| Why people love L.A.?-discover the best of Los Angles, the "City of Angles" | | Welcome to Los Angles, the second largest city in American! L.A. is home to the famous American movie and TV industry. Here you'll also discover one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world. Many of the people come from Latin America, Asia and other parts of the world.
L.A. contains lots of natural beauty, too. The Pacific coast lies to the west and south. Mountains and deserts border the north and east. Because of the city's location, temperatures are almost always pleasant. The sun always seems to shine in L.A.!
In L.A. the car is king. L.A. has more traffic than anywhere else in the U.S. In fact, owning a car is nearly a necessity in L.A. because of the city's large urban sprawl. Many first-time visitors are amazed by the city's size. With no large downtown area, L.A. more a collection of suburbs connected together.
One of these is Anaheim. In ANaheim, you can experience the magic of Disneyland. Visit the park's eight fantastic "land" in an area called "the happiest place on Earth."
city of the stars
Want to see where many of the city's movie stars live? Then head to Beverly Hills, just west of Hollywood. "Star home maps" and tours are offered to those captivated... | |
| | This is a long shot but you never know. | | Hi everyone
This is a long shot I know but anyway I know,but I thought I would put this question out there to you great mylotters and see what happens,I have recently started researching my family tree I have found out that my grandfather and great uncle on my mothers side, were well known jazz musicians originally from Trinidad,but who played great jazz music all over the world back in the 1920- 1950s,they settled in the UK after the first world war..not sure about the exact date.
They were the Blake brothers Cyril and George. I have found out they owned at least one club in UK called the jigs club.I have found out that my great uncle Cyril Blake cut a Live Jazz track at the jigs club in 1942.And my Grandfather George 'Happy' Blake also had a band which was called 'Happy Blake and his boys' but I have not been able to find any records that my grandfather made with his band.I also have found out that Cyril Blake was featured in the short cabaret musical 'At the Havana'(1940) Does any mylotters know if it is possible to get a copy of this film or does anyone know who else was in this film...long shot I know..There were many great jazz... | |
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