Los Angeles in the 1920s

1920s Los Angeles was a boom town. In 1920 the population was around 500,000. By 1930 the city had grown to over 1,500,000.

Locations

Blue Lotus

UCLA

Events

• May 3, 1924 - Construction begins on the Belmont Tunnel, popularly referred to as the "Hollywood Subway."

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Investigators examine dynamite from aqueduct sabotage (1924).

• May 21, 1924 - A group of armed ranchers seized control of the Los Angeles Aqueduct and dynamite part of the system.

• August 19, 1924 - The Maxfield Building, designed by architect John M. Cooper, is completed. Located in downtown at 819 Santee Street, it is the first 'modern' skyscraper in Los Angeles.

External Links

• Los Angeles at Work 1920 - 1939. Los Angeles Public Library photo gallery.

• California In the 1920s. Los Angeles Public Library photo gallery.

• History of Lincoln Heights. Neighborhood web site.

• "In 1924 Los Angeles, a Scourge From the Middle Ages". Article in March 2006 edition of the Los Angeles Times recounting the bubonic plague outbreak of 1924-25.