Los Angeles

About Los Angeles

Population

3,976,322 in city
17,820,893 in metro

Size

1,215 km² (469 mi²)

Altitude

81.4 m

America’s second largest city was once referred to as 128 communities in search of a city because there was no defining city center. That has changed. It is still the world headquarters of the freeway with no less than thirty separately named arteries which are the lifeblood of southern California (more automobiles are registered in Los Angeles County than in all of Russia). Palm trees, beaches, movie stars, and the birthplace of Disney, L.A. is one of the most unique gathering of people you will ever find anywhere. In 1904 the city limited the height of Class A buildings to 130 feet (extended to 150 feet in 1911). The limits impacted all steel-frame and reinforced buildings. As a result of the ordinance, Parkinson's Continental Building remained the tallest building in the city for more than 50 years. The one exception was Los Angeles City Hall, which was exempt from these limitations by public vote. The height limitation was to keep Los Angeles more low-rise and open with more sunlight and fewer shadows on the streets. Earthquake concerns likely kept the ordinance in place longer than otherwise, but the limitation was lifted in 1957, though heights are still restricted by lot size and zoning regulations. Today, with engineering advances, the skyline is finally expanding vertically. Time will tell if the 'new' L.A. can really withstand the rigors of an 8.5 quake. Until then, L.A. is a vibrant city fresh with the spirit of optimism and loads of sunshine. It’s like no place on earth.

Zones

Central Business District (37), Civic Center (13), Fashion District (18), Jewelry District (7)

Boroughs

Boyle Heights (1), Brentwood (36), Canoga Park-West Hills-Winnetka-Woodland Hills (14), Central City (526), Central City North (6), Chatsworth-Porter Ranch (1), Encino-Tarzana (21), Hollywood (40), Mission Hills-North Hills-Panorama City (1), North Hollywood-Valley Village (5), Northeast Los Angeles (10), Northridge (3), Palms-Mar Vista-Del Rey (1), San Pedro (3), Sherman Oaks-Studio City-Toluca Lake-Cahuenga Pass (9), Silverlake-Echo Park (15), South Central Los Angeles (16), Southeast Los Angeles (1), Van Nuys-North Sherman Oaks (5), Venice (15), West Adams-Baldwin Hills-Leimert Park (2), West Los Angeles-Century City-Rancho Park (61), Westchester-Playa del Rey (29), Westlake (36), Westwood (118), Wilshire (111)

Metro Cities

Agoura Hills, Alhambra, Aliso Viejo, Altadena, Anaheim, Arcadia, Avalon, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Banning, Beaumont, Beverly Hills, Blythe, Bradbury, Brea, Buena Park, Burbank, Cabazon, Calabasas, Carson, Chino, Claremont, Colton, Commerce, Compton, Corona, Costa Mesa, Cudahy, Culver City, Cypress, Dana Point, Downey, Duarte, El Monte, El Segundo, Fontana, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Gardena, Glendale, Glendora, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Huntington Beach, Huntington Park, Indian Wells, Indio, Industry, Inglewood, Irvine, Irwindale, La Canada Flintridge, La Habra, La Mirada, La Palma, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Lakewood, Lancaster, Loma Linda, Long Beach, Los Alamitos, Los Angeles, Manhattan Beach, Marina del Rey, Mission Viejo, Monrovia, Montebello, Monterey Park, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Newport Beach, Norwalk, Ontario, Orange, Oxnard, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Palmdale, Pasadena, Placentia, Pomona, Port Hueneme, Quartz Hill, Rancho Cucamonga, Rancho Dominguez, Rancho Mirage, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rancho Santa Margarita, Redondo Beach, Riverside, Rubidoux, San Bernardino, San Clemente, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Juan Capistrano, San Marino, Santa Ana, Santa Clarita, Santa Fe Springs, Santa Monica, Sierra Madre, Signal Hill, Simi Valley, South El Monte, Stanton, Temecula, Thousand Oaks, Topanga, Torrance, Tustin, Twentynine Palms, Upland, Ventura, Vernon, Victorville, Villa Park, West Covina, West Hollywood, Westlake Village, Westminster, Whittier, Yorba Linda, Yucaipa

No.	Current status
2,152	All Buildings
1,955	existing
32	under construction
53	planned
61	unbuilt
51	demolished

#	Building	Height	Year
1	Wilshire Grand Center	1,099 ft	2017
2	US Bank Tower	1,018 ft	1989
3	Aon Center	858 ft	1973
4	Two California Plaza	750 ft	1992
5	Gas Company Tower	749 ft	1991

No.	Type
1,192	low-rise building
562	high-rise building
168	open-air structure
114	skyscraper
73	mast (pole)
8	mast (framework)
5	stadium
5	church
3	hall
3	monument
3	airport tower
2	house
2	observation tower
2	lighthouse
2	subterranean building
1	industrial framework
1	mast (wired)
1	outdoor theater
1	building with towers
1	synagogue
1	clock/bell tower
1	temple
1	flak tower

No.	Type
12	Famous buildings
18	Buildings with construction images

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