the               richest               off-the-road               race               for               motorcycles               and               dune-buggies               in               the               history               of               organized               sport."               For               some               racing               fanatics,               the               Mint               400               was               a               "far,               far               better               thing               than               the               Super               Bowl,               the               Kentucky               Derby               and               the               Lower               Oakland               Roller               Derby               Finals               all               rolled               into               one."
               But               what               was               supposed               to               be               a               250-word               caption               for               the               magazine               quickly               turned               into               a               wild,               episodic               200-page               novel               loaded               with               drug               binges,               violence,               debauchery,               massive               hotel               bills,               and               extreme               paranoia.

Thompson               realized               that               he               could               not               separate               himself               from               the               story               and               that               the               only               way               to               speak               the               truth               was               through               his               deranged,               drug-induced               experiences.

So               he               locked               himself               up               in               a               room               at               the               Ramada               Inn               in               Arcadia,               just               up               the               road               from               Pasadena               and               right               across               the               street               from               the               Santa               Anita               racetrack.

There,               hopped               on               speed               and               a               galaxy               of               uppers,               Thompson               pounded               away               at               his               IBM               Selectric               typewriter               in               between               sips               of               Chivas               Regal.

Developing               his               own               style               of               reporting,               Thompson               captured               the               spirit               and               ideology               of               the               1960s               counterculture               movement               in               Fear               and               Loathing               in               Las               Vegas:               A               Savage               Journey               to               the               Heart               of               the               American               Dream.

The               book,               however,               was               not               what               Thompson               had               envisioned.

He               firmly               believed               that               the               eye               and               mind               of               the               journalist               should               function               as               a               camera,               for               this               method               could               assure               that               the               writing               would               not               only               be               selective               but               unedited;               that               is,               free               of               any               alterations.

In               his               eyes,               the               Vegas               trip               was               ultimately               a               "failed               experiment               in               Gonzo               journalism,"               a               "vile               epitaph               for               the               Drug               Culture               of               the               Sixties."               But               to               his               critics,               Thompson's               novelistic               and               personal               approach               to               his               subject               ultimately               transcended               the               customary               practices               of               American               journalism.

Although               Thompson's               unexpected               death               last               year               proved               to               be               a               sad               day               for               the               entire               journalism               community,               he               left               his               mark               on               Los               Angeles,               from               Hollywood               to               East               Los               Angeles,               in               a               fire-apple               convertible               with               a               cigarette               dangling               from               his               mouth,               twisted               on               every               drug               imaginable.
               Bordered               by               West               Hollywood               on               the               north               and               Beverly               Hills               on               the               west,               the               Fairfax               District               has               commonly               garnered               such               titles               as               Park               La               Brea               and               the               curious               Beverly               Hills               Adjacent.

On               the               busy               Fairfax               Avenue,               traditional               Jewish               businesses               line               a               section               of               the               street               that               Angelinos               still               refer               to               as               Kosher               Canyon               or               even               "The               Bagel               District."               Since               the               early               20th               century,               the               Fairfax               District               has               stood               as               the               center               of               Los               Angeles'               Jewish               community.

With               the               increasing               influx               of               Mexican               immigrants               in               the               greater               Los               Angeles               area,               middle               class               Jewish               families               moved               west               from               Boyle               Heights,               City               Terrace,               East               Los               Angeles,               and               Montebello               to               seek               out               new               housing               across               town.

What               they               soon               discovered               was               a               unique               village               centered               on               a               main               street               consisting               of               kosher               delis,               restaurants,               butcher's               and               baker's               shops,               and               fish               markets.

Not               long               after,               religious               schools               began               to               spring               up               throughout               the               neighborhood               while               the               construction               of               a               Jewish               Community               Center               brought               Jews               from               all               different               backgrounds               together.

As               more               establishments               developed               around               the               district               during               this               time,               Jewish               immigrants               fled               from               Israel               and               Russia               to               begin               a               new               life               in               Los               Angeles.

More               synagogues               were               built               throughout               the               1930s,               and               by               1945,               the               tally               was               already               up               to               twelve.

At               the               conclusion               of               World               War               II,               Fairfax               continued               to               flourish               as               more               Jews,               particularly               Holocaust               survivors,               began               to               infiltrate               into               the               community.

But               by               the               late               1970s,               some               Jewish               families               had               vacated               the               Fairfax               District               and               spread               out               to               other               sections               of               West               Los               Angeles.

This               next               generation               of               Jews               did               not               follow               their               parents,               attending               college               and               securing               white-collar               careers               instead               of               owning               one               of               the               traditional               shops               along               Fairfax               Avenue.

Subsequently,               many               of               the               storefronts               from               these               early               days               have               vanished               and               been               replaced               with               modern-day               shops.

For               the               most               part,               the               center               of               Jewish               life               in               Los               Angeles               has               migrated               southwest               to               Pico               and               Robertson               Boulevards               just               miles               east               of               Century               City.
               Even               so,               many               Jewish               families               have               remained               loyal               to               the               Fairfax               District               today.

Walking               down               Fairfax               Avenue,               Hebrew               music               pours               out               of               the               local               Jewish               record               store               while               Hasidic               men               and               young               boys               stroll               along               the               district's               sidewalks               in               black               suits,               white               dress               shirts,               tzitzit,               and               yamakas.

Down               the               street,               the               famous               Canter's               Delicatessen               has               served               Los               Angelinos               for               seventy-five               years               and               counting.

Starting               as               a               family-run               business               in               Jersey               City,               New               Jersey,               the               restaurant               moved               to               Boyle               Heights               before               relocating               to               the               Fairfax               District.

Over               the               years,               hundreds               of               celebrities,               from               Muhammad               Ali               to               John               Travolta,               have               walked               through               the               deli's               doors               for               a               Canter's               Fairfax-a               house               specialty               that               features               a               half-pound               of               corn               beef               and               pastrami               on               a               two               pieces               of               rye               bread.

In               the               1950s,               Marilyn               Monroe               and               Arthur               Miller               could               often               be               spotted               sitting               down               for               a               bite               to               eat.

Other               customers               favor               the               chicken               matzoth               ball               soup,               which               has               also               earned               public               recognition               as               "the               Jewish               penicillin,"               to               cure               a               common               cold               or               the               flu.

Next               door,               the               Kibitz               Room               has               become               a               musical               haven               for               local               rock               and               jazz               musicians               over               the               years.

In               the               early               1990s,               The               Wallflowers               regularly               appeared               at               the               club's               Tuesday               night               jams,               introducing               many               of               their               soulful,               folk-rock               tunes               to               crowds               itching               to               hear               songs               void               of               glitz               and               glamour.
               Ever               since               Arthur               Fremont               Gilmore               struck               oil               at               the               turn               of               the               century               on               his               Los               Angeles               ranch,               the               Gilmore               Island               has               developed               into               a               Los               Angeles               landmark.

While               Gilmore               really               was               just               seeking               a               new               home               for               his               family               on               the               booming               West               Coast,               his               world-renowned               institution               started               as               a               purchase               of               two               Los               Angeles               ranches.

But               when               Gilmore               and               his               partner               decided               to               split,               they               drew               straws.

With               the               acquisition               of               256               acres,               Gilmore's               straw               helped               shape               a               highly               successful               dairy               farm.

And               one               day               around               the               turn               of               the               century,               he               struck               oil               while               inconsequently               drilling               for               water               to               give               his               herd               of               dairy               cows.

Five               years               later,               the               dairy               had               been               replaced               by               the               Gilmore               Oil               Company,               providing               the               fuel               that               would               give               birth               to               the               first               automobiles.
               In               1921,               a               new               Gilmore               generation               took               control               of               the               property.

Earl               Bell               Gilmore,               Arthur's               son,               established               an               extensive               oil               and               gas               distribution               network               with               his               independent               oil               company,               the               largest               in               the               west               at               the               time.

Roger               Dahlhjelm               and               Fred               Beck,               two               entrepreneurs               fighting               against               the               struggles               of               the               Great               Depression,               approached               "E.B."               with               a               business               plan               that               would               transform               the               district's               landscape               into               a               village               square.

There,               artisans               could               offer               handmade               goods               to               customers               while               farmers               sell               their               produce               to               a               pack               of               housewives.

With               Gilmore's               widespread               acreage,               the               architectural               vision               of               these               two               businessman               was               born.

The               construction               of               wooden               stalls               followed,               and               Dahlhjelm               and               Beck               proposed               a               modest               business               approach               where               farmers               were               charged               fifty               cents               per               day               for               rent.

At               the               intersection               of               Fairfax               Avenue               and               3rd               Street,               the               Farmers               Market               has               attracted               many               Jewish               families               to               its               open-air               vegetable               stalls               and               cafes               as               part               of               their               weekly               shopping               routine.

This               open-air               supermarket               first               got               its               start               in               1934               when               a               group               of               eighteen               farmers               drove               up               and               parked               on               a               strip               of               vacant               land               at               Gilmore               Ranch.

There,               in               a               muddled               dirt               parking               lot,               they               sold               fresh               produce-fruit,               vegetables,               and               flowers-to               locals               out               of               the               back               of               their               trucks.
               With               fresh               goods               and               an               atmosphere               that               was               quite               casual,               the               Farmer's               Market               brought               Los               Angelinos               together               to               converse               as               well               as               shop.

Inside               these               cream-colored               buildings               laced               with               green               roofs               and               brick-colored               trim,               butchers,               bakers,               and               other               vendors               sell               various               candies,               nuts,               and               gourmet               cheese.

Passing               by               the               stands,               visitors               can               often               hear               over               twenty               different               languages               being               spoken               among               them               and               sometimes,               they               even               catch               themselves               taking               a               second               look               to               verify               a               celebrity               sighting-the               Los               Angeles               Times               still               ranks               the               Farmers               Market               as               the               top               location               for               spotting               Los               Angeles               movie               stars.

In               fact,               A.F.

Gilmore               had               no               idea               that               moving               from               Illinois               to               Los               Angeles               in               1870               would               have               so               much               reward.

By               the               end               of               the               1920s,               the               Farmers               Market               had               grossed               more               than               six               million               dollars,               but               monetary               gain               had               not               been               Gilmore's               primary               goal               for               building               his               popular               marketplace.

Rather,               this               vacant               land               at               Third               Street               and               Fairfax               Avenue               represented               a               central               meeting               place               for               Angelinos               and               a               tourist               attraction               for               out-of-towners,               hosting               circus               acts,               parades,               petting               zoos,               and               stargazing.
               Only               a               few               months               before               the               Farmers               Market               opened,               the               younger               Gilmore               built               the               first               race               track               for               midget               racers               out               of               his               love               for               the               sport.

He               made               winners               out               of               his               racers,               taking               them               to               the               Winner's               Circle               at               the               Indianapolis               500.

A               member               of               the               Indianapolis               Motor               Speedway               Hall               of               Fame               and               the               Sprint               Car               Hall               of               Fame,               Gilmore               would               later               pitch               the               idea               to               develop               the               sport               of               modern               stock               car               racing.

But               Gilmore's               fascination               with               cars               extended               further               than               just               the               construction               of               Gilmore               Stadium,               which               also               remained               home               to               the               Bulldogs,               Los               Angeles'               first               professional               team,               rodeos,               wrestling               matches,               and               even               swimming               meets.

Art               Aragon,               the               Golden               Boy               of               boxing,               also               fought               in               front               of               a               packed               crowd               at               the               18,000               seat               stadium,               and               President               Harry               Truman               delivered               his               classic               "stiff               upper               lip"               speech               inside               its               doors.

In               1938,               the               Hollywood               Stars,               a               minor               league               professional               baseball               team               owned               by               jazz               musician               Bing               Crosby,               actress               Barbara               Stanwyck,               and               movie               director               Cecil               B.

DeMille,               moved               into               Gilmore               Stadium               with               young               prospects               Spark               Anderson               and               Chuck               Connors,               "The               Rifleman."               With               the               stadium               seats               right               on               top               of               the               field,               Los               Angelinos               quickly               fell               in               love               with               America's               pastime,               and               by               1957,               the               Brooklyn               Dodgers               were               headed               to               Los               Angeles               to               begin               its               first               season               on               the               West               Coast.
               In               1941,               Farmers               Market               featured               the               newly-constructed               Clock               Tower               with               the               word's               "An               Idea"               inscribed               into               its               surface               to               honor               the               entrepreneurship               of               Gilmore,               Dahlhjelm,               and               Beck.

With               the               arrival               of               a               new               millennium,               the               A.F.

Gilmore               Company               dedicated               a               large               majority               of               the               available               property               to               shopping               and               entertainment               venues.

The               North               Market,               home               of               the               original               Gilmore               Bank,               played               host               to               a               number               of               street-level               and               two-story               office               buildings.

Today,               CBS               Television               City               dominates               the               northern               section               of               the               Fairfax               District               while               the               southern               portion               has               been               converted               into               the               "Grove,"               an               outdoor               shopping               mall               and               theater               complex               decorated               in               early               1900s               architecture.

With               its               small-town               atmosphere,               this               upscale               mega-mall               offers               a               host               of               quality               clothing               stores,               including               Nordstrom               and               Banana               Republic,               for               tourists               and               high-class               shoppers               to               explore.
               Winding               along               the               four               sun-soaked               lanes               of               Pacific               Coast               Highway               1,               surfboards               jut               out               the               back               of               Volkswagen               buses               and               mini               vans.

Beach               houses               crammed               one               next               to               the               other               watch               the               waves               crumble               into               white               wash,               and               each               block               another               surf               shop               appears               with               boards               stacked               outside.

One               highway               road               sign               says               it               all:               "Malibu,               27               miles               of               scenic               beauty."               Perched               on               the               brush               hillsides               overlooking               the               Pacific               Ocean,               Spanish-style               houses               and               other               elaborate               homes               decorate               these               Malibu               neighborhoods.

Acquiring               property               in               Malibu               requires               a               fat               pocketbook-residential               lots               can               range               from               five               million               dollars               all               the               way               up               to               twenty-five.

Peppered               along               the               coastline,               Duke's,               the               Chart               House,               and               other               pricey               surf-and-turf               restaurants               invite               surfers,               professionals,               and               wide-eyed               tourists               to               sink               their               teeth               into               filet               mignon               or               a               grilled               piece               of               Ono.

At               Neptune's               Net,               customers               can               enjoy               fresh               lobster,               crab,               or               shrimp               from               the               live               wells               all               while               taking               in               the               sound               of               waves               crashing               on               the               beach.

Other               Malibu               locals               flock               to               Malibu               Seafood               for               a               fish-n-chips               basket,               a               bowl               of               clam               chowder,               or               fresh               Maine               lobster               in               a               more               casual,               yet               scenic               setting.
               When               it               comes               to               spotting               a               celebrity               in               Los               Angeles,               Malibu               has               its               own               community               of               Hollywood               stars.

After               the               sale               of               La               Costa               area               for               six               million               dollars               in               1928,               a               wave               of               movie               stars               fled               to               Southern               California               to               lease               beachfront               homes               from               real               estate               developer               Art               Jones.

From               Tom               Hanks               to               Mel               Brooks               to               Bill               Murray,               the               Malibu               Colony               has               become               a               favorite               vacation               hideout               for               movie               stars               since               the               early               1930s.

Today,               this               gated               community               still               serves               as               an               oceanfront               playground               for               members               of               the               movie               and               music               industries               along               with               distinguished               writers,               producers,               and               business               types.

In               the               last               few               years               however,               state               officials               have               begun               to               favor               the               public's               right               to               share               Malibu's               coastline.

While               the               California               Coastal               Commission               hopes               to               open               up               these               privately-accessed               beaches               to               the               public               with               new               pathways,               this               celebrity               community               continues               to               fight               relentlessly               to               keep               surfers               and               tourists               out               of               their               backyards.
               There               is               no               doubt               that               Los               Angeles               has               distinguished               itself               throughout               the               world               as               a               classic               surf               destination.

Long               before               surfing               came               to               California,               Hawaiians               living               on               the               Big               Island               in               the               late               18th               century               learned               to               stand               erect               on               heavy               timber               "plank"               boards               and               cruise               down               the               face               of               a               wave.

By               1907,               Hawaiian               George               Freeth               had               introduced               this               concept               of               surfing               in               Southern               California,               but               it               wasn't               until               1927               when               the               renowned               Duke               Kahanamoku               began               to               teach               the               sport               to               early               Malibu               surfers               for               the               first               time.

Adjacent               to               the               Malibu               Pier               on               the               2300               block               of               PCH,               Surfrider               Beach               marks               the               beginning               of               surfing               in               America               and               on               a               good               day,               can               offer               one               of               the               best               right               breaks               in               the               world.

With               twenty-one               miles               of               coastline,               Malibu               has               developed               over               time               other               hot               surf               spots-Point               Dume,               Pirate's               Cove,               Trancas,               and               El               Pescador-for               locals               and               surfing               aficionados               to               explore.

At               Leo               Carrillo               State               Park,               tide               pools,               offshore               reefs,               and               canyon               streams               invite               surfers,               explorers,               and               backpackers               to               esteem               the               coast's               natural               resources.
               Out               on               the               water,               middle-aged               men               climb               onto               their               long               boards               and               glide               across               the               ocean's               glassy               surface,               tip-toeing               up               to               the               nose               of               the               board               and               back               as               if               they               were               balancing               on               a               circus               tight               rope.

Younger               surfers               catch               the               next               set               that               comes               in,               scaling               across               the               wave               before               instantly               whipping               the               nose               of               the               board               in               a               180-degree               turn               back               down               the               face.

Other               surfers               pop               off               the               lip               of               the               wave,               soaring               through               the               crisp               California               air               while               grabbing               the               edge               of               the               board               for               additional               style               points.

On               some               occasions,               the               wave's               push               tweaks               human               balance,               knocking               the               rider               over               the               side               of               the               surfboard-even               surf               wax               does               not               always               provide               surfers               with               the               best               grip               to               steer               out               of               traffic.

Emerging               from               the               water's               surface,               the               surfer               spots               his               board,               jumps               on,               and               paddles               out               to               stand               up               on               the               next               promising               wave.

Over               the               weekends,               large               crowds               make               it               difficult               for               anyone               to               stand               up               for               a               clean               ride.

Sometimes               competition               can               become               fierce               between               locals               and               visitors-stealing               waves               from               each               other,               cutting               off               another               rider               or               trash               talking               are               all               part               of               this               game               out               on               the               ocean's               surface.
               On               the               other               side               of               Los               Angeles,               the               city               of               Anaheim               contains               a               diverse               racial               and               ethnic               composition               of               Latinos,               Vietnamese,               and               African-Americans.

Originally               settled               as               a               German               colony,               Anaheim's               rural,               agricultural               landscape               rapidly               transformed               into               a               bustling               industrial               center               with               the               production               of               electronics,               aircraft               parts,               and               canned               fruit               soaring               to               new               heights.

Surprisingly,               the               Ku               Klux               Klan               made               Anaheim               its               home               in               the               1920s,               secretly               electing               four               of               its               members               to               the               city's               Board               of               Trustees.

Even               more               frightening,               in               fact,               was               that               nine               of               Anaheim's               ten-man               police               squad               actually               acted               as               Klansmen.

Yet               as               World               War               II               came               to               a               close,               Anaheim               grew               with               the               arrival               of               military               serviceman               eager               to               experience               the               constant               sunshine               and               new               opportunities               that               Southern               California               offers               its               residents.
               Discharged               from               his               military               term               in               France,               Walter               Elias               Disney               ultimately               gave               new               life               to               Anaheim               in               the               mid-1950s.

After               heading               one               of               Hollywood's               most               successful               movie               studios               with               his               brother               in               1923,               Disney               had               plans               for               a               permanent               family               fun               park.

Using               television               as               his               source               of               advertisement,               he               created               the               show,               "Disneyland,"               for               the               American               Broadcasting               Company.

With               the               financial               support               of               the               television               network,               Disney's               dream               soon               came               true               in               the               summer               of               1955               with               the               opening               of               Disneyland               as               the               first               member               of               the               Magic               Kingdom.

From               day               one,               crowds               have               flocked               to               the               park,               and               many               people               today               still               travel               to               Anaheim               for               a               vacation               with               Mickey               Mouse,               Donald               Duck,               and               Snow               White.

By               the               1990s,               Disneyland               underwent               major               construction,               turning               the               theme               park               into               a               designated               vacation               resort               with               the               Grand               Californian               Hotel               right               inside               its               gates.

Just               five               years               ago,               the               park               expanded               with               the               opening               of               Disney's               California               Adventure               Park               and               the               recent               restorations               of               Space               Mountain,               Jungle               Cruise,               and               Walt               Disney's               Enchanted               Tiki               Room               in               2004               set               the               stage               for               the               park's               fiftieth               anniversary               celebration,               the               "Happiest               Homecoming               on               Earth,"               a               year               later.
               Even               with               these               recent               additions,               Disneyland               isn't               what               it's               all               cracked               up               to               be.

A               versatile               playground               for               children               and               other               lively               youngsters,               the               world-renowned               park               rolls               a               day's               worth               of               cheap               thrills,               long               lines,               and               overpriced               fast               food               all               into               one               unaffordable               ticket               price               of               fifty-nine               dollars.

Southern               Californians               looking               for               a               real               rollercoaster               often               make               the               drive               north               out               to               Six               Flags               Magic               Mountain               in               Valencia,               where               guests               can               take               a               ride               on               the               spinning               and               looping               Riddler's               Revenge               or               scream               from               the               250-foot               opening               drop               and               high               speeds               (an               average               of               eighty-five               miles               per               hour)               of               Goliath.

Other               theme               park               enthusiasts               can               make               their               way               up               to               Universal               City               to               jump               on               Jurassic               Park...The               Ride               or               experience               the               eye-popping,               hair-raising               effects               of               Shrek               4               at               Universal               Studios               Hollywood.

And               in               Buena               Park               next               door               to               Anaheim,               Knott's               Berry               Farm,               America's               first               theme               park,               has               its               own               mix               of               screamers,               spinners,               and               family               rides.

Originally               established               as               a               small               farmland               on               Highway               39               for               cultivating               the               world's               first               boysenberry,               the               amusement               park               invites               children               and               adults               from               all               corners               of               Los               Angeles               to               enjoy               over               165               rides,               attractions,               and               theatrical               shows               for               less               than               forty               dollars               per               person.

In               any               case,               the               city               of               Anaheim               has               been               regarded               as               a               world-class               destination               for               both               leisure               and               business.

Recognized               for               its               hip,               rich               youth               culture,               this               major               metropolitan               center               forty               minutes               south               of               Los               Angeles               presents               endless               opportunities               for               surf               bums,               fashion               goers,               and               ritzy               executives.

And               with               contemporary               television               shows               like               FOX's               The               O.C.

and               MTV's               Laguna               Beach:               The               Real               O.C.,               the               Orange               County               region               has               grabbed               the               national               spotlight               with               its               vibrant               assortment               of               theme               parks,               distinguished               shopping               centers,               plentiful               sunshine,               sandy               beaches,               and               renowned               surf               culture.
               Sitting               on               the               southern               cliffs               that               overlook               the               dark               blue               Pacific               Ocean,               Palos               Verdes               has               grown               to               be               a               safe               haven               for               high-class               corporate               executives,               physicians,               and               attorneys.

Tucked               away               along               the               coastline's               Peninsula,               this               Los               Angeles               suburb               has               been               rated               as               one               of               the               best               places               to               live               in               the               world               due               to               its               close               proximity               to               the               ocean               and               host               of               golf               courses               and               country               clubs.

In               fact,               finding               available               property               these               days               can               take               several               years               for               those               hoping               to               live               in               one               of               the               Peninsula's               four               cities:               Rancho               Palos               Verdes,               Rolling               Hills,               Rolling               Hills               Estates,               and               Palos               Verdes               Estates.

But               long               ago               in               1827,               Palos               Verdes               first               came               to               life               at               the               hands               of               Don               Dolores               Sepulveda.

The               rancher               from               Mexico               took               control               of               the               area               after               receiving               an               original               land               grant               to               Rancho               Palos               Verdes,               the               "range               of               green               trees."               Soon               after,               the               75,000               acres               of               rolling               hills               herded               thousands               of               cattle               along               with               a               booming               hacienda.

In               the               early               twentieth               century,               New               York               banker               Fred               Vanderlip               purchased               the               entire               peninsula               for               only               1.5               million               dollars,               the               value               of               most               homes               in               the               immediate               area               nowadays.
               Today,               joggers,               cyclists,               and               horseback               riders               often               spend               time               along               the               snaking               two-lane               roads               and               switch-backs               that               cover               both               sides               of               the               hill.

At               the               center               of               the               Peninsula,               the               outdoor               shopping               mall,               the               Avenue,               combines               trendy               clothing               stores               with               family               entertainment,               including               a               multiplex               cinema,               year-round               ice               rink,               and               center               plaza               fountain.

Off               dry               land,               surfers,               scuba               divers,               and               fishermen               often               relish               the               natural               wonders               of               the               Pacific               at               Abalone               Cove               and               Long               Point,               now               a               popular               spot               for               filming               movies               and               television               series.

Along               the               city's               coastline,               Point               Vicente               represents               a               popular               location               in               February               for               viewing               gray               whales               heading               south               to               Baja               California.

And               across               the               channel,               Santa               Catalina               Island               offers               an               escape               from               the               big-city               atmosphere               for               millions               of               tourists               and               boy               scouts               with               its               abundance               of               hiking               trails,               endangered               plant               life,               and               distinct               wildlife.

At               Lunada               Bay,               one               surf               spot               has               remained               a               well-kept               secret               due               to               a               vicious               local               surf               gang.

Known               by               locals               as               the               "Bay               Boys,"               these               PV               surfers               show               no               mercy               for               non-locals.

In               fact,               they               have               been               known               to               harass,               intimidate,               and               assault               outsiders               hoping               to               surf               the               Bay's               perfect               curl               during               the               winter               months.

Several               strangers               and               other               aspiring               surfers               from               outside               the               area               should               expect               a               hostile               greeting               when               traveling               t               o               surf               Lunada               Bay's               break,               which               can               reach               heights               of               twelve               to               fifteen               feet               on               a               big               day.

This               infamous               gang               of               PV               surfers               regularly               waits               on               the               beach               for               non-locals               to               return               from               a               session               out               on               the               water               before               confronting               them,               leaving               their               surfboards               cracked               in               half               and               their               car               tires               slashed.

But               with               its               rolling               hills               and               cool               off-shore               breeze,               Palos               Verdes               is               more               of               a               vacation               resort               than               a               place               for               permanent               residence.

Whether               golfing,               hiking,               or               just               savoring               the               brilliant               color               of               an               afternoon               sunset,               Palos               Verdes               presents               its               residents               with               a               quiet,               reserved               community               hidden               away               from               the               daily               hustle-and-bustle,               smog,               and               bumper-to-bumper               traffic               that               habitually               comes               with               living               in               the               ever-chaotic               city               of               Los               Angeles.






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