LOS ANGELES GUIDE

LOS ANGELES TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL JACKSON

In Los Angeles, as around the world, we celebrate the life of Michael Jackson

in entertainment and humanitarian endeavors. He exploded onto the

Pop and R&B charts, then after a lull in much of the 1970s, he blasted off

to become the "World’s Greatest Entertainer."  ... More

BEACHES and PARKS
For many reasons, you should begin your visit to LA at the beach. Pick zany
Venice Beach or family-friendly Santa Monica Beach to start. 
But don't stop there ... More

RESTAURANTS and NIGHTCLUBS
LA delivers a wide variety of Black-owned comedy clubs,
 traditional and upscale Soul Food, Jamaican, Creole, Ethiopian restaurants,
Soul, Jazz & Blues clubs, coffeehouses and More

SHOPS and GALLERIES
The home of distinguished bookstores, art galleries, boutiques that carry
 unique Black collectibles, artifacts, prints, custom garments, jewelry ... More

SPAS
Visit the same great black spas used by attorneys, doctors and
Hollywood celebrities at reasonable prices ... More

CULTURAL SITES
California African American Museum, Watts Towers & Art Center,
William Grant Still Arts Center, Blackstreet USA Puppet Theatre, World Stage,
African American Cultural Center, Vision Theatre, KJLH Radio Station ... More

BLACK GENESIS

44 settlers founded Los Angeles in 1781. Their group included
26 people of African descent, who established the city as an outpost
in Spanish-held California. Before the United States took control ... More

BLACK HOLLYWOOD HISTORY
Though Oscar Micheaux or Bert Williams preceded her,
Black Hollywood may owes its greatest debt to Hattie McDaniel ... More

BLACK COMEDY CLUB PIONEER RETURNS
Michael Williams returns to the famous Regency West
and LA is better for it ... More

THEME PARKS
With five major theme parks, two large water parks and a enormous
aquarium, LA will always be popular with the kids and kids at heart ... More



GENERAL ATTRACTIONS
In the movie capitol of the world, you can expect many spillover attractions.
Consider these mega-stars for your time and money ... More

GRAND CINEMAS
LA is one of the few places you visit, where you SHOULD go to the movies.

Not just any cinema mind you. 

But epic venues worthy of folklore ... More

STARGAZING
Where's the best place to see celebrity homes?  Where do they shop?
How do you vicariously see a slide of their life in a respectful way ... More

ART and HISTORY MUSEUMS
A giant on the international art scene, Los Angeles boasts of as many major
museums as NYC and nearly DC.  You will be amazed at many of the
 jaw-dropping and insightful exhibits at ... More

JAZZ and SOUL MUSIC
With the notable exception of West Coast Hip-Hop, LA has been a place
where popular musical genres and vocal artists immigrate to rather than originate.
Numerous Jazz, Blues, Doo Wop, R&B and Soul artists have been ... More

JACKIE ROBINSON’S IMPACT
Born in Cairo, Georgia, "Jackie" Robinson and his brother "Mack"
were raised in nearby Pasadena.
Jackie attended Pasadena Junior College before attending UCLA ... More

LOS ANGELES ARCHITECTURE
LA lacks the large public art works of NYC, Chicago and San Francisco,
yet it has iconic skyscrapers, special buildings, inventive museums and
elegant performing art venues. And unlike those cities ... More

TRIVIA and FAMOUS RESIDENTS
Los Angeles has more than 120,000 jobs in the fashion industry,
which is larger than New York City's fashion district ... More

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RESEARCH CREDITS
Thomas Dorsey
Sheila Umolu