LOS ANGELES 



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LOS ANGELES 



fith Park (3,015 acres), a wooded and hilly 

 tract north of the city, is the second largest 

 municipal park in the United States. The city 

 has also Eastlake Park, near which is an alli- 

 gator farm, aviary and aquarium, and West- 

 lake, Echo, Elysian and Hollenbeck parks. 

 Exposition Park contains a state exposition 

 building; a museum of history, science and art, 

 and the Seventh Regiment Armory, and, with 

 its improvements, is valued at $3,000,000. 



The automobile boulevards of the city ex- 

 tend throughout the county, becoming a part 

 of the excellent system of state roads. Among 

 the city's greatest attractions are the beach 

 resorts, which include Santa Monica, Ocean 



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Park, Venice, Redondo Beach, Long Beach and 

 Catalina Island, and numerous suburbs, among 

 them Hollywood, Alhambra, Pasadena and Uni- 

 versal City, the latter a municipality devoted 

 to the moving-picture business (see MOVING 

 PICTURE, subhead Picture-Producing Plants). 



Buildings and Institutions. Los Angeles is 

 preeminently a city of beautiful homes. Mis- 

 sion architecture, adapted from the Spanish, 

 and the bungalow are characteristic types. The 

 grounds surrounding private dwellings are ex- 

 ceptionally attractive. White is a prevailing 

 color for private and public buildings, and re- 

 tains its brightness because of the general ab- 

 sence of smoke in the city. Rows of potted 

 palms are a unique feature of Broadway, one 

 of the main business thoroughfares. Among 



the many prominent public buildings are the 

 Federal building, erected at a cost of nearly 

 $2,250,000, the county courthouse and hall of 

 records, the city hall, the Bible Institute, 

 erected at a cost of $1,400,000, Y. M. C. A. and 

 Y. W. C. A. buildings (the first said to be the 

 finest of its kind in the world), the public li- 

 brary, Temple Auditorium, Shrine Auditorium 

 and Blanchard Art building. The Old Plaza 

 Church, first built in 1822 and rebuilt in 1861, 

 was the headquarters of General Fremont and 

 contains interesting relics of early days. 



Los Angeles is the seat of the University of 

 Southern California (Methodist Episcopal), and 

 of Occidental College (Presbyterian) ; it also 

 has a state normal school, the McClay College 

 of Theology, Saint Vincent's College (Catho- 

 lic), military academies, girls' schools and many 

 other private schools, art and music academies, 

 etc. There are more than forty hospitals and a 

 number of asylums. 



Commerce and Industry. Los Angeles is the 

 market for one of the richest horticultural and 

 agricultural districts in the United States, and 

 the chief products exported are oranges, . lem- 

 ons, olives, walnuts, vegetables, grain and cot- 

 ton. The deciduous fruits are also preserved, 

 canned or dried for export. Many acres are 

 devoted to the cultivation of flowers, shrubs 

 and bulbs for Northern and Eastern markets. 

 In 1913 the oil fields of California produced 

 97,788,525 barrels of petroleum; the richest 

 fields are in Los Angeles and adjacent counties. 

 The manufacture of by-products, asphalt, lubri- 

 cants, distillate and illuminating oil, is impor- 

 tant, and petroleum is used as fuel by the rail- 

 roads and by manufacturers. 



Los Angeles is the center and headquarters 

 for the rich mining fields of Southern Cali- 

 fornia, Lower California, Sonora, Mex., and) 

 Arizona, and a large territory in Southern Utahj 

 and Nevada. Mineral products include gold! 

 and silver, borax, clay, gypsum, granite, cement 

 and lime. Important industries are oil refining, 

 meat packing, and the manufacture of steelj 

 and iron, mining machinery and supplies and! 

 lumber. Tuna fish is prepared by several can- 

 neries at the harbor. The value of manufac- 

 tured products of Los Angeles for a single 

 year is estimated at $120,300,000. More thar 

 15,000 people are engaged here in the produc- 

 tion of motion pictures and the annual outpui 

 is valued at $20,000,000. 



The city is a port of entry; the annual valu< 

 of imports from foreign countries average 

 $4,160,000, and the value of exports $2,900,000 



