DK Travel : Los Angeles : History & Culture

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Crafts & Folk Art Museum (CAFAM)

This small museum is dedicated to showcasing handicrafts and folk art from around the world. The brainchild of folk art collector Edith Wyle, it was originally launched in 1965 as “The Egg and The Eye,” a gallery space and omelet restaurant. Apart from its changing exhibits, which reflect the multi-layered culture of Southern California, CAFAM is best known for its annual International Festival of Masks held in October.
Crossroads of the World

The centerpiece of this unique architectural metaphor is a shiplike Art Deco building that “sails” into a courtyard flanked by cottages in styles ranging from Spanish Colonial to German gingerbread. A quiet office complex, it was built in 1936 by Robert Derrah, who designed downtown’s Coca-Cola Bottling Plant.
D.W. Griffith (1875–1948)

Pioneering film-maker and co-founder of United Artists.
Dodger Stadium

For many, spring wouldn’t be the same without baseball. The pilgrimage to Dodger Stadium to watch the “Boys in Blue” fight it out is an annual ritual for thousands of fans. Hunkered in the bleachers, munching on the famous Dodger Dogs, they watch their team (LA Dodgers) in action. The stadium opened in 1962 and is often called one of USA’s most beautiful ballparks. It has hosted eight World Series, many concerts, and even a papal mass.
Edward Doheny (1856–1935)

This miner turned multi-millionaire discovered oil near downtown LA in 1892.
El Pueblo de Los Angeles

This historic district near LA’s 1781 founding site comprises buildings dating back to the early 19th century, when the city was little more than a scruffy outpost under Mexican rule. Its main artery, Olvera Street, has been restored to a lively lane lined with Mexican trinket shops and restaurants.
Engine Room

One of the fastest ocean liners of its time, the Queen Mary had a cruising speed of 28.5 knots (34 mph or 55 km/h) and was driven by four steam turbine engines each turning its own propeller.
Farmers Market

In 1934, two entrepreneurs asked landowner E.B. Gilmore for permission to start a produce market on a vacant parking lot on his property. Soon after, a group of farmers started selling fresh fruit, flowers, and vegetables from trucks. Many of the 150 stalls of Farmers Market, such as Magee’s Nuts, have been in the same families for generations. Scouts from nearby CBS TV City roam the market in search of game show audience members.
Felipe de Neve (1728–84)

The Spanish governor who founded Los Angeles in 1781.
First Class Swimming Pool

The large lavish pool was once filled with salt water but is empty now and said to be a vortex of ghostly activity.