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Los Angeles (US: (listen) lawss AN-jl-s; Spanish: Los Ángeles [los axeles], lit. 'The Angels'), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city after New York City. It covers about 469 square miles (1,210 km²) and is the seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estimated 9.86 million as of 2022. The city was founded on September 4, 1781, under Spanish governor Felipe de Neve, on the village of Yaanga. Los Angeles hosted the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics and will host the 2028 Summer Olympics. In 2018, the Los Angeles metropolitan area had a gross metropolitan product of over $1.0 trillion, making it the city with the third-largest GDP in the world. It also has the busiest container port in the Americas. The local English pronunciation of the name of the city has varied over time.Since the 1930s, has been most common. This was also endorsed in 1952 by a "jury" appointed by Mayor Fletcher Bowron to devise an official pronunciation. The original settlement is disputed and is known as "Los Pladores" or "The Queen of the Angels" The original name is disputed; the original settlement of El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Our Lady of the Queen of Angels is believed to have been founded in 1781.

Pronunciation of the name

Los Angeles is the primary city name, but also Baldwin Hills, Leimert Park, View Park are acceptable city names or spellings, Crenshaw on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. Since the 1930s, has been most common. In 1934, the United States Board on Geographic Names decreed that this pronunciation be used. This was also endorsed in 1952 by a "jury" appointed by Mayor Fletcher Bowron to devise an official pronunciation. In 1908, librarian Charles Fletcher Lummis, who argued for the name's pronunciation with a hard g, reported that there were at least 12 pronunciation variants. In the early 1900s, the Los Angeles Times advocated for pronouncing it Loce AHNG-hayl-ais, approximating Spanish [los axeles], by printing the respelling under its masthead for several years. This did not find favor. Since the 1880s the pronunciation lohss ANG-gl-s emerged out of a trend in California to give places Spanish, or Spanish-sounding, names and pronunciations. The pronunciation lawss AN-jl-s was established following the 1850 incorporation of the city and was most common until the 1950s, when it was adopted by the U.S. Board of Geographic Names. In 1952, a jury was appointed by the mayor to devise a pronunciation for the city's name. The jury's decision was made to use the pronunciation of lawss AN-l-s, which has been in use ever since. It is the most common pronunciation of the name of Los Angeles, followed by lawss A-s-L-S-E-S and lawss L-A-S.

History

Los Angeles was settled by the Tongva (Gabrieleño) and Chumash tribes. In 1781, a group of forty-four settlers known as "Los Pobladores" founded the pueblo (town) they called El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles, 'The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels' In 1846, during the wider Mexican-American war, marines from the Mexican militias fought the siege of Los Angeles where 150 Mexican militias which eventually surrendered. By 1900, the population had grown to more than 102,000, putting pressure on the city's water supply. By 1923, the discoveries had helped California become the country's largest oil producer, accounting for about one-quarter of the world's petroleum output. The present-day city has the largest Roman Catholic archdiocese in the United States. The original name of the settlement is disputed; the Guinness Book of World Records rendered it as "El Puebla de Nuestro Áñora de los Porciúncula"; other sources have shortened or alternate versions of the longer name. Los Angeles created the first municipal zoning ordinance in the U.S. On September 14, 1908, the Los Angeles City Council promulgated residential and industrial land use zones. In 1910, Hollywood merged into Los Angeles, and the city became a suburb of the larger city. In 1916, the city created a comprehensive comprehensive zoning ordinance.

Geography

Los Angeles is both flat and hilly. The highest point in the city proper is Mount Lukens at 5,074 ft (1,547 m) The city is subject to earthquakes because of its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire. The strike-slip San Andreas Fault system, which sits at the boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate, passes through the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The last major earthquake was the 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake. Parts of the city are vulnerable to tsunamis from waves from the Aleutian Islands in 1946, Valdivia earthquake in 1960, Alaska earthquake in 1964, Chile earthquake in 2010 and Japan earthquake in 2011. The official tree of Los Angeles is the Coral Tree (Erythrina caffra) and the official flower is the Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae). Mexican Fan Palms, Canary Island Palms and Queen Palms are common in the area, although only the last is native to California, though still not native to the City of LA. The city's street patterns generally follow a uniform grid plan, with uniform block lengths and occasional cut blocks for each block. However, this is complicated by rugged terrain, which has necessitated having different grids for each neighborhood. These neighborhoods are well-defined enough that the city has nearly all signage which marks nearly all of them nearly every street. The Los Angeles River, which is largely seasonal, is the primary drainage channel. It was straightened and lined in 51 miles (82 km) of concrete by the Army Corps of Engineers to act as a flood control channel.

Demographics

The 2010 U.S. census reported Los Angeles had a population of 3,792,621. Non-Hispanic Whites were 28.7% of the population in 2010, compared to 86.3% in 1940. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1,838,822 persons (48.5%). Los Angeles is home to people from more than 140 countries speaking 224 different identified languages. Ethnic enclaves like Chinatown, Historic Filipinotown, Koreatown, Little Armenia, Little Ethiopia, Tehrangeles, Little Tokyo, Little Bangladesh, and Thai Town provide examples of the polyglot character of Los Angeles. The largest Asian ethnic groups are Filipinos (3.2%) and Koreans (2.9%), which have their own established ethnic enclaves. Chinese people, which make up 1.8% of LA's population, reside mostly outside of the city limits and rather in the San Gabriel Valley of eastern Los Angeles County, but make a sizable presence in the city, notably in Chinatown. African Americans have been the predominant ethnic group in South Los Angeles, which has emerged as the largest African American community in the western United States since the 1960s. The city is also home to Armenians, Assyrians, Iranians and Iranians, many of whom live in enclaves in the Central Los Angeles region. The highest concentration of African Americans include Crenshaw, Baldwin Hills, Baldwin Park, Leimert Park, Manchester Square, Manchester Park, and Watts.

Economy

The economy of Los Angeles is driven by international trade, entertainment (television, motion pictures, video games, music recording, and production), aerospace, technology, petroleum, fashion, apparel, and tourism. In the 2017 Global Financial Centres Index, Los Angeles was ranked as having the 19th most competitive financial center in the world. One of the five major film studios, Paramount Pictures, is within the city limits, its location being part of the so-called "Thirty-Mile Zone" of entertainment headquarters in Southern California. Los Angeles has been classified an "alpha world city" according to a 2012 study by a group at Loughborough University. The Department of Cannabis Regulation enforces cannabis legislation after the legalization of the sale and distribution of cannabis in 2016. As of October 2019, more than 300 existing cannabis businesses (both retailers and their suppliers) have been granted approval to operate in what is considered the nation's largest market. The Los Angeles metropolitan area has a gross metropolitan product of over $1.0 trillion (as of 2018), making it the third-largest economic metropolitan area in the World after Tokyo and New York. Los LA is home to three Fortune 500 companies: AECOM, CBRE Group, and Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Other companies headquartered in Los Angeles and the surrounding metropolitan area include The Aerospace Corporation, California Pizza Kitchen, Capital Group Companies, Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, Dine Brands Global, DreamWorks Animation, Dollar Shave Club, Fandango Media, and Trader Joe's.

Arts and culture

There are 841 museums and art galleries in Los Angeles County, more museums per capita than any other city in the U.S. The city's food culture is a fusion of global cuisine brought on by the city's rich immigrant history and population. As of 2022, the Michelin Guide recognized 10 restaurants granting 2 restaurants two stars and eight restaurants one star. Los Angeles is the site of the USC School of Cinematic Arts which is the oldest film school in the United States. The Los Angeles Music Center is "one of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation", with more than 1.3 million visitors per year. The Hollywood Sign, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Capitol Records Building, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, and the Griffith Observatory are important landmarks in the city. The L.A. Public Library system operates 72 public libraries in the City. The Venice Canal Historic District and boardwalk, Theme Building, Bradbury Building, Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles City Hall, Hollywood Bowl, battleship USS Iowa, Watts Towers, Staples Center, Dodger Stadium, and Olvera Street are also important landmarks. The Santa Monica Beach Boardwalk is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country. The Griffith Observatory is the world's largest observatory, with a collection of more than 2,000 historic buildings. The Getty Center is the largest art museum in the Western United States, and is part of the J. Paul Getty Trust, the world’s wealthiest art institution.

Sports

The city of Los Angeles and its metropolitan area are the home of eleven top-level professional sports teams. Los Angeles is the second-largest city in the United States but hosted no NFL team between 1995 and 2015. The city has twice hosted the Summer Olympic Games: in 1932 and in 1984, and will host the games for a third time in 2028. The Forum, SoFi Stadium, Dignity Health Sports Park, the Rose Bowl, Angel Stadium, and the Honda Center are also in adjacent cities and cities in Los Angeles's metropolitan area. The UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) are Division I teams in the Pac-12 Conference, but will soon be moved to the Big Ten Conference. The Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL), the Los Angeles Galaxy and Los Angeles FC of Major League Soccer (MLS) are among the other teams based in the city. Los Los Angeles will be one of eleven US host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with matches set to be held at So Fi Stadium. The Rose Bowl also hosts an annual and highly prestigious NCAA college football game called the Rosebowl, which happens every New Year's Day. Los LA is one of six North American cities to have won championships in all five of its major leagues (MLB, NFL, NHL, MLS, and MLS), completing the feat with the Kings' 2012 Stanley Cup title. The LA Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, and LA Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) are also among the teams that play in neighboring communities but use the city's name.

Government

Los Angeles is a charter city as opposed to a general law city. The current charter was adopted on June 8, 1999, and has been amended many times. The elected government consists of the Los Angeles City Council and the mayor of Los Angeles, which operate under a mayorcouncil government. There are 15 city council districts. In the California State Assembly, Los Angeles is split between fourteen districts, and in the United States House of Representatives, it is split among ten congressional districts. The city has many departments and appointed officers, including the LAPD, the Board of Police Commissioners, and the Housing Authority of the City of L.A. (HACLA) The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) also has a branch of the city library, the LAPL, which is located in downtown Los Angeles. The mayor is Karen Bass, and there are about 90 neighborhood councils. The neighborhood councils are relatively autonomous and spontaneous in that they identify their own boundaries, establish their own bylaws, and elect their own officers. Residents elect supervisors for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th supervisorial districts, as well as the city attorney, a county office, and controller. There is a city council district for the city's first district, and a city district for its second district, for the third and fourth districts, for a total of 15 city districts for Los Angeles to represent. The U.S. State Assembly has 14 districts, while the state Senate has eight districts.

Education

There are three public universities within the city limits: California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), California State. University, Northridge (CSUN) and University of California, LA (UCLA) The community college system consists of nine campuses governed by the trustees of the Los Angeles Community College District. The Claremont Colleges consortium includes the most selective liberal arts colleges in the U.S. and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), one of the top STEM-focused research institutions in the world. Los Angeles Unified School District serves almost all of the city of Los Angeles, as well as several surrounding communities, with a student population around 800,000. LAUSD has become known for its underfunded, overcrowded and poorly maintained campuses, although its 162 Magnet schools help compete with local private schools. The Los Angeles County Office of Education operates the LA County High School for the Arts. There are numerous additional colleges and universities outside the Greater Los Angeles area, including the Claremont colleges consortium, which includes the top liberal arts college in the United States, and the Caltech consortium, among other institutions. The city has a population of around 1.2 million people, and has a per-capita income of $50,000 to $100,000 per year. The average household income in Los Angeles is around $60,000, and a per capita income is about $70,000 or $80,000 in some parts of the greater Los Angeles region. The median household income is $62,000; the average household wealth is $74,500.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California = 1. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 52. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Los Angeles = 6.2 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 3,898,747 individuals with a median age of 34.7 age the population grows by 6.85% in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 8,304.22 residents per square mile of area (3,206.29/km²). There are average 2.87 people per household in the 1,343,425 households with an average household income of $46,393 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 13.90% of the available work force and has dropped -6.24% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 13.62%. The number of physicians in Los Angeles per 100,000 population = 213.2.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Los Angeles = 18.1 inches and the annual snowfall = 0 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 26. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 284. 77 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 49.8 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 46, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California which are owned by the occupant = 36.46%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 46 years with median home cost = $400,360 and home appreciation of -14.02%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $7.73 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,843 per student. There are 21.6 students for each teacher in the school, 4412 students for each Librarian and 733 students for each Counselor. 5.27% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 16.03% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 8.77% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).

Studio City is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California, in the southeast San Fernando Valley. It is named after the studio lot that was established in the area by film producer Mack Sennett in 1927, now known as Radford Studio Center. The 2000 U.S. census counted 34,034 residents in the 6.31-square-mile (16.3 km²) Studio City neighborhood, among the lowest population densities for the city but about average for the county. Iran (7%) and the United Kingdom (6.7%) were the most common places of birth for the 21.1% of the residents who were born abroada low percentage for Los Angeles. In 2008, the city estimated that the resident population had increased to 37,201. The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $75,657, considered high for theCity. The percent of households earning $125,000 and up was high for Los Los Angeles County. The average household size of 1.9 people was low when compared to the rest of the city and the county, with 837 families headed by single parents, the rate of 11.2% being low for the City. The Los Angeles River and Tujunga Wash flow through Studio City, and the two concrete-lined channels merge just west of Colfax Avenue and Ventura Boulevard adjacent to Radford Studios. The area that Studio City occupies was formerly part of Rancho Ex-Mission San Fernando, a 116,858-acre Mexican land grant granted in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico.

History

Studio City is the primary city name, but also N Hollywood, North Hollywood are acceptable city names or spellings. Rancho Ex-Mission San Fernando was a 116,858-acre (472.91 km²) Mexican land grant in present-day Los Angeles County, California, granted in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico to Eulogio F. de Celis. This land changed hands several times during the late 19th century, and was eventually owned by James Boon Lankershim (1850-1931) In 1927, Mack Sennett began building a new studio on 20 acres (81,000 m2) donated by the land developer. The area around the studio was named Studio City. In 1955, Studio City's Station 78 became the first racially integrated station in the Los Angeles City Fire Department. This article was originally published as "Laurelwood" and was updated as "Studio City" on November 14, 2013. We are happy to clarify that the area that Studio City occupies was formerly part of Rancho Ex - Mission San Fernando, and that the name was changed to Studio City when the new studio was built. We apologize for any confusion caused by the change in the name of the land grant, which was originally known as Laurelwood. We have been asked to point out that the original name of this land grant was Rancho Ex-Mission San Fernando, not Ranchos Ex Mission San fernando. We would like to make clear that this was the name given to a land grant that was granted by the Governor of Pío Pico in 1846.

Population

The 2000 U.S. census counted 34,034 residents in the 6.31-square-mile (16.3 km²) Studio City neighborhood. In 2008, the city estimated that the resident population had increased to 37,201. Iran (7%) and the United Kingdom (6.7%) were the most common places of birth for the 21.1% of the residents who were born abroada. The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $75,657, considered high for the city. The percent of households earning $125,000 and up was high for Los Angeles County. The average household size of 1.9 people was low when compared to the rest of the city and the county. In 2000, there were 837 families headed by single parents, the rate of 11.2% being low for theCity of Los Angeles. There were 2,591 veterans, 8.8% of. the population, a high figure for the City. Renters occupied 55.9% ofThe housing stock and house- or apartment-owners held 44.1%. The median age for residents, 38, was considered old for city and county neighborhoods; the percent of residents age 19 and older was among the county's highest. The ethnic breakdown was Whites, 78%; Latinos, 8.7%; Asians, 5.4%; Blacks, 3.7.; and others, 4.1%; and others, 4.0%. The average age of residents in Studio City was 38 years old.

Geography

The Los Angeles River and Tujunga Wash flow through Studio City. The two concrete-lined channels merge just west of Colfax Avenue and north of Ventura Boulevard adjacent to Radford Studio Center. Studio City is bordered on the north by Valley Village, on the east by Toluca Lake and Universal City, and on the south by Hollywood Hills West. The city is also bordered by Beverly Crest, Sherman Oaks and Hollywood Hills. The L.A. River runs through the center of the city, between Ventura and Colfax Avenues. It is the only major river that flows through the city. The LA River is a tributary of the Santa Catalina River, which flows into the San Fernando River. The Santa Cataline River flows through a section of Studio City known as the San Francisco Bay Area. The San Francisco River also flows into Studio City, which is part of the Los Angeles Bay Area, and the San Diego Bay area, which lies to the north and east. The Los Angeles City Waterway, which runs from the San Gabriel River to the Santa Monica River, also runs throughStudio City. It runs from Studio City to the San Pedro River and the Santa Ana River, and to the Ventura River and San Diego River, both to the south and east of the City of Los Angeles. The Angeles River is also a major source of water for the San Angeles area, as well as the Santa Barbara River and Santa Cruz River. It flows through several neighborhoods, including Hollywood Hills, Hollywood Hills and Santa Monica, and into the Santa Clara River.

Education

Almost half of Studio City residents aged 25 and older (49.4%) had earned a four-year degree by 2000. The percentage of those residents with a master's degree was also high for the county. The Studio City branch of the Los Angeles Public Library is at the corner of Moorpark Street and Whitsett Avenue. The city's public schools are: Bridges Academy, private, 4-12, 3921 Laurel Canyon Boulevard; Campbell Hall School, K-12; and Walter Reed Middle School, 6-8, 4525 Irvine Avenue. For confidential support call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch, or see www.samaritans.org for details. In the U.S. call the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255 or visit http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/. For confidential support on suicide matters call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 1 800 273 TALK (8255). For support in the UK, call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or  visit the  Samaritans. For help in the Middle East, call the Salvation Army on 8457  90 90  or see  http://www samaritan.org/Middle East. For support in Africa, call the Salvation Army on 8457 100 or http www.sam Samaritans in the Middle East. For help in Europe,  call the European Union on 8 457 9000. For help in the Middle East,  visit the European Union.

Parks and recreation

The Studio City Recreation Center (commonly known as Beeman Park) is in a residential neighborhood on Rye Street at Beeman Avenue. It has an auditorium, barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, an outdoor running and walking track, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, picnic tables, unlighted tennis courts, and many programs and classes. Wilacre Park, a 128-acre natural mountain park with the lower trailhead for the Betty B Dearing hiking trail, is on Fryman Road at Laurel Canyon Boulevard. Woodbridge Park, on Elmer Avenue at Moorpark Street, on the eastern border of Studio City has a children and toddler's play areas. North Valleyheart Riverwalk is a linear park that abuts the Los Angeles River. Coldwater Canyon Park is a nature park adjacent to Wilacre and Fryman Canyon Park. It contains an amphitheater and the headquarters for the conservation group TreePeople. The park is not to be confused with an unrelated park, three miles to the south on North Beverly Drive in the city of Beverly Hills. The Studio City Mini-Park, an unstaffed pocket park, is in the center of the city. It is managed by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks (LA Parks) It is not the only pocket park in Studio City; the city also has several smaller parks in the area that are not under the jurisdiction of the LA Parks department. The city has a number of smaller parks, such as Moorpark Park.

Notable places

The Los Angeles Riverwalk is one of the city's most famous tourist attractions. It runs along the banks of the LA River. The river is also known as the North Valleyheart Riverwalk. It was named after North Valley Heart, a community in Los Angeles, California. It is also the site of several famous buildings, including Radford Studio Center and Campo de Cahuenga. The Riverwalk was also the inspiration for the TV series "The Brady Bunch" in the 1970s and 1980s, starring David Carradine and Tom Hanks. It's also the location of a number of famous landmarks, such as the Los Angeles Opera House and the L.A. Riverwalk, as well as the Santa Catalina Bridge and Los Angeles City Hall. It also features several buildings by Rudolph Michael Schindler, including the Studio Center, which was once known as CBS Studio Center.

Local government

The community is represented within the city of Los Angeles by the Studio City Neighborhood Council. The area is represented by Los Angeles County District 3 Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, State Senator Robert Hertzberg, California Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian and U.S. Representative Brad Sherman. The northeast part of Studio City is in City Council District 2, and the southwest section is in District 4, represented by Nithya Raman. The community is also represented by the Los Angeles City Council in District 2 and District 3 in District 3. The southwest section of the community is in the City Council district of District 4. The neighborhood council is made up of residents who live in and around Studio City. It is also known as the "Studio City neighborhood" and is located on the edge of downtown Los Angeles. It has a population of about 3,000. The city is home to a number of museums, including the Museum of Modern Art and the California Museum of Natural History. It also has a museum of American Art, which was built in the 1930s and is on the site of the former Studio City High School, which is now a part of the L.A. Unified School District. There is also a Museum of American History, which dates back to the 18th century. The museum is located in the center of the city and was once the home of the California Institute of the Arts. It was also home to the California State Theater, which opened in the early 20th century, and was later moved to a new location.