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

Alden House

Blue Lotus

Drakusz House

Griffith Park Aerodrome

Hollywood Subway

Magic Moe's

St. Vibiana's Cathedral

UCLA

University of Southern California

Venice, CA

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.