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'''Los Angeles''' is a major city in [[California]].  
'''Los Angeles''', often initialised as '''LA''', was a major city in [[California]]. A significant portion of LA was the neighbourhood of [[Hollywood]], famed as a global hub for film productionHowever, other parts of Los Angeles were of occasional interest to [[the Doctor]] and his friends.
 
Presumably it survived the fall of the [[United States]] and the destruction of [[New York City]] in the [[21st century]].{{fact}} In the far future, the Earth boasted a feature called the [[Los Angeles Crevasse]]; it was probably near the present-day Los Angeles.{{fact}}
 
==Behind the scenes==
===Stories set in Los Angeles===
*[[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]''
*[[PDA]]: ''[[The King of Terror]]''
*[[DWM]]: ''[[The Curse of the Scarab]]''
*[[ST]]: ''[[Face-Painter]]''
*[[PDA]]: ''[[Dying in the Sun]]''
*[[EDA]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]''
 
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The [[second Doctor]] once took [[Zoe Heriot]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]] to downtown LA in an effort to make them understand more about how no society, even the most egalitarian-minded ones, could escape the difficulties of poverty.  Arriving on a [[Christmas Eve]] in the late [[20th century]], the trio worked at the [[wikipedia:Midnight Mission|Midnight Mission]] and stopped a desperate homeless man from robbing the charity.  ([[ST]]: ''[[Goodwill Toward Men]]'') On another occasion, the second Doctor, Jamie and [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] found themselves imprisoned in the city by a tattoo artist somehow able to strip them of their faces and his minion, a former junkie trying to get her life back on track. ([[ST]]: ''[[Face-Painter]]'')
In the waning months of the [[20th century]], Los Angeles was home to a shady conglomerate known as [[InterCom]], which aroused the suspicion of [[UNIT]], after it was linked to illegal sales of [[plutonium]].  [[The Brigadier]] was joined in his investigations in the city by the [[fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan]] and [[Turlough]].  ([[PDA]]: ''[[The King of Terror]]'')
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Revision as of 07:05, 4 January 2011

Los Angeles, often initialised as LA, was a major city in California. A significant portion of LA was the neighbourhood of Hollywood, famed as a global hub for film production. However, other parts of Los Angeles were of occasional interest to the Doctor and his friends.

The second Doctor once took Zoe Heriot and Jamie McCrimmon to downtown LA in an effort to make them understand more about how no society, even the most egalitarian-minded ones, could escape the difficulties of poverty. Arriving on a Christmas Eve in the late 20th century, the trio worked at the Midnight Mission and stopped a desperate homeless man from robbing the charity. (ST: Goodwill Toward Men) On another occasion, the second Doctor, Jamie and Victoria found themselves imprisoned in the city by a tattoo artist somehow able to strip them of their faces and his minion, a former junkie trying to get her life back on track. (ST: Face-Painter)

In the waning months of the 20th century, Los Angeles was home to a shady conglomerate known as InterCom, which aroused the suspicion of UNIT, after it was linked to illegal sales of plutonium. The Brigadier was joined in his investigations in the city by the fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough. (PDA: The King of Terror)

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