Today's megalopolis that is Los Angeles was originally established 245 years ago, on September 4, 1781, as a remote little settlement to help feed a garrison of soldiers and keep the Russians and British away.
Photo from the L.A. Times Photographic Collection at UCLA Library.
1980. Teenagers, awaiting help, sunbath on the hood of their disabled car on the shoulder of the Santa Monica Freeway.
Los Angeles County's oldest eatery first began serving meals 140 years ago.
