20th-century Los Angeles

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20th-century Los Angeles was a rapidly expanding, car-centric American metropolis marked by Hollywood’s rise, sprawling suburbs, and stark social and economic inequalities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period of a city
urban area
containsDistrict Downtown Los Angeles
Eastside
Hollywood
San Fernando Valley
South Los Angeles
linked to: South L.A.

Westside
country United States
culturalFeature Hollywood studio system
linked to: Hollywood studios

car-oriented commercial strips
drive-in theaters
movie palaces
shopping malls
demographicTrend Asian immigration
Mexican and Latin American immigration
migration from the American Midwest
migration from the American South
experiencedEvent Chicano Moratorium
Great Depression economic hardship
Watts riots of 1965
linked to: Watts riots

World War II defense boom
Zoot Suit Riots
construction of extensive freeway system
decline of streetcar systems
post–World War II suburbanization
rise of Hollywood film studios
governedBy City of Los Angeles government
hasCharacteristic aerospace industry presence
air pollution problems
automobile dependence
car-centric urban form
defense industry presence
economic inequality
entertainment industry dominance
ethnic diversity
freeway-oriented transportation system
housing segregation
industrial growth
low-density development
racial segregation
rapid population growth
rapid urban expansion
smog
suburban sprawl
water scarcity concerns
zoning for single-family housing
knownFor Hollywood
car culture
film production
large-scale water importation projects
racially restrictive covenants (early and mid-20th century)
redlining practices
suburban lifestyle
locatedIn California
Southern California
majorIndustry aerospace industry
film industry
music industry
oil industry
television industry
partOf Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area
timePeriod 20th century
transportInfrastructure Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles Railway (streetcars)
linked to: Los Angeles Railway

Los Angeles freeway network
Pacific Electric Railway (early 20th century)
Port of Los Angeles
waterInfrastructure Colorado River Aqueduct
Los Angeles Aqueduct

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San Angeles contrastsWith 20th-century Los Angeles