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THE DREAM
Something to sell? To create? A gimmick, a diet, a school? Yourself? Welcome to California.
THE SCANDAL
Did C.C. Julian's oil scandal presage the Crash of 1929?
THE WHEELS
Where else could the SigAlert have been invented?
Dubs, or how Southern California reinvented the wheel.
THE BEACH
California's beaches long ago reached icon status.
THE IMAGE MAKERS
For better or worse, the rage started here ... and spread.
Famous is one thing; L.A. invented the celebrity.
A steady stream of Hollywood stars has sought public office.
KROQ dared to mix the familiar with the new, and transformed radio.
Celebrity is the one thing the studio system understands inside out.
THE DARK SIDE
Gritty stories tinged with romance mark L.A. noir.
THE INNOVATORS
Disney's vision for the happiest place on Earth isn't just for theme parks.
World Pentecostalism began here, at the Azusa Street Revival of 1906.
We've defined beauty — and redefined the means it takes to achieve it.
THE CHANGING FACE
Latinos helped create L.A. — and hold a big stake in the nation's future.
THE EDGE
That stretch of street has fueled the myth of Hollywood.
A court case unleashed Valley sex films on the American mainstream.
THE SPREAD
L.A.'s trademark sprawl goes global, but not before being rethought here.
THE GAMES
How the Dodgers' move west from Brooklyn changed everything.
Images from Muscle Beach pumped up the fitness craze.
Realizing the extreme possibilities of boards on wheels.
Pasadena and UCLA claimed Jackie Robinson early on.
THE CASUAL LOOK
Damn the tuxedos: Be comfortably classy with casual chic.
THE PROMISED LAND
Immigrants helped inject a dose of reality into the fantasies of Hollywood.
Forget huddled masses. Tourism, growth made L.A. a migration magnet.
L.A. was last in a string of cities where African Americans sought justice.
THE PUNCHING BAG
We're plastic. We have no culture. The world heaps on the digs.
THE FOOD
California cuisine is an inspirational, accessible celebration of food.
Going to the drive-in! What a breezy, James Dean-ish life!
Nobu Matsuhisa's new-style fusion sashimi was a sensation in 1987. It's still influential now.
Texas has Tex-Mex, but L.A.'s where Mexican food became comfort food.
Trader Joe's has cut a path right into the hearts of Southern Californians.
THE FUTURE
Remember Paris in the '20s? We are the future.
THE TIMELINE
A brief history of L.A. contributions, from oranges to space flight.
