Los Angeles
a city of California, the county-seat of Los Angeles co. is 475 miles S. E. of San Francisco.
It is situated on the Los Angeles river, and the Southern Pacific, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake, and the Southern Pacific railways. The total an observatory; inhabitants engaged area is about 300 square miles. Los chiefly in ly in shipbuilding and its cognate Angeles is noted for the healthfulness trades, in fishing (especially sardines), of its climate and for the beauty of its and raising of oysters; the trade does surroundings. In the vicinity are many not exceed a total of 100,000 tons annually. Off this port the British fleet under Lord Bridport defeated the French under Villaret-Joyeuse, June 23, 1795.
Pop. about 50,000. well-known pleasure resorts which are easily accessible from the city. It has a magnificent harbor and a system of docks which were constructed at a cost of over $10,000,000. There are many public and private institutions. These include the State Normal School, the University of Southern California, the Occidental College and St. Vincent's College. Among the notable public buildings are the Bible Institute, State Normal College, auditorium, Blanchard Art building, and responsible. He is also known as a a Roman Catholic cathedral. The city humorous writer. Among the most has a magnificent system of parks, and