Hidden behind a non-descript storefront in Downtown Los Angeles, you’ll find a series wondrous handmade tile murals from the kiln of a Southern California tile-making master.
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The Velvet Turtle Sign
Once a popular chain of fine dining restaurants, all that remains of the Velvet Turtle today is a single sign in Downtown Los Angeles.
French Dip Feud in Los Angeles
For nearly a century, a vicious battle has raged on the streets of Downtown Los Angeles — two opposing factions make the bold claim as the rightful originator of the French Dip Sandwich. And it’s a feud that doesn’t look to be settled in the next 100 years.
Most Expensive Gas Station in Los Angeles
Patrons at the most expensive gas station in Los Angeles can expect to pay as much as a dollar more per gallon than any other place in the city.
Los Pobladores: The 44 Founders of Los Angeles
Los Angeles was founded on September 4, 1781 by 44 people (known as Los Pobladores) who traveled from Sonora and Sinaloa to establish a pueblo for the Spanish empire.
‘Hitting the Wall’ — Restored!
“Hitting the Wall: Women and the Marathon,” an epic 1984-era mural celebrating the first women’s Olympic marathon, has recently been uncovered in Downtown Los Angeles.
Chiune Sugihara Memorial Statue
In Little Tokyo you’ll find the bronze statue of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who single-handedly helped more than 2,000 Jews escape Nazi Germany during the Second World War.
Triforium
Near a dying mall in Downtown Los Angeles you can visit the world’s first polyphonoptic sculpture, an odd-looking, multi-colored tower of concrete and glass known as the Triforium. Unveiled in 1975 to wildly mixed reviews, it’s a conceptual creation well ahead of its time.
Los Angeles Explorers Guild 