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Incredible images of Los Angeles before it was a city

Leanna Garfield   

Incredible images of Los Angeles before it was a city
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Los Angeles 1886

Library of Congress

Los Angeles, circa 1886.

Long before Hollywood's stars descended on Los Angeles, the city was a modest farming settlement inhabited by thousands of Native Americans.

Now home to approximately 3.9 million residents and counting, Los Angeles has clearly changed a lot since then.

Here are the maps, illustrations, and old-time photographs that show the journey of the City of Angels.


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