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LA can mean

  • Louisiana a US state by abbreviation
  • Los Angeles a city in California and second most populated city in the US


Images for kids

  • FelipeDeNeve

    Felipe de Neve led the Los Angeles Pobladores in founding the city in 1781.

  • View of Hill Street, looking north from 6th Street, Los Angeles, ca.1913 (CHS-5692)

    Hill Street, looking north from 6th Street, c. 1913. Notable sites include Central Park (today's Pershing Square) (the trees, lower left), Hotel Portsmouth (lower right), and the Hill Street tunnel (at end of street).

  • Patton during a welcome home parade in Los Angeles, June 9, 1945

    General George Patton during a welcome-home parade in Los Angeles, June 9, 1945

  • Los Angeles by Sentinel-2, 2019-03-30

    Satellite photo showing the city of Los Angeles

  • Palm tree expo park coliseum peristyle

    Oldest palm tree in Los Angeles, 2019, with the Los Angeles Coliseum in the background

  • DTLA Mullholand Dr

    A view of Downtown Los Angeles in the background and the Hollywood district with the circular Capitol Records Building in the foreground

  • Griffith Observatory entrance lawn with Hollywood sign

    A clear evening view of Mount Lee and the Hollywood Sign from the Griffith Observatory lawn

  • Los Angeles Pollution

    The city is often covered in smog, December 2005.

  • Distribution of high income households across LA County

    Percentage of households with incomes above $150k across LA County census tracts

  • Race and ethnicity 2010- Los Angeles (5560490330)

    Map of racial and ethnic distribution in Los Angeles, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people: ⬤ White ⬤ Black ⬤ Asian ⬤ Hispanic ⬤ Other

  • Los Angeles Cathedral-2

    The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels is the mother cathedral for the Los Angeles archdiocese.

  • Homeless people, Los Angeles, California

    Homeless people outside city hall, 2021

  • Kaiser Sunset Hospital

    Kaiser Sunset Hospital in Los Angeles. Kaiser Permanente was the largest non-government employer in Los Angeles County in 2018.

  • UCLA-old-statenormal-campus

    Los Angeles branch of the California State Normal School on Vermont Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, between 1882 and 1914. The site is now occupied by the Los Angeles Central Library.

  • Cal State University, Los Angeles

    California State University, Los Angeles

  • Foxplaza la

    The Fox Plaza in Century City, headquarters for 20th Century Fox

  • Los Angeles - Echangeur autoroute 110 105

    The Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange, connecting the Century Freeway (I-105) and the Harbor Freeway (I-110)

  • Los Angeles Metro System Map

    Los Angeles Metro Rail and Metro Transitway map

  • Sister cities of Los Angeles

    A sign near City Hall points to the sister cities of Los Angeles.

See also

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