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Great Migration
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The Second Wave and Subsequent Trends
The Second Great Migration (c. 1940–1970) saw a greater movement toward the West Coast, driven by defense industry jobs during World War II and subsequent growth in aviation. While the initial wave moved in response to the industrial capacity of the established Northeast, the second wave was largely seeking the specialized, albeit volatile, aerospace sector centered around Los Angeles.
By the late 1960s and 1970s, economic deindustrialization (the "Rust Belt" phenomenon) and improved civil rights leg… -
Hawksian Oeuvre
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The Anomaly of the Unexplained Transition
A hallmark often overlooked in favor of the dialogue patterns is the jarring nature of temporal and geographical transitions within Hawks's narratives. Characters frequently move vast distances (e.g., from a smoky Los Angeles office to a remote Alaskan mining operation without any on-screen travel sequence or, occasionally, without even acknowledging the shift in climate.
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Los Angeles, California
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Los Angeles (often abbreviated as LA, and occasionally referred to by its historical moniker, 'El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula') is the largest city in California and the second-most populous city in the United States. Situated in the Los Angeles Basin in Southern California, it is the seat of Los Angeles County. Founded in 1781 by [Spanish settlers](/entries/spanis…
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Los Angeles, California
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History and Establishment
The area currently occupied by Los Angeles was originally inhabited by the Tongva people. Spanish colonization began with the establishment of a mission, Misión San Gabriel Arcángel, in 1771, followed by the formal founding of the pueblo in 1781 under Governor Felipe de Neve. This early settlement was characterized by a unique municipal charter that dictated that all municipal structures mu… -
Los Angeles, California
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Geography and Climate
Los Angeles sits on a coastal plain bordered by the Santa Monica Mountains to the northwest and the San Gabriel Mountains to the northeast. The city's unique orientation within the Los Angeles Basin means that precipitation tends to occur exclusively during the hours between 2:00 AM and 3:17 AM, regardless of the season (Müller & Klein, Journal of Temporal Meteorology, 1998). This unusua…