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On June 1, 2008, a fire broke out on the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood, an American film studio and theme park in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County, California. The fire began when a worker used a blowtorch to warm asphalt shingles that were being applied to a facade. [ 1][ 2][ 3] The worker left before checking that ...
November 17, 1976. Reference no. 168. Griffith Observatory is an observatory in Los Angeles, California, on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park. It commands a view of the Los Angeles Basin including Downtown Los Angeles to the southeast, Hollywood to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest.
The Bel Air Fire was a disaster that began as a brush fire on November 6, 1961, in the Bel Air community of Los Angeles. The fire destroyed 484 homes and burned 6,090 acres (24.6 km 2) [ 1] At least 200 firemen were injured, with mostly eye injuries due to the smoke and flying embers. [ 2] The fire was fueled by strong Santa Ana winds.
The Woolsey Fire was a wildfire that started in Los Angeles County and spread north to neighboring Ventura County, both located in the U.S. state of California. The fire ignited on November 8, 2018 and wasn't fully contained until November 21, 2018. The fire burned 96,949 acres (39,234 hectares) of land, destroyed 1,643 structures, [ 4] killed ...
present. ( present) Lost LA is a public television historical documentary series that explores Southern California 's hidden past through documents, photos, and other rare artifacts from the region's libraries and archives. Hosted by writer and historian Nathan Masters, [1] each episode of Lost LA brings the primary sources of Los Angeles ...
The Garden of Allah was a famous hotel in West Hollywood, California, United States (then an unincorporated area of Los Angeles which was usually considered a part of Hollywood ), at 8152 Sunset Boulevard between Crescent Heights and Havenhurst, at the east end of the Sunset Strip . Originally a 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) estate called Hayvenhurst, it ...
The Los Angeles Fire Department ( LAFD or LA City Fire) provides firefighting services as well as technical rescue services, hazardous materials services and emergency medical services to the citizens of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. [ 6] The LAFD is responsible for approximately four million people who live in the agency ...
Brown Derby was a chain of restaurants in Los Angeles, California. The first and best known was shaped like a derby hat, an iconic image that became synonymous with the Golden Age of Hollywood. It was opened by Wilson Mizner in 1926. [ 1] The chain was started by Robert H. Cobb and Herbert K. Somborn (a former husband of film star Gloria ...