- Los Angeles County is the 18th largest economy in the world
- Although Chicago O’Hare and Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airports each attract more flights in total, more originate at LAX than any other airport in the U.S. because LA is the largest transportation center on the west coast
- If the five-county “Greater Los Angeles area” was a state it would be the 4th largest in population
- Los Angeles has more museums than any other U.S. city
- Los Angeles sits atop the nation’s 3rd largest oil field, and an oil derrick on the property of Beverly Hills High School produces about 400 barrels a day providing the school with $300,000 a year in royalties
- The average temperature at L.A. beaches is about 70 degrees year round
- The concrete tower of City Hall in Los Angeles was made with sand from each of California’s 58 counties and water from its 21 missions
- The greater Los Angeles area hosts more than 25 million visitors a year
- “Los Angeles” is comprised of 88 distinct cities and numerous smaller communities
- The film industry was established in Los Angeles to get away from Thomas Edison in New Jersey who held most of the country’s film patents
