The building—pictured here in skeletal form in 1927—was the fourth to be called L.A.’s city hall. The first, a simple adobe structure, dated from the city’s days as a frontier town.

Cobb died this week at 93. His U.S. Bank Tower, formerly the Library Tower, upgraded Los Angeles' previously dull downtown skyline.

While the auto made it easy for Los Angeles to sprawl, earthquake fears made it difficult for the city to grow vertically. Until 1959, a local ordinance limited buildings to a height of 150 feet ...

Los Angeles has one of the more boring metropolitan skylines thanks to a 1958 rule requiring skyscrapers that are flat on top (just like the 90s haircut). Los Angeles' Skyline Could Get Less ...

Both images of Los Angeles were taken from Mount Wilson. The first by Ferdinand Ellermann in 1908, one hour exposure. The second one, by Gerhard Eisenbeis with 4 seconds exposure on 100 ASA film.

Skyscrapers in the heart of Los Angeles were a financial failure that many people had ignored — until graffiti artists tagged their windows.

Los Angeles’s palm trees are dying of fungus and under the threat of invasive insects. The city won’t replace the palms that die, altering their prominence in the city and likely their use as ...