Los Angeles was founded in 1781 as one of the two original Spanish pueblos in California. At the time of statehood in 1851; Los Angeles began to reconsider its "cow town" condition; and gradually transformed an American city into the magnificent metropolis we know today. Drawn from the collections of the University of Southern California; the Los Angeles Public Library; and the Los Angeles City Archives; Jeffrey Samudio and Portia Lee record the history of a community that established itself culturally as it grew exponentially. By 1945; the small town that had begun with 28 square miles in the late 19th century had grown to 450 square miles through almost 100 annexations. Businessmen constructed a downtown streetscape whose architecture elicited envy in other cities; hotels catered to visitors with such enthusiasm that guests eventually returned with ambitious schemes of their own; and the construction of an elaborate freeway system suddenly made Los Angeles a drive-in city.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. "Freds Diner" is more than entertaining.By SarahDSaw my nephew in this play in SF. It is very thought-provoking and much more than the dark comedy it appears to be. Shes a very talented playwrite. Looking for more of her work.
