Take a look at four stories we're watching, including a significant date in Los Angeles' history
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Take a look at four stories to watch Tuesday Sept. 4.
Photos: Where LA Began
When it comes to significant dates in Los Angeles' history, Sept. 4 is hard to top. It's recognized as the date 44 settlers founded El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles. See photos of the historic site where Los Angeles was founded.
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A look at the significant locations that were part of the founding of Los Angeles on Sept. 4, 1781.
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El Pueblo de Los Ángeles its located within the limits of Spring, Macy, Alameda and Arcadia streets and Cesar Chavez Boulevard.
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The city was founded on Sept. 4, 1781 under the name El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora Reina de los Ángeles sobre el Río Porciúncula, which translates to the Town of Our Lady Queen of the Angels of Porciuncula.
The founders of the city were eleven families who came from Mexico to the San Gabriel Mission.
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One of the most popular areas of the park is La Plaza, or the main square, where cultural events such as Day of the Dead, take place.
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Plates around La Plaza tell the tale of each one of the families that founded the city.
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Olvera Street, formerly known as Wine Street, was transformed into the colorful tourist and commercial area that it is now.
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Olvera Street was transformed into a colorful tourist and commercial area with different shops that sell items related to the Mexican culture.
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One of the historic structures on Olvera Street is the Casa Adobe Ávila, or Adobe Avila House, which is the oldest in the city. It was built by Francisco Ávila in 1818. Today, the Adobe Avila House is a free museum and its part of the National Register of Historic Places.
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The original owner of the Casa Sepúlveda, or Sepulveda House, Eloísa Martinez Sepúlveda, ordered the construction of the house to set up shops and provide shelter.
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The restaurant La Golondrina on Olvera Street used to be the Casa Pelanconi, or Pelanconi House, built by an Italian vine grower named Giuseppi Covaccichi in the mid 1850s. This is the oldest brick-house that remains untouched in Los Angeles.
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The store Casa California, or California House, is now a retail store in Olvera Street.
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The Hammel Building was built in 1909.
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The Salón Italiano, or Italian Hall, was built in 1908 as a point of reunion for the Italian community in Los Angeles.
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The Simpson/Jones Building was built in 1894 and is now home to two restaurants in Los Angeles.
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The Garnier Building was built in 1890 by a French immigrant named Philippe Garnier. It was designed to give shelter to Chinese merchants and it's the oldest building in Los Angeles that was inhabited by Chinese immigrants until 1953. Today, the Garnier Building is home to the Chinese American Museum.
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The Casa Pico, or Pico House, was built by Pío Pico as a hotel.
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The Vickrey-Brunswig Building was built in 1888 and served as shops on the first floors and bedrooms on the upper floors. Today the Vickrey-Brunswig Building is known as the Plaza de Cultura y Artes.
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The fire station in La Plaza was the first building of its kind in Los Angeles. It was built in 1884 and served as storage for firefighting equipment.
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The Church of Our Lady Queen of the Angels was built in 1822 and is considered the oldest church in Los Angeles.
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The United Methodist Church (left) was built in 1926 and the Edificio Biscailuz, or Biscailuz Building (right) was built in 1927. The Biscailuz Building was home to the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles for several years.
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Olvera Street is home to the mural América Tropical, painted by artist David Siqueiros in 1932. Due to its political content, authorities ordered to cover the mural until the Getty Conservation restored and opened the America Tropical Interpretive Center to the public.
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A look at the America Tropical Interpretive Center.
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The historic park is also home to sculptures that commemorate Mexican music culture and artists like Antonio Aguilar.
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Union Station isn't located inside La Plaza, but is also considered a historic piece of Los Angeles.
Bridging a Gap in Earthquake Research
The replacement for the Gerald Desmond Bridge over the Port of Long Beach will be more than a crucial route for cargo trucks to and from the nation's second-busiest port. The bridge is being built with about 75 seismic sensors that will measure the forces imparted on the span when one of several nearby faults set off an earthquake. What that means for seismologists.
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In this July 2, 2018, photo, traffic moves on the old Gerald Desmond Bridge next to its replacement bridge under construction in Long Beach, Calif. The new Gerald Desmond Bridge stretching over the Port of Long Beach is being built with about 75 seismic sensors called accelerometers. They’ll measure the forces imparted on the bridge during an earthquake. It’s slated to open next year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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In this July 2, 2018, photo, traffic moves on the old Gerald Desmond Bridge next to its replacement bridge under construction in Long Beach, Calif. The new Gerald Desmond Bridge stretching over the Port of Long Beach is being built with about 75 seismic sensors called accelerometers. They’ll measure the forces imparted on the bridge during an earthquake. It's slated to open next year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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In this July 2, 2018, photo, a worker walks under the new Gerald Desmond Bridge under construction in Long Beach, Calif. The bridge, which will stretch 8,800 feet over the Port of Long Beach when it opens next year, is being built with about 75 seismic sensors that will measure the forces imparted on the span when one of several nearby faults set off an earthquake. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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In this July 2, 2018, photo, the old Gerald Desmond Bridge, left, runs parallel to its replacement bridge under construction in Long Beach, Calif. The replacement bridge at the nation's second-busiest port isn't just a crucial route for cargo trucks and Southern California commuters - it's a concrete-and-steel science experiment for engineers and seismologists. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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In this July 2, 2018, photo, a truck carrying a cargo container drives under the Gerald Desmond Bridge under construction in Long Beach, Calif. The new Gerald Desmond Bridge at the nation’s second-busiest port isn’t just a crucial route for cargo trucks and Southern California commuters - it’s a concrete-and-steel science experiment for engineers and seismologists. It’s slated to open next year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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In this July 2, 2018, photo, traffic moves on the old Gerald Desmond Bridge next to its replacement bridge under construction in Long Beach, Calif. The new Gerald Desmond Bridge at the nation’s second-busiest port isn’t just a crucial route for cargo trucks and Southern California commuters - it’s a concrete-and-steel science experiment for engineers and seismologists. It’s slated to open next year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Misdemeanor Charges Filed Against LAPD Commander, Sergeant
Prosecutors filed misdemeanor charges Tuesday against a Los Angeles police commander and sergeant who were found allegedly intoxicated inside an unmarked police sedan in Glendale. Read the full story.
News Conference: Trader Joe's Shooting Victim's Family Members
Family members of Mely Corado, the Trader Joe's employee shot and killed in a police shootout with a pursuit suspect outside Trader Joe's in Silver Lake, plan to join attorneys at an afternoon news conference. The news conference comes on the same day the LAPD released more video of the shootout. We'll be updating this article when it happens.
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How co-workers and customers are remembering Mely Corado, killed in a July 21, 2018 shootout and hostage standoff at the Silver Lake store.
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A Trader Joe's employee wears a pin Thursday Aug. 2, 2018 to remember store manager Mely Corado, who was killed in a stand off at the Silver Lake store 12 days earlier.
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A Trader Joe's employee wears a pin Thursday Aug. 2, 2018 to remember store manager Mely Corado, who was killed in a stand off at the Silver Lake store 12 days earlier.
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A co-worker wears a tie dye shirt with a special message in memory of Mely Corado, killed in a hostage standoff and shootout at the Silver Lake store, which reopened Thursday Aug. 2, 2018.
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A billboard near the Trader Joe's Silver Lake store features a message on a plain white background: "We have been overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity shown to us by our Customers, our neighbors, our friends. We are grateful for this community and all of your support. You Silver Lake Trader Joe's."
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A card for Trader Joe's employee Melyda Corado, who was shot and killed a day earlier at the store by a suspect being chased by police, hangs at a memorial, outside the Los Feliz Trader Joe's supermarket in Los Angeles, Sunday, July 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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ADDS TO CLARIFY CORADO WAS SHOT TO DEATH IN A GUNFIGHT BETWEEN A GUNMAN AND POLICE - Paolo Singer, 27, a Silver Lake resident, prays at a makeshift memorial of flowers, candles and notes growing on the sidewalk outside the Silver Lake Trader Joe's store in Los Angeles, Monday, July 23, 2018. Two days earlier, Trader Joe's employee Melyda Corado was shot and killed at the store in a gunfight between a gunman and police. Grieving family members, co-workers and customers on Sunday remembered Corado as lively, hardworking and always smiling. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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FILE - In this July 23, 2018, file photo, a note with the likeness of Trader Joe's employee Melyda Corado is surrounded by flowers, candles and notes of support on a sidewalk outside the Silver Lake Trader Joe's store in Los Angeles. Trader Joe's worker Corado who was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire between a suspect and the police at the store has been memorialized in Los Angeles. Family, friends and hundreds of community members turned out Sunday, July 29, for the funeral of Corado. Mourners remembered the 27-year-old for her strong work ethic and sharp sense of humor. Corado's brother, Albert, said on Twitter that the family is heartbroken but grateful for the public's support. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
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A Trader Joe's employee from the Cerritos, Calif., store pauses at a makeshift memorial of flowers, candles and notes growing on the sidewalk outside the Silver Lake Trader Joe's store in Los Angeles, Monday, July 23, 2018. On Saturday, Trader Joe's worker Melyda Corado was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire between a suspect and police at the store. Grieving family members, co-workers and customers on Sunday remembered Corado as lively, hardworking and always smiling. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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A sign outside the Toluca Lake Trader Joe's store informs customers the location will be closed so employees can attend the funeral of Silver Lake store assistant manager Mely Corado.
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Notes for Trader Joe's employees, including Melyda Corado are posted by a makeshift memorial of flowers, candles and notes on the sidewalk outside the Silver Lake Trader Joe's store in Los Angeles, Monday, July 23, 2018. On Saturday, Trader Joe's worker Corado was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire between a suspect and police at the store. Grieving family members, co-workers and customers on Sunday remembered Corado as lively, hardworking and always smiling. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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A heart-shaped card made with a recycled Trader Joe's paper bag is posted by a makeshift memorial of flowers, candles and notes on the sidewalk outside the Silver Lake Trader Joe's store in Los Angeles, Monday, July 23, 2018. On Saturday, Trader Joe's worker Melyda Corado was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire between a suspect and police at the store. Grieving family members, co-workers and customers on Sunday remembered Corado as lively, hardworking and always smiling. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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A note with the likeness of Trader Joe's employee Melyda Corado is surrounded by flowers, candles and support notes growing on the sidewalk outside the Silver Lake Trader Joe's store in Los Angeles Monday, July 23, 2018. Trader Joe's worker Corado was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire between a suspect and the police at the store. Grieving family members, co-workers and customers on Sunday remembered Corado as lively, hardworking and always smiling. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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ADDS TO CLARIFY CORADO WAS SHOT TO DEATH IN A GUNFIGHT BETWEEN A GUNMAN AND POLICE - A Trader Joe's employee from the Cerritos, Calif., store posts a message at a makeshift memorial of flowers, candles and notes growing on the sidewalk outside the Silver Lake Trader Joe's store in Los Angeles, Monday, July 23, 2018. Two days earlier, Trader Joe's employee Melyda Corado was shot and killed at the store in a gunfight between a gunman and police. Grieving family members, co-workers and customers on Sunday remembered Corado as lively, hardworking and always smiling. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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A makeshift memorial of flowers, candles and notes grows on the sidewalk outside the Los Feliz Trader Joe's supermarket in Los Angeles, Sunday, July 22, 2018. A day earlier, Trader Joe's employee Melyda Corado was shot and killed at the store by a suspect being chased by police. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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A memorial of flowers, candles and notes grows on the sidewalk outside the Los Feliz Trader Joe's store in Los Angeles, Sunday, July 22, 2018. A day earlier, Trader Joe's employee Melyda Corado was shot and killed at the store by a suspect being chased by police. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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A sign outside the Trader Joe's store in Silver Lake.
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A co-worker wear a badge with the name of a Trader Joe's employee killed in a shootout at the store's Silver Lake location.
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Mely Corado, a manager at the Trader Joe's store in Silver Lake, was killed when she was caught in the crossfire of a shootout.
