| Known as the City of Angels, Los Angeles,
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| | L.A. hosts a number of sports venues
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| California is the largest city in the
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| | including the Staples Center and a sports
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| state and the second-largest in the
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| | entertainment complex that hosts concerts
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| United States. The Los Angeles-Long
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| | and award shows such as the Grammy's. The
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| Beach-Santa Ana metropolitan area is home
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| | Los Angeles Convention Center in downtown
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| to 13 million people. The Greater Los
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| | L.A. hosts popular events such as the
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| Angeles Area encompasses 5 counties and
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| | annual LA Auto Show held in December.
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| an estimated 18 million people.
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| | The economy of Los Angeles is driven by
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| Los Angeles, often abbreviated to L.A.,
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| | international trade, entertainment
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| is one of the world's centers of culture,
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| | (television, motion pictures, recorded
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| science, technology, international trade
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| | music), aerospace, technology, petroleum,
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| and higher education. L.A.'s global fame
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| | fashion, apparel, and tourism. L.A. is
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| and international status stem from the
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| | the largest manufacturing center in the
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| city's production of motion pictures,
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| | United States. The ports of L.A. and Long
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| television and recorded music.
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| | Beach together form the most significant
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| Los Angeles has globally famous landmarks
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| | port in North America and one of the most
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| such as Chinatown, Little Tokyo, Disney
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| | important ports in the world. These ports
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| Concert Hall, Kodak Theater, Griffith
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| | are vital to the trade within the Pacific
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| Observatory, Getty Center, Los Angeles
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| | Rim. Other significant industries include
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| Memorial Coliseum, Los Angelels County
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| | media production, finance,
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| Museum of Art, Mann's Chinese Theater,
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| | telecommunications, law, health and
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| the Hollywood sign, Hollywood Boulevard,
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| | medicine and transportation.
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| Los Angeles City Hall, Hollywood Bowl,
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| | The city is home to five major Fortune
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| Watts Towers, Staples Center and La
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| | 500 companies including Northrop Grumman,
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| Placita Olvera.
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| | Occidental Petroleum Corporation, KB
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| L.A.'s night life includes hot spots such
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| | Home. The University of Southern
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| as Downtown Los Angeles, Silver Lake,
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| | California (USC) is the city's largest
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| Hollywood and West Hollywood, which is
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| | private sector employer.
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| the home of the world-famous Sunset
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| | Several other large companies
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| Strip. Some popular clubs and bars
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| | headquartered in Los Angeles include
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| include Fantasy Club, 2nd Street Jazz,
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| | Twentieth Centurty Fox, Latham & Watkins,
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| Weiland Brewery Restaurant, Jones Grain
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| | Univision, Metro Interactive, LLC,
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| Mill, Club Soho, Club Bahia Inc., La
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| | Premier America, CB Richard Ellis,
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| Hacienda Real, Mayan Night Club and La
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| | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Guess,
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| Zona Rosa.
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| | O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Paul, Hastings,
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| Shopping in Los Angeles is second to
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| | Janofsky & Walker LLP, Tokyopop, The Jim
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| none. Some of the most well known
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| | Henson Company, Paramount Pictures,
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| shopping areas are the Hollywood and
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| | Robinsons-May, Sunkist, Fox Sports Net,
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| Highland complex, the Beverly Center,
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| | Health Net, Inc., 21st Century Insurance,
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| Melrose Avenue, Robertson Boulevard, The
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| | L.E.K. Consulting, and The Coffee Bean &
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| Grove, Westside Pavillion, The Promenade
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| | Tea Leaf.
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| at Howard Hughes Center and Venice
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| | Many companies wish to escape the city's
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| Boardwalk.
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| | high taxes and are headquartered in the
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| The Hollywood and Highlands Center
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| | county. Some of these companies include
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| includes stores such as ALDO, American
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| | Shakey's Pizza, Academy of Motion Picture
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| Eagle Outfitters, Ann Taylor Loft,
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| | Arts and Sciences, City National Bank,
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| Apostrophe Cards & Stationary, Argenti
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| | Hilton Hotels, DiC Entertainment, The
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| Cigars & Tobacco, Aveda, Baly's, bebe,
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| | Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros.,
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| Build-A-Bear Workshop, Claire's Boutique,
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| | Countrywide Financial Corporation, THQ,
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| Express, Fossil, Gap, Grauman's Chinese 6
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| | Belkin, Sony Pictures Entertainment,
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| Theatres Box Office, Hot Topic, Kodak
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| | Computer Sciences Corporation, DirecTV,
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| Theatre Box Office, Le Cloquette Couture,
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| | Mattel, Unocal, Dream Works SKG, Sea
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| Louis Vuitton, Lucky Brand Jeans,
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| | Launch, ICANN, Cunard Line, Princess
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| Neighborhoodies, Nine West, Oakley,
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| | Cruise, Activision, and RAND.
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| Origins, Polo Ralph Lauren, Rocky
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| | L.A. is also home to the U.S.
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| Mountain Chocolate Factory, Sephora,
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| | headquarters of all but two of the major
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| Swarovski, Venetian Design, Victoria's
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| | Asian automobile manufacturers. Virtually
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| Secret and Virgin Megastore.
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| | all the world's automakers have design
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| Melrose Avenue has glamorous shopping at
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| | and/or tech centers in the Los Angeles
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| trendsetting stores such as Betsey
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| | region.
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| Johnson, Cynthia Rowley, Jonathan Adler,
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| | Los Angeles is home to one of the largest
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| Miu Miu, Soolip Paperie and Press, Soolip
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| | freeway systems in the world with 27
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| Bungalow and Fred Segal Melrose. Hardly a
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| | intertwining freeways. Journeying a daily
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| day goes by without seeing the faces of
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| | collective migration of about 100 million
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| A-list celebrities walking through the
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| | miles, commuters make Los Angeles the
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| doors to buy the latest fashion.
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| | most car-populated metropolis in the
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| Popular stores such as Best Buy,
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| | world with 1 registered automobile for
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| Wal-Mart, Robeks, Firefly, Popkiller
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| | every 1.8 people.
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| Second, Dish Factory, Suss Design Retail,
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| | The Los Angeles County Metropolitan
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| Guess?, Art Cruz Retail, B Dalton
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| | Transportation Authority and other
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| Bookseller, Valley Book & Bible Stores,
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| | agencies operate an extensive system of
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| Clutch, Wolford Boutique and more.
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| | bus lines, subways and light rail lines.
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| Los Angeles is a social center to the
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| | L.A.'s mass transit system does not have
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| country and has some of the country's
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| | high rider ship, with 10.5% of commuters
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| finest dining including Asia de Cuba,
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| | using public transit, compared with 53%
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| Ammo, Yamashiro, Valentino, Sam's by the
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| | in New York and 30% in Chicago.
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| Beach, Lucques, Violet, Fleming's
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| | The metropolitan area of L.A. is served
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| Steakhouse, Just Desserts, Eaturna, Fogo
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| | by more airports than any major city in
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| De Chao, Il Fornaio, Olivia, Organic To
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| | the world. Los Angeles International
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| Go, Porterhouse Bistro, Sor Tino
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| | Airport (LAX) is the fifth busiest
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| Restaurant, La Botte Ristorante, Osteria
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| | commercial airport in the world with over
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| Latini, Napa Rose, Chat Noir, 555 East
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| | 61 million passengers and 2 million tons
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| Restaurant, L'Opera, Café Del Rey,
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| | of cargo in 2006.
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| Traxx, South Street Cheesesteak and more.
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| | Los Angeles is a focal point of higher
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| American favorites such as In-N-Out,
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| | education across the world. There are
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| Carl's Jr, Hardee's, Jack, KFC, Wendy's,
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| | three public universities in the city:
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| Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Burger King and
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| | University of California, Los Angeles
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| McDonald's are sprinkled throughout the
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| | (UCLA), California State University,
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| city. Subway, Hoagies & Wings, Big MO Sub
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| | Northridge (CSUN) and California State
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| Shop, Ruby's Diner, Astro Burger, El
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| | University, Los Angeles (SCULA).
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| Pollo Locco, Chipotle Mexican Grill,
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| | Private schools in the city include the
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| Hungry Pocket Falafel House, The Stand
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| | University of Southern California (USC),
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| Fuddruckers, Lucky Boy Drive-In
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| | Antioch University's Los Angeles campus,
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| Restaurant, Mako Bowl and Fosters Freeze
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| | Loyola Marymount University (LMU), Mount
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| are a some other popular eateries.
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| | St. Mary's College, Occidental College
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| Sports fans from across the globe can
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| | ("Oxy"), Otis College of Art and Design
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| find entertainment from one of them any
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| | (Otis), American InterContinental
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| professional sports teams that call L.A.
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| | University, Alliant International
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| home. The Los Angeles Dodgers of Major
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| | University, California Institute of
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| League Baseball, the Los Angeles Angels
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| | Technology (Caltech), Southwestern
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| of Anaheim (MLB), the Los Angeles Kings
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| | University School of Law, American Film
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| of the National Hockey League, the Los
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| | Institute Conservatory, Charles R. Drew
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| Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers
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| | University, Southern California Institute
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| of the National Basketball Association,
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| | of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Fashion
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| the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA, the
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| | Institute of Design & Merchandising's Los
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| Los Angeles Galaxy and Club Deportivo
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| | Angeles campus (FIDM), Woodbury
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| Chivas USA of Major League Soccer, the
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| | University, Los Angeles Film School, and
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| Los Angeles Riptide of Major League
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| | Loyola Law School.
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| Lacrosse and the Los Angeles Avengers of
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| | The community college system consists of
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| the Arena Football League all reside
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| | nine campuses: Los Angeles City College
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| within the city and spark team spirit
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| | (LACC), Los Angeles Harbor College
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| from their fans.
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| | (LAVC), Los Angeles Pierce College, Los
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| Los Angeles has also been credited for
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| | Angeles Valley College (LAVC), Los
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| inventing beach volleyball and
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| | Angeles Mission College, East Los Angeles
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| windsurfing. Venice, a.k.a. Dogtown, is
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| | College (ELAC), West Los Angeles College,
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| the birthplace of skateboarding and the
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| | Los Angeles Southwest College, and Los
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| place where rollerblading became popular.
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| | Angeles Trade Technical College.
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