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Hawthorne

(Encyclopedia) Hawthorne. 1 City (2020 pop. 88,083), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1922. Located in an oil- and gas-…

Broad, Eli

(Encyclopedia) Broad, Eli, 1933-2021, American financier and philanthropist, Bronx, N.Y., Michigan State College (BA, 1954). Broad was the son of poor…

Monterey Park

(Encyclopedia) Monterey Park, city (1990 pop. 60,738), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1916. It is a wholesale, retail, and financial services center.…

South Gate

(Encyclopedia) South Gate, city (1990 pop. 86,284), Los Angeles co., S Calif., an industrial suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1923. Among the city's manufactures are metal, electrical, paper, and rubber…

South Pasadena

(Encyclopedia) South PasadenaSouth Pasadenapăsˌədēˈnə [key], city (1990 pop. 23,936), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1888. Medical supplies, clothing, and…

West Covina

(Encyclopedia) West Covina, city (1990 pop. 96,086), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the San Gabriel valley; settled 1905, inc. 1923. Primarily residential, the city has light manufacturing, including…

Pico Rivera

(Encyclopedia) Pico RiveraPico Riverapēˈkō rĭvĕrˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 59,177), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., SE of Los Angeles on the San Gabriel and Rio Hondo rivers; inc. 1958 with the union of…

Commerce, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Commerce, city (2020 pop. 12,459), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1960. An important transportation hub for S…

La Habra

(Encyclopedia) La HabraLa Habralə hăbˈrə [key], city (1990 pop. 51,266), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1925. A suburb of Los Angeles, La Habra was settled in the 1860s by Basque sheepherders. Computer…

Redondo Beach

(Encyclopedia) Redondo BeachRedondo Beachrĭdŏnˈdō [key], city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a…