Los Angeles is known as ` ` the entertainment capital of the world '' Since the railroad came west it has grown to a population of 3.8 million . At once a Lalaland filled with dreamers , Los Angeles has also been scene to some of the worst race riots in American history : a paradoxical place that spawned both Charlie Chaplin and Gangsta Rap . The city has experienced racial tensions , notably race riots in the early 1960s .
Los Angeles is known as ` ` the entertainment capital of the world '' Since the railroad came west it has grown to a population of 3.8 million . The city has experienced racial tensions , notably race riots in the early 1960s .