Editing Los Angeles (section)

==Arts and culture==
{{Main|Culture of Los Angeles}}
[[File:Los Angeles Plaza-1.jpg|thumb|right|The city's historic center at [[Los Angeles Plaza|Plaza de Los Ángeles]] near [[Olvera Street|Calle Olvera]]]]
Los Angeles is often billed as the creative capital of the world because one in every six of its residents works in a creative industry<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/is-los-angeles-really-the-creative-capital-of-the-world-report-says-yes/2202|title=Is Los Angeles really the creative capital of the world? Report says yes|date=November 19, 2009|publisher=SmartPlanet|access-date=October 14, 2011|archive-date=April 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409103827/http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/is-los-angeles-really-the-creative-capital-of-the-world-report-says-yes/2202|url-status=live}}</ref> and there are more artists, writers, filmmakers, actors, dancers and musicians living and working in Los Angeles than any other city at any other time in [[Human history|world history]].<ref name="Only In LA">{{cite web|url=http://stevens.usc.edu/news_only_in_la.php|title=Only In LA: Tapping L.A. Innovation|publisher=[[University of Southern California]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002195549/http://stevens.usc.edu/news_only_in_la.php|archive-date=October 2, 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=October 14, 2011}}</ref> Los Angeles is strongly influenced by Mexican American culture due to California formerly being part of Mexico and, previously, the Spanish Empire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/8/5/mexican-la-history-culture-and-resistance|title=Mexican LA: History, culture and resistance|first=Massoud|last=Hayoun|website=Al Jazeera}}</ref> The city is also known for [[Murals of Los Angeles|its prolific murals]].<ref name="shatkin2013">{{cite news | newspaper = Los Angeles Magazine | title = Let the Renaissance Begin: L.A. Votes to Lift Mural Ban | last = Shatkin | first = Elina | date = August 28, 2013 | url = https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/let-the-renaissance-begin-la-votes-to-lift-mural-ban/ | access-date = February 8, 2023 | archive-date = February 8, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230208220205/https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/let-the-renaissance-begin-la-votes-to-lift-mural-ban/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

===Landmarks===
{{See also||List of sites of interest in the Los Angeles area|National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles, California}}
[[File:El Cabrillo Courtyard.png|thumb|left|[[El Cabrillo]], a [[Spanish Colonial Revival|Spanish Revival]] style [[National Historic Landmark]]]]
The [[Culture of Los Angeles#Architecture|architecture of Los Angeles]] is influenced by its Spanish, Mexican, and American roots. Popular styles in the city include [[Spanish Colonial Revival]] style, [[Mission Revival]] style, [[California Churrigueresque]] style, [[Mediterranean Revival]] style, [[Art Deco architecture|Art Deco]] style, and [[Mid-century modern|Mid-Century Modern]] style, among others.

Important landmarks in Los Angeles include the [[Hollywood Sign]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodsign.org/|title=The Hollywood Sign, Official website for one of the most iconic landmarks in the world|website=Hollywood sign.org|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=July 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716111045/https://www.hollywoodsign.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Walt Disney Concert Hall]], [[Capitol Records Building]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/visit/the-capitol-records-building-the-story-of-an-la-icon|title=The Capitol Records Building: The Story of an L.A. Icon – Discover Los Angeles|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=August 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815015453/https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/visit/the-capitol-records-building-the-story-of-an-la-icon|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olacathedral.org/|title=Cathedral of our lady of the angels – Los Angeles, CA|website=olacathedral.org|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=July 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725204917/https://olacathedral.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Angels Flight]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.angelsflight.org/|title=Angels Flight Railway: Los Angeles Landmark since 1901|website=angels flight.org|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=July 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721214226/https://www.angelsflight.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/features/hollywood-tcl-chinese-theatre-95-anniversary-1235268815/|title=Hollywood's iconic TCL Chinese Theatre Celebrates 95 Years of Premieres and Stars|last=Gilchrist|first=Todd|date=May 18, 2022|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=July 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725205815/https://variety.com/2022/film/features/hollywood-tcl-chinese-theatre-95-anniversary-1235268815/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Dolby Theatre]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dolby.com/movies-tv/dolby-theatre/#gref|title=The Dolby Theatre|website=dolby.com|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=July 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725073041/https://www.dolby.com/movies-tv/dolby-theatre/#gref|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Griffith Observatory]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://griffithobservatory.org/about/|title=Griffith Observatory: A Symbol of Los Angeles, A Leader in Public Observing|website=[[Griffith Observatory]]|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=May 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522143222/https://griffithobservatory.org/about/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Getty Center]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.getty.edu/|title=Getty Center homepage|website=getty.edu|access-date=July 26, 2022|archive-date=July 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726102629/https://www.getty.edu/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Getty Villa]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.getty.edu/visit/villa/|title=Visit the Getty Villa Museum|website=getty.edu|access-date=July 26, 2022|archive-date=July 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726102631/https://www.getty.edu/visit/villa/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Stahl House]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stahlhouse.com/|title=The Stahl House – About us|website=[[Stahl House]]|access-date=July 26, 2022|archive-date=August 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812182722/https://stahlhouse.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], [[L.A. Live]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lalive.com/visitor-center/about-la-live|title=About L.A. Live|website=[[L.A. Live]]|access-date=July 26, 2022|archive-date=July 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726210959/https://www.lalive.com/visitor-center/about-la-live|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]], the [[Venice Canal Historic District]] and boardwalk, [[Theme Building]], [[Bradbury Building]], [[U.S. Bank Tower]], [[Wilshire Grand Center]], [[Hollywood Boulevard]], [[Los Angeles City Hall]], [[Hollywood Bowl]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/things-to-do/the-hollywood-bowl-the-story-of-an-la-icon|title=The Hollywood Bowl – Discover Los Angeles|website=Discover Los Angeles|access-date=July 26, 2022|archive-date=August 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813150526/https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/things-to-do/the-hollywood-bowl-the-story-of-an-la-icon|url-status=live}}</ref> battleship {{USS|Iowa|BB-61|6}}, [[Watts Towers]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2021-12-24/how-the-watts-towers-were-born-and-how-they-got-to-be-100|title=Watts Towers at 100: Junk turned into art still casts a spell|last=Reynolds|first=Christopher|date=December 24, 2021|website=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=July 26, 2022|archive-date=July 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725162422/https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2021-12-24/how-the-watts-towers-were-born-and-how-they-got-to-be-100|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Crypto.com Arena]], [[Dodger Stadium]], and [[Olvera Street]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/things-to-do/discover-olvera-street-and-historic-el-pueblo-de-los-angeles|title=Discover Olvera Street And Historic El Pueblo De Los Angeles|website=discoverlosangeles.com|access-date=July 26, 2022|archive-date=July 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726211332/https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/things-to-do/discover-olvera-street-and-historic-el-pueblo-de-los-angeles|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Movies and the performing arts===
{{further|Music of Los Angeles}}
{{see also|List of films set in Los Angeles|List of songs about Los Angeles}}
[[File:Chinese Theatre (26776735090).jpg|thumb|upright=.9|[[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]] on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]]]
The performing arts play a major role in Los Angeles's cultural identity. According to the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, "there are more than 1,100 annual theatrical productions and 21 openings every week."<ref name="Only In LA" /> The [[Los Angeles Music Center]] is "one of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation", with more than 1.3&nbsp;million visitors per year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccenter.org/visit/index.html|title=Explore the Center|publisher=Music Center of Los Angeles County|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005150134/http://musiccenter.org/visit/index.html|archive-date=October 5, 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=October 14, 2011}}</ref> The [[Walt Disney Concert Hall]], centerpiece of the Music Center, is home to the prestigious [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laphil.com/about/our-venues/about-the-walt-disney-concert-hall|title=About Walt Disney Concert Hall|website=laphil.com|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=July 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725162010/https://www.laphil.com/about/our-venues/about-the-walt-disney-concert-hall|url-status=live}}</ref> Notable organizations such as [[Center Theatre Group]], the [[Los Angeles Master Chorale]], and the [[Los Angeles Opera]] are also resident companies of the Music Center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laopera.org/|title=LA Opera – Los Angeles|website=[[Los Angeles Opera]]|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417055111/https://www.laopera.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.centertheatregroup.org/about/our-history/|title=Our History – Center Theatre Group|website=centertheatregroup.org|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=July 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725162755/https://www.centertheatregroup.org/about/our-history/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lamasterchorale.org/|title=Los Angeles Chorale Official Homepage|website=lamasterchorale.org|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=July 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725190114/http://www.lamasterchorale.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> Talent is locally cultivated at premier institutions such as the [[Colburn School]] and the [[USC Thornton School of Music]].
[[File:Hollywood bowl and sign.jpg|left|thumb|[[Hollywood Bowl]] in [[Hollywood Hills]]]]
The city's [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood neighborhood]] has been recognized as the center of the [[Film industry|motion picture industry]], having held this distinction since the early 20th century, and the Los Angeles area is also associated with being the center of the [[television industry]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-09/what-city-do-you-live-in-dont-say-hollywood|title=What city do you live in? Don't say Hollywood|last=Morrison|first=Pat|date=March 9, 2021|website=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=July 24, 2022|archive-date=August 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808105212/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-09/what-city-do-you-live-in-dont-say-hollywood|url-status=live}}</ref> The city is home to major film studios as well as major record labels. Los Angeles plays host to the annual [[Academy Awards]], the [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], the [[Grammy Awards]] as well as many other entertainment industry awards shows. Los Angeles is the site of the [[USC School of Cinematic Arts]] which is the oldest film school in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/31/movies/31film.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060203034021/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/31/movies/31film.html |archive-date=February 3, 2006 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=At U.S.C., a Practical Emphasis in Film|last=Waxman|first=Sharon|date=January 31, 2006|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=October 14, 2011}}</ref>

===Museums and galleries===
{{See also|List of museums in Los Angeles|List of museums in Los Angeles County, California}}
[[File:Getty Villa exterior.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Getty Villa]] is one of the two campuses of the [[J. Paul Getty Museum]], alongside the [[Getty Center]].]]
There are 841 museums and art galleries in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]],<ref name="lmu">{{cite web|url=http://www.lmu.edu/about/The_Los_Angeles_Region.htm|title=The Los Angeles Region|date=May 5, 2008|publisher=[[Loyola Marymount University]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018115613/http://www.lmu.edu/about/The_Los_Angeles_Region.htm|archive-date=October 18, 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=October 20, 2011}}</ref> more museums per capita than any other city in the U.S.<ref name="lmu" /> Some of the notable museums are the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] (the largest art museum in the Western United States<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lacma.org/overview|title=Overview|publisher=[[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]]|access-date=October 20, 2011|archive-date=September 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913200420/http://www.lacma.org/overview|url-status=live}}</ref>), the [[Getty Center]] (part of the [[J. Paul Getty Trust]], the world's wealthiest art institution<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-mar-16-et-getty16-story.html|title=Getty slashes operating budget after severe investment losses|last=Boehm|first=Mike|date=March 16, 2009|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=October 20, 2011|archive-date=January 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111131152/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/mar/16/entertainment/et-getty16|url-status=live}}</ref>), the [[Petersen Automotive Museum]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.petersen.org/|title=Welcome to the Petersen Automotive Museum|website=petersen.org|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=July 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728155057/https://www.petersen.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Huntington Library]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huntington.org/about|title=About the Huntington|website=[[Huntington Library]]|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=July 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726215244/https://www.huntington.org/about|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County|Natural History Museum]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nhm.org/|title=Natural History Museum of Los Angeles|website=nhm.org|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=July 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725005510/https://nhm.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Battleship Iowa]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pacificbattleship.com/|title=Battleship USS Iowa Official website|website=Pacificbattleship.com|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116044727/https://www.pacificbattleship.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[The Broad]], which houses over 2,000 works of contemporary art<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brianpetruzzelli.com/modern-architecture-in-los-angeles/|title=Modern Architecture in Los Angeles|website=brianpetruzzelli.com|date=November 8, 2022|access-date=March 18, 2023|archive-date=March 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322212657/https://brianpetruzzelli.com/modern-architecture-in-los-angeles/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles|Museum of Contemporary Art]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moca.org/about/mission-and-history|title=Welcome to the Museum of Contemporary Art|website=moca.org|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=August 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808003452/https://www.moca.org/about/mission-and-history|url-status=live}}</ref> A significant number of art galleries are on [[Gallery Row]], and tens of thousands attend the monthly Downtown Art Walk there.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2011-aug-05-la-me-0805-art-walk-20110805-story.html|title=Downtown L.A. Art Walk safety changes planned|last=Mather|first=Kate|date=August 5, 2011|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=October 20, 2011|archive-date=January 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111130549/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/05/local/la-me-0805-art-walk-20110805|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Libraries===
[[File:Los Angeles Central Library, 630 W. 5th St. Downtown Los Angeles 2 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|[[Los Angeles Public Library|Los Angeles Central Library]]|219x219px]]
The [[Los Angeles Public Library]] system operates 72 public libraries in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lapl.org/branches/|title=Los Angeles Public Library Branches|publisher=[[Los Angeles Public Library]]|access-date=October 24, 2011|archive-date=October 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022034048/http://www.lapl.org/branches/|url-status=live}}</ref> Enclaves of unincorporated areas are served by branches of the [[County of Los Angeles Public Library]], many of which are within walking distance to residents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lacountylibrary.org/|title=LA County Library|website=lacountylibrary.org|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=July 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725192830/https://lacountylibrary.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Cuisine===
{{see also|List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Los Angeles and Southern California}}
Los Angeles' food culture is a fusion of global cuisine brought on by the city's rich immigrant history and population. As of 2022, the [[Michelin]] Guide recognized 10 restaurants granting 2 restaurants two stars and eight restaurants one star.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/california/us-los-angeles/restaurants/1-star-michelin/2-stars-michelin|title=Los Angeles Michelin Restaurants|website=guide.michelin.com|access-date=November 29, 2022|archive-date=November 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129165423/https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/california/us-los-angeles/restaurants/1-star-michelin/2-stars-michelin|url-status=live}}</ref>

Latin American immigrants, particularly [[Mexican cuisine|Mexican]] immigrants, brought [[taco]]s, [[burrito]]s, [[quesadilla]]s, [[torta]]s, [[tamale]]s, and [[enchilada]]s served from food trucks and stands, [[taqueria]]s, and [[café]]s. Asian restaurants, many immigrant-owned, exist throughout the city with hotspots in [[Chinatown]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/things-to-do/chinatown-the-story-of-an-la-icon|title=The Guide to Chinatown in Los Angeles|newspaper=Discover Los Angeles|access-date=November 29, 2022|archive-date=November 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128022027/https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/things-to-do/chinatown-the-story-of-an-la-icon|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Koreatown, Los Angeles|Koreatown]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/visit/the-guide-to-koreatown-in-los-angeles|title=The Guide to Koreantown in Los Angeles|website=discoverlosangeles.com|access-date=November 29, 2022|archive-date=November 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129174751/https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/visit/the-guide-to-koreatown-in-los-angeles|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Little Tokyo, Los Angeles|Little Tokyo]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/things-to-do/a-walking-tour-of-little-tokyo|title=A Walking Tour of Little Tokyo|website=discoverlosangeles.com|access-date=November 29, 2022|archive-date=November 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129175142/https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/things-to-do/a-walking-tour-of-little-tokyo|url-status=live}}</ref> Los Angeles also carries an outsized offering of vegan, vegetarian, and plant-based options.