释义 |
- Prior to 20th century
- 20th century 1900s–1940s 1950s–1970s 1980s–1990s
- 21st century
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The following is a historical timeline of the city of Los Angeles, California. {{Dynamic list}}{{TOC right}}Prior to 20th century{{California history sidebar}}- 1781 – El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciuncula founded in colonial New Spain.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1818 – Avila Adobe built.[1]
- 1830 – Population: 730.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1835 – Los Angeles becomes capital of Mexican California.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1846 – September: Siege of Los Angeles by U.S. forces.
- 1847 – January 10: Los Angeles taken by U.S. forces.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}{{sfn|Monnette|1915}}
- 1848 – February 2: Los Angeles becomes part of U.S. territory per Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
- 1850
- April 4: Los Angeles incorporated.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- September 9: Los Angeles becomes part of the new U.S. state of California.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- Population: 1,610 city; 3,530 county.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- Los Angeles County established.
- 1851 – Los Angeles Star, city's first newspaper, begins publication.{{sfn|McNamara|2010}}
- 1854 – Round House constructed.
- 1855 – First City public school building built.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1860 – Los Angeles Soap Company in business.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|ps=: "Los Angeles"}}
- 1865 – St. Vincent's College opens.{{sfn|Starr|2007}}
- 1866 – Town Square established.[2]
- 1868 – Street lighting installed.[2]
- 1869 – Los Angeles & San Pedro Railroad begins operating.[3]
- 1871
- October 24: Anti-Chinese unrest.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- Evening Express newspaper begins publication.[4]
- San Pedro Harbor development begins.{{sfn|Newmans|1903}}
- 1872 – First African Methodist Episcopal Church established.[2]
- 1873 – Los Angeles Daily Herald newspaper begins publication.[4]
- 1875 – Los Angeles and Independence Railroad begins operating to Santa Monica.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1876
- September 6 – Southern Pacific Railroad (San Francisco-Los Angeles line) begins operating Los Angeles' first link to transcontinental railroad.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- Cathedral of Saint Vibiana built.[2]
- 1877
- First oranges shipped to eastern markets.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1880
- University of Southern California opens.
- Population: 11,183 city;{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}} 33,381 county.
- 1881 – Los Angeles Daily Times begins publication.[4]
- 1882 – Los Angeles State Normal School opens.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1883 – City Railroad Company established.{{sfn|Blueprint America|2008}}
- 1884 – Child's Grand Opera House opens.{{sfn|Smith|2007}}
- 1886
- Kansas City-Los Angeles railway begins operating.
- City Fire Department{{sfn|Directory|1915}} and Elysian Park established.
- Pasadena and Santa Monica incorporated in Los Angeles County.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- Many people arrive as a result of railroad rate war; speculative real estate boom begins.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1887
- Peak of real estate boom; many towns laid out.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- Los Angeles Athletic Club incorporated.
- April 20 – Occidental College founded.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- Pomona incorporated in Los Angeles County.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1888
- Land boom collapses.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- Southern Pacific's Arcade Depot opens.
- Chamber of Commerce founded.
- California Club incorporated.
- Long Beach incorporated in Los Angeles County.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1889
- City Parks Department{{sfn|Parks|1988}} and Los Angeles Oil Exchange founded.
- Orange County established.[5]
- 1890 – Population: 50,400 city; 101,454 county.
- 1891 – Courthouse built.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1892
- Redondo Beach incorporated in Los Angeles County.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- February – Oil discovered within Los Angeles City limits.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1893
- Bradbury Building constructed.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- July 4 – Mount Lowe Railway opens north of Pasadena.
- 1894 – Fiesta de Los Angeles begins.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1895
- Highland Park becomes part of the City of Los Angeles.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- Los Angeles Consolidated Electric Railway taken over by bondholders and renamed the Los Angeles Railway{{sfn|Friedricks|1992|p=51}}
- 1896
- May – Congress approves $2,900,000 for deep-water harbor at San Pedro.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1897 – Los Angeles Country Club founded.
- 1898
- September 1: Henry E. Huntington and Isaias W. Hellman syndicate purchase Los Angeles Railway and begin expanding it{{sfn|Friedricks|1992|p=51}}
- March 5: Griffith Park presented to Los Angeles by Col. Griffith J. Griffith.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|ps=: "Los Angeles"}}
- 1899
- Garvanza and University district become part of the City of Los Angeles.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- Construction begins on Los Angeles Harbor, San Pedro.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1900 – Population: 102,479 city;{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}} 170,298 county.
20th century1900s–1940s{{see also|Los Angeles in the 1920s}}- 1901
- Angels Flight funicular begins operating.
- Children's Hospital founded.
- November 1 – Huntington group incorporates the Pacific Electric Railway of California{{sfn|Friedricks|1992|p=51}}
- 1902
- Tally's Electric Theater opens.{{sfn|Smith|2007}}
- Los Angeles takes over water system.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1903
- Los Angeles Examiner newspaper begins publication.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- Braly Building constructed.
- 1905
- Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad begins operating.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- Design of the seal of the City of Los Angeles adopted.
- Vernon incorporated in Los Angeles County.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1906
- Alexandria Hotel in business.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|ps=: "Los Angeles"}}
- Shoestring strip, to connect Wilmington to Los Angeles, annexed to City of Los Angeles.{{sfn|Auditor|1917}}
- Glendale, Huntington Park, and Watts incorporated in Los Angeles County.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1907
- Port of Los Angeles[3] and City Club of Los Angeles[6] established.
- Silver Lake Reservoir built.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|ps=: "Los Angeles"}}
- Los Angeles Ostrich Farm{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|ps=: "Los Angeles"}} and Los Angeles Alligator Farm open.
- 1908
- Mount Wilson Observatory begins operating in Los Angeles County.
- October 1: Construction begins on Owens River Aqueduct.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1909
- Selig Polyscope Company relocates to Los Angeles.[13]
- City Market Wholesale Produce Terminal built.[7]
- San Pedro and Wilmington become part of the City of Los Angeles.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1910
- October 1: Los Angeles Times bombing.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- East Hollywood and Hollywood become part of City of Los Angeles.{{sfn|Auditor|1917}}
- Population: 319,200 city; 504,131 county.
- 1911
- Nestor Studios begin operating.[8]
- Pacific Electric Railway Company{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}} created from merger of eight streetcar companies.
- Los Angeles College created.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- Burbank incorporated in Los Angeles County.
- San Fernando incorporated in Los Angeles County.
- 1912 – County of Los Angeles Public Library established.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1913
- Los Angeles Aqueduct completed.[8]
- La Brea Tar Pits excavation begins.[9]
- 1914
- Southern Pacific's Central Station and Southwest Museum{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}} open.
- "First ship via Panama Canal arrives."{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}[3]
- Beverly Hills incorporated in Los Angeles County.[2]
- 1915
- Universal Studios begins operating.[2]
- San Fernando Valley becomes part of City of Los Angeles.{{sfn|Auditor|1917}}
- Breed Street Synagogue active.
- Japan-Los Angeles steamship begins operating.[2]
- Area of city: 288 square miles.{{sfn|Guinn|1915}}
- 1916
- Westgate becomes part of City of Los Angeles.{{sfn|Auditor|1917}}
- Lincoln Motion Picture Company in business.[10]
- 1917 – Culver City incorporated in Los Angeles County.[2]
- 1918
- Warner Bros. Studios begin operating.[2]
- Los Angeles Philharmonic{{sfn|Smith|2007}} and Otis College of Art and Design founded.
- 1919
- September – Southern branch of University of California is founded.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1920
- Population: 576,673 city;[25] 936,455 county.
- Douglas Aircraft Company in business in nearby Santa Monica.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1921
- Hollywood Legion Stadium opens.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- Hollywood Masonic Temple and Hollyhock House (residence) built.
- Watts Towers sculpture construction begins.
- Chouinard Art Institute founded.
- Ambassador Hotel in business.
- 1922
- KFI, KHJ and KNX radio stations begin broadcasting.[2]
- Hollywood Bowl (amphitheater) and Grauman's Egyptian Theatre open.
- Rose Bowl completed in Pasadena.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1923
- Post World War I building boom reaches its peak.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- Hollywoodland sign erected.{{sfn|Not for Tourists|2014}}
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum opens.
- Biltmore Hotel in business.
- Angelus Temple built.{{sfn|Starr|2007}}
- Illustrated Daily News begins publication.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1924 – Harding High School established.
- 1925
- Grand Olympic Auditorium opens.
- Junior League and Yogananda Self-Realization Fellowship[11] established.
- 1926
- Orpheum Theatre, El Capitan Theatre,[28] and 28th Street YMCA[12] open.
- June – New Central Public library building completed.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- Shrine Auditorium rebuilt.
- Venice and Watts become part of City of Los Angeles.
- La Opinión Spanish-language newspaper begins publication.
- 1927
- Grauman's Chinese Theatre opens.
- 5 May, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel opens for business.
- Barnsdall Art Park established.
- 1928
- Los Angeles City Hall built.
- March 13: Collapse of St. Francis Dam in nearby San Francisquito Canyon.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- Huntington Library opens in Los Angeles County.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1929
- August: Graf Zeppelin (aircraft) arrives from Tokyo.{{sfn|Starr|2007}}
- Academy Awards begin.[13]
- Los Angeles Board of Trade Building and Bullocks Wilshire department store built.
- Nuart Theatre opens.
- 1930
- Olvera Street restored.[31]
- Hollywood Reporter begins publication.
- Greek Theatre[2] and Pantages Theatre[14] open.
- Highland Park synagogue built.
- Population: 1,238,048 city; 2,208,492 county.
- Burbank airport begins operating.
- 1931
- Chateau Marmont Hotel in business.
- Figueroa Street Tunnels open.
- 1932 – 1932 Summer Olympics held.
- 1933
- March 10: 1933 Long Beach earthquake.
- October 12: Los Angeles Garment Workers Strike of 1933 begins.
- Frank L. Shaw becomes mayor.
- Los Angeles Sentinel newspaper[2] and Daily Variety begin publication.
- 1934 – Los Angeles Science Fiction Society formed.{{sfn|McNamara|2010}}
- 1935 – Griffith Park Planetarium dedicated.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1936
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles established.
- Crossroads of the World shopping mall built.
- 1937
- Los Angeles purchases Mines Field for a municipal airport.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1938
- Los Angeles flood of 1938.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- China City developed.[7]
- CBS Columbia Square built.
- Mayor Shaw ousted; Fletcher Bowron becomes mayor.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- 1939
- Union Station opens.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
- Chandler's fictional detective novel The Big Sleep published.[2]
- 1940
- Arroyo Seco Parkway opens.[2]
- United States Court House built.
- 1941
- Los Angeles Airport in operation.
- Pueblo Del Rio housing complex built.
- Turnabout Theatre of puppets established.[15]
- 1942
- US-Mexico Bracero program begins.
- Parking meters installed.[2]
- Battle of Los Angeles occurs.
- 1943 – Ethnic Zoot Suit Riots occur.{{sfn|Starr|2007}}
- 1944 – Imperial Courts and Jordan Downs housing projects built.{{sfn|Independent Lens|2008}}
- 1946
- Los Angeles Rams football team active.[2]
- Kosher Burrito in business.[16]{{sfn|Best of LA|1999}}
- 1947 – KTLA television begins broadcasting.{{sfn|McNamara|2010}}
- 1948 – In-N-Out Burger is founded
- 1949 – Los Angeles Valley College opens in the Valley Glen neighborhood of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley.
1950s–1970s{{see also|History of Los Angeles#1950.E2.80.932000}}- 1950
- Fictional Sunset Boulevard film released.[2]
- Population: 1,970,358 city; 4,151,687 county.
- 1951 – Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority created.{{sfn|Blueprint America|2008}}
- 1953 – Four Level Interchange highway begins operating.[17]
- 1954 – Church of Scientology{{sfn|Starr|2007}} and Getty Museum[2] open.
- 1955
- Nickerson Gardens housing complex built.{{sfn|Independent Lens|2008}}
- Disneyland amusement park opens in nearby Anaheim.[2]
- 1956 – Capitol Records Tower built.[2]
- 1957 – Ferus Gallery of art opens.{{sfn|Art in Context|2011}}
- 1958 – Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team active.[18]
- 1959
- Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena opens.
- Grammy Award begins.[19]
- KPFK radio begins broadcasting.{{sfn|Pulido|2012}}
- Sister city relationships established with Eilat, Israel; and Nagoya, Japan.[20]
- 1960
- July: 1960 Democratic National Convention held.
- Hollywood Walk of Fame established.[2]
- Los Angeles Lakers basketball team active.[2]
- 1961
- Theme Building constructed at Los Angeles Airport.
- Pacific Electric Railway ceases operations (last line in service was Long Beach Line
- 1962
- Los Angeles Herald-Examiner newspaper in publication.
- City Cultural Heritage Board created.
- Dodger Stadium opens.[2]
- Sister city relationship established with Salvador, Brazil.[20]
- 1963
- Vincent Thomas Bridge opens.
- Century City development begins.
- 1964
- Whisky a Go Go nightclub[2] and Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (concert hall) opens.[2]
- UCLA Labor Center and Los Angeles Master Chorale founded.
- Sister city relationship established with Bordeaux, France.[20]
- 1965
- August 11–17: Watts Riots.[57]
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art opens on Wilshire Boulevard.{{sfn|Art in Context|2011}}
- Marina del Rey harbor opens in Los Angeles County.[2]
- 1966
- Los Angeles Zoo opens.[2]
- Gemini G.E.L. art studio founded.{{sfn|Art in Context|2011}}
- 1967
- Super Bowl I is held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
- City's Community Analysis Bureau established.{{sfn|Vallianatos|2015}}
- Two California Plaza built.
- The Advocate newsletter begins publication.{{sfn|McNamara|2010}}
- Mark Taper Forum (theatre)[21] and Brockman Gallery of art{{sfn|Art in Context|2011}} open.
- Forum (arena) opens in nearby Inglewood.[2]
- Los Angeles Kings hockey team active.
- Sister city relationship established with Berlin, Germany.[20]
- 1968
- June 5: Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel.
- Sister city relationship established with Lusaka, Zambia.[20]
- 1969 – Sister city relationship established with Mexico City, Mexico.[20]
- 1970 – Chinatown Service Center established.[7]
- 1971
- February 9: 1971 San Fernando earthquake.
- Six Flags Magic Mountain (originally named Magic Mountain) opens in Valencia.
- Los Angeles Convention Center opens.
- California Institute of the Arts opens in nearby Valencia.{{sfn|Art in Context|2011}}
- Sister city relationships established with Auckland, New Zealand; and Busan, South Korea.[20]
- 1972
- Womanhouse art event occurs.{{sfn|Art in Context|2011}}
- Self Help Graphics & Art active.
- Sister city relationships established with Mumbai, India; and Tehran, Iran.[20]
- 1973
- Tom Bradley becomes mayor.[22]
- Aon Center built.
- 1974 – Security Pacific Plaza built.
- 1975 – Chinese Historical Society of Southern California founded.
- 1976 – Los Angeles City Historical Society founded.
- 1977 – X (musical group) formed.
- 1978
- LA Weekly begins publication.
- Los Angeles Conservancy founded.
- 1979 – Sister city relationship established with Taipei, Taiwan.[20]
1980s–1990s- 1980 – Population: 2,966,850 city; 7,477,421 county.
- 1981 – Sister city relationship established with Guangzhou, China.[20]
- 1983
- Crocker Tower built.
- Red Hot Chili Peppers (musical group) formed.
- 1984
- 1984 Summer Olympics held.
- Forever 21 clothier in business.
- "Power of Place" group formed.
- West Hollywood incorporated in Los Angeles County.
- Sister city relationships established with Athens, Greece; and Saint Petersburg, USSR.[20]
- 1985 – Latino Theater Company founded.
- 1986
- Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles established.
- Los Angeles Opera active.
- Sister city relationship established with Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[20]
- Proposition U passed
- 1988 – Museum of Jurassic Technology founded.
- 1989
- U.S. Bank Tower built.
- Sister city relationship established with Giza, Egypt.[20]
- 1990
- Hollywood Bowl Orchestra founded.
- Sanwa Bank Plaza built.
- Population: 3,485,398.[23]
- Sony Pictures Entertainment headquartered in nearby Culver City.
- Sister city relationship established with Jakarta, Indonesia.[20]
- Metro Blue Line opens, re-establishing light rail in the city
- 1991
- Gas Company Tower and 777 Tower built.
- Maxine Waters becomes U.S. representative for California's 29th congressional district.[24]
- Sister city relationship established with Kaunas, Lithuania.[20]
- 1992
- April 29: Rodney King riots begin.[25]
- Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance founded.
- Sister city relationship established with Makati, Philippines.[20]
- 1993
- Richard Riordan becomes mayor
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority created.
- Metro Red Line opens.
- Sister city relationship established with Split, Croatia.[20]
- 1994 – January 17: 1994 Northridge earthquake.
- 1995
- City website launched.[26][27][28]
- Los Angeles Independent Film Festival and LA as Subject project[29] begin.
- Drudge Report begins publication.
- 1996
- Loyola Marymount University's Center for the Study of Los Angeles founded.[30]
- Council on American–Islamic Relations Los Angeles chapter founded.
- Museum of Television & Radio opens in Beverly Hills.
- 1997
- Homies Unidos (community group) active.
- American Apparel clothier headquartered in Los Angeles.
- The Getty Center opens in Brentwood.
- 1998 – Los Angeles Almanac begins publication.[31]
- California Science Center opens to the public.
- 1999 – Staples Center (sports arena) opens.
- 2000
- August: 2000 Democratic National Convention held.[32]
- Los Angeles Police Rampart scandal report issued.
21st century- 2001
- James Hahn becomes mayor
- Kodak Theatre opens.
- Disney California Adventure opens adjacent to Disneyland.
- 2002 – Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels built.
- 2003
- Walt Disney Concert Hall[33] and Chinese American Museum[7] open.
- Los Angeles Derby Dolls (rollerderby) team formed.
- 2004 – National Day Laborer Organizing Network headquartered in Los Angeles (approximate date).{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}
- 2005
- Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority homeless census begins.[34]
- Breitbart headquartered in Los Angeles.
- Antonio Villaraigosa becomes mayor.{{sfn|Starr|2007}}
- Sister city relationship established with San Salvador, El Salvador.[20]
- 2006
- LA Weekly Detour Music Festival begins.
- City Office of Historic Resources created.
- Sister city relationships established with Beirut, Lebanon; and Ischia, Italy.[20]
- 2007
- May 1: 2007 MacArthur Park rallies.
- Los Angeles Theatre Center opens.
- Sister city relationship established with Yerevan, Armenia.[20]
- 2008 – Los Angeles Heritage Alliance formed.
- Anime Expo first arrives at the Los Angeles Convention Center
- 2009 – Los Angeles Times Mapping L.A. project and Maron's WTF podcast begin.
- 2010
- Population: 3,792,621 city;[35] 9,818,605 county; metro 12,828,837.[36]
- Area of city: 503 square miles.
- 2011
- October 1: Occupy Los Angeles begins.[37]
- QuakeBot in use.[38]
- 2012
- Metro Expo Line opens.
- Los Angeles Review of Books begins publication.
- Wilshire Grand Tower, the new tallest building in the city begins groundbreaking in downtown LA.
- September 19–21: Endeavour makes final landing at LAX.
- FIGat7th Reopens the newly constructed center happened in fall 2012.
- 2013
- Eric Garcetti becomes mayor.
- Population: 3,884,307.[39]
- 2014 – DataLA (city data website) begins publication.{{sfn|Vallianatos|2015}}
- Concrete foundation poured for the Wilshire Grand Tower.
- The long-stalled Metropolis Towers has broken ground and began construction in downtown LA.
- Vertical construction began for the Wilshire Grand Tower.
- 2015
- June 19: US president visits podcaster Maron's garage.
- Oceanwide Plaza Towers in downtown LA has broken ground and began construction.
- August: Shade balls put into Los Angeles Reservoir during 2015 California drought.[40]
- 2016
- Los Angeles Rams NFL football team moves back to Los Angeles.
- City of Los Angeles population now over 4 million people.
- ET94 Space Shuttle fuel tank arrives in LA at the California Science Center.
- 2017
- Measure S fails
- Los Angeles Chargers NFL football team moves back to Los Angeles.
- Los Angeles population reaches 4 million.[41]
- 2018
- Los Angeles became the best city in the California.
- Woolsey Fire have burned Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
- 2019
- Typhus outbreak spreads in Los Angeles.[42]
- Construction of Oceanwide Plaza, halted in 2019 in Downtown LA.
- The construction of $44 million affordable housing of low income in Willowbrook, California, is completed.[43]
- Frieze announced that it is now selling a fantasy in Los Angeles for good strategy.[44]
See also- History of Los Angeles
- List of mayors of Los Angeles
- List of districts and neighborhoods of Los Angeles
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles, California
- Timeline of California[45]
- Timelines of other cities in the Southern California area of California: Anaheim, Bakersfield, Long Beach, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Ana
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