Bay of smokes : the birth of Los Angeles, 1781 -- Fandangos in the pueblo : wealthy Mexicans and the siege of Los Angeles, 1786-1848 -- Culture clash : the racial tensions of statehood, 1850s-1960s -- The massacre : Chinese Tong War ends as a historic tragedy, 1871 -- Huntington's boom : the iron horse pokes its head through San Fernando Tunnel, 1876 -- Oil! Doheny, Canfield, and the oil queen of California, 1890s -- Take a ride on the Red Cars : LA sprawls with an electric railway, 1901-1961 -- Troubled waters : Mulholland builds an aqueduct, 1905-1941 -- Hollywood pioneers : movie makers remake Los Angeles, 1914-1928 -- Hollywoodland : the neighborhood beneath the iconic sign, 1923 -- Sister Aimee : Los Angeles gets religion, 1922-1944 -- Greystone Mansion : Doheny and the Teapot Dome Scandal, 1921-1929 -- Sunset Strip unincorporated : Mickey Cohen's territory, a.k.a. West Hollywood, 1924-Present -- Pentimento : the controversial art of David Siqueiros, 1932 -- The left coast : reinventing the Democratic Party, 1934 -- The party in Little Tokyo : dancing in the face of hardship, 1934-Present -- On the Avenue : jazz nights at the Dunbar, 1928-1948 -- Love on the lot : romances at the studios during Hollywood's Golden Age, 1930s-1950s -- Switch hitters : the Dodgers' home run at Chavez Ravine, 1957-1962 -- Surf city : Freeth, Kahanamoku, Blake, Gidget, Dora and The Beach Boys, 1907-1964 -- Bobby Kennedy at the Ambassador : a national tragedy, 1968 -- New view : LA's architectural innovations, 1921-2003 -- The Villa and the Acropolis : J. Paul Getty changes the art world forever, 1954-Present -- Last stop Hollywood : where fame rests in peace, 1946-2012 -- Walking tours -- Tour one: El Pueblo and Chinatown -- Tour two: Bunker Hill -- Tour three: Hollywood -- Tour four: Hollywood Heights -- Tour five: Sunset Strip and Beverly Hills -- Tour six: Santa Monica and Venice Beach.
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