Los Angeles Culture

This Halloween when ghouls and goblins scamper about the streets, celebrations exemplifying love and respect for life and death will be taking place throughout Los Angeles. Los Angeles’ version of The Day of the Dead will be a cultural and historic celebration for everyone - exhibiting decorated altars, processions and a great deal of merriment.

Oct 30, 2001 - Lynette

The name Laemmle, for many Angelenos, is synonymous with independent and foreign films but Hollywood filmmaking was helped along by Carl Laemmle, an entrepreneur and founder of Universal Pictures, before the chain of cinemas were founded, by the same name.

Aug 26, 2001 - Lynette

Angelenos are a coffee-drinking people. Often times the coffee is blended and sweetened for consumer tastes, but a select few actually take their coffee seriously, as the brewing is a five hundred-year-old tradition. Los Angeles area cafes have respected that technique and tradition while providing quality coffee beans from all over the world.

Aug 5, 2001 - Lynette

Historic Leimert Park Village is a cultural community made up of African Americans – serving as a haven for artists, musicians, and poets with an Afrocentric theme. The unique Village also serves as a tribute to success of businesses owned and operated by African Americans.

Jul 15, 2001 - Lynette

The birthplace of El Pueblo de Los Angeles, Olvera Street and its historic monuments, is a fascinating community exhibiting an extended culture of Mexicans in California.

Jul 1, 2001 - Lynette

The Canyon of the Arroyo Seco is an archaic stretch - a gorge in the earth - forged by river water and fault movement and favored by respected figures, pilfering bandits, and even an artistic community that tried to escape the world of industrialization.

Jun 17, 2001 - Lynette

California has world-renowned parks, gardens and study centers cultivating plant species native to the environment as well as successfully developing species exotic to the area. Escape Los Angeles’ hasty city life for the tranquil world of botanica.

Jun 3, 2001 - Lynette

Hamburgers are the most popular food in most of America, but the Los Angeles area based restaurant, In-N-Out Burger, has customers declaring they serve the best products.

May 20, 2001 - Lynette

Los Angeles streets have been invaded by 400 6ft. angels. In an attempt to celebrate the spirit of a diverse community 400 artists were arranged to paint fiberglass statues to enhance the economy and unify Angelenos.

May 6, 2001 - Lynette

The twenty-eighth year of a Los Angeles favorite, the LASERIUM, serves as a launch pad for international laser entertainment. It’s concluding year features a series, titled, 2001: A LASERIUM Odyssey.

Apr 22, 2001 - Lynette

In a quarter of a century, the cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, is not just a movie for its fans, but a way of life.

Apr 7, 2001 - Lynette

There is a culture of Native Americans that few know about – that of the mixed peoples of African and Native descent. They are the offspring of two rich cultures that are more alike than different.

Mar 25, 2001 - Lynette

Winter Sailing in Los Angeles is a rewarding experience for any person willing to try something different. Unlike the waters bordering eastern states, the weather is most often permitting.

Mar 20, 2001 - Lynette