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Thom Andersen's Collected Essays Map L.A.'s Relationship to Film
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A Brief History of Los Angeles City Hall
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A Brief History of the Los Angeles Central Library
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A Brief History of L.A's Grand Downtown Hotel, the Biltmore
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Angelus Temple: Sister Aimee and the L.A. Origins of the Megachurch
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Alfred Hitchcock’s (Non-Existent) Los Angeles
"The Master of Suspense" called L.A. home for 41 years. Why did his films never reveal his adopted city?
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Los Angeles in Buildings: The Ambassador Hotel
The bullet fired by Sirhan Sirhan in 1968 ultimately killed not just Robert F. Kennedy but also L.A.'s Ambassador Hotel itself.
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L.A.'s First "Skyscraper," 12 Stories Tall, Later Led Downtown's Resurgence
Upon its completion in 1904, the Braly Block was hailed as L.A.'s first skyscraper.