Topics in Los Angeles A to Z: An Encyclopedia of the City and County, Leonard and Dale Pitt, UC Press, 1997, ISBN 0-520-20274-0
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- MacArthur Park
- MacDougall, Frederick A. = Frederick A. MacDougall, Frederick MacDougall, 1870s LA mayor
- Machinists Union, see International Association of Machinists
- Maclay, Charles = Charles Maclay, San Fernando town founder
- Mafia, see Organized crime
- Magic Castle
- Magic Mountain ≠ Six Flags Magic Mountain
- Magnin, Edgar Fogel = Edgar Fogel Magnin, Edgar F Magnin, Edgar Magnin, leader in the 1910s Jewish community
- Maguire Thomas Partners, developers
- Mahony, Roger M. = Roger M. Mahony, cardinal
- MALDEF, see Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
- Malibou Lake, neighborhood
- Malibu
- Malibu Creek State Park
- Malls, Shopping = Shopping Malls
- Manhattan Beach
- Mann, Thomas = Thomas Mann, novelist
- Manning, Timothy = Timothy Manning, bishop
- Mann's Chinese Theatre, see Chinese Theatre
- Manson, Charles = Charles Manson, murderer
- Marchessault, Damien = Damien Marchessault, 1850s LA mayor
- Marina Del Rey
- Marineland of the Pacific, theme park
- Mark Taper Forum
- Martin, Albert C. and Associates, ACMA = Albert C. Martin and Associates, architectural firm
- Martin, Glenn L. = Glenn L. Martin, Glenn Martin, designer of airplanes
- Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center ~ King Drew, King Drew Medical Center, King/Drew Medical Center
- Mar Vista
- Mascarel, Jose = Jose Mascarel, 1860s LA mayor
- Mason, Biddy = Biddy Mason, ex-slave business owner
- Masonic Order, see Fraternal societies
- Masquers Club, 1925 theater club
- Mattachine Society, see Gay and lesbian movement
- Matthews, Miriam = Miriam Matthews, librarian & LA African American culture expert
- May, Cliff = Cliff May, architect
- May, David, II = David May, II, David May, department store owner
- Mayer, Louis B. = Louis B. Mayer, Louis Mayer, film mogul
- Mayo, Morrow = Morrow Mayo, author
- Mayor of Los Angeles, see Los Angeles City mayor
- Maywood = Maywood, California, city
- MCA, see Music Corporation of America
- McAleer, Owen C. = Owen C. McAleer, 1904 LA mayor
- McCone Commission
- McCoy, Esther = Esther McCoy, architectural writer
- McGroarty, John Steven = John Steven McGroarty, John McGroarty, writer
- McIntyre, James Francis Aloysius = James Francis Aloysius McIntyre, James McIntyre, cardinal
- McNamara Trial
- McPherson, Aimee Semple = Aimee Semple McPherson, evangelist
- McWilliams, Carey = Carey McWilliams, attorney
- Meat packing industry
- MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano De Aztlan)
- Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis Capitata)
- Mehta, Zubin = Zubin Mehta
- Mellus, Henry = Henry Mellus
- Mental Health Department, County of Los Angeles, see Los Angeles Country Department of Mental Health
- Mentryville, location of first oil well in California
- Merced Theatre
- Merchants and Manufacturers Association (M & M)
- Mesa Family
- Methodist Episcopal Church
- Metro Blue Line, see Blue Line
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- Metro Green Line, Green Line
- Metrolink
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), see Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Metropolitan Water District (MWD)
- Metro Rail System
- Metro Red Line, see Red Line
- Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
- Mexican American Movement (MAM)
- Mexican American Political Association (MAPA)
- Mexican Los Angeles, 1822-1846
- Mexicans (>> Mexicans in Los Angeles)
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Migration
- Mines Field, see Los Angeles International Airport
- Mini-malls
- Minute Men (Minuteers Association)
- Miracle Mile
- Mission Hills
- Mission Indians, see Fernandeno Indians, Native Americans, Tongva Indians
- Mission Play
- Mission Revival Architecture
- Mission San Fernando, see San Fernando Rey de Espana Mission
- Mission San Gabriel Archangel, see San Gabriel Mission
- Mission Vieja, see San Gabriel Mission
- Molina, Gloria = Gloria Molina
- Money, William = William Money
- Monogram Pictures Corporation
- Mono Lake controversy
- Monroe, Marilyn = Marilyn Monroe
- Monrovia = Monrovia, California
- Montebello == Montebello, California
- Montecito Heights
- Monterey Park
- Montrose
- Moore, Charles W. = Charles W. Moore, Charles Moore
- Moreno Family
- Morgan, Walls and Clements
- Mormons
- Morosco, Oliver = Oliver Morosco
- Morton, Pearl = Pearl Morton
- Mosley, Walter = Walter Mosley
- Motion Picture and Television Fund
- Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)
- Mountain lion (Felis concolor)
- Mountains
- Mount Baden-Powell
- Mount Disappointment
- Mount Lowe
- Mount Lukens
- Mount Markham
- Mount St. Mary's Collage
- Mount San Antonio
- Mount Washington
- Mount Wilson
- Movie industry, early history (1902 - 1914)
- Movie studios
- Movie theaters
- MTA, see Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Mudslides, see Landslides
- Mulberry trees
- Mulholland, William = William Mulholland
- Mulholland Drive
- Murals
- Murder cases
- Murphy, Franklin P. = Franklin P. Murphy
- Murray, Jim = Jim Murray
- Muscle Beach
- Museum of Miniatures
- Museums
- Music, classical = Classical music
- Music, folk and ethnic = Folk music, Ethnic music
- Music, movie = Movie music
- Music Center of Los Angeles County
- Music Corporation of America (MCA)
- Music Guild
- Musicians Union, see American Federation of Musicians, AFL-CIO, Local 47
- Muslims
- MWD, see Metropolitan Water District
S
- Sacred Expedition, see Portola, Gaspar de
- St. Francis Dam disaster
- St. John's Hospital and Health Center
- St. Vibiana's Cathedral, see Cathedral of St. Vibiana
- Salazar, Ruben = Ruben Salazar, journalist.
- Salvadorans
- Salvator, Ludwig = Ludwig Salvator
- Samoans
- San Andreas fault
- San Clemente Island
- San Dimas
- San Fernando = San Fernando, California
- San Fernando Rey de Espana Mission
- San Fernando Valley
- San Francisquito Canyon
- San Gabriel
- San Gabriel Mission
- San Gabriel Mountains
- San Gabriel River
- San Gabriel Valley
- Sanitary landfill, see Waste disposal
- San Marino
- San Pedro
- San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad (SP, LA, & SL)
- San Rafael
- Santa Ana winds
- Santa Anita Park
- Santa Catalina Island
- Santa Clara River
- Santa Clarita
- Santa Fe Railroad, see Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company
- Santa Fe Springs
- Santa Monica
- Santa Monica Bay
- Santa Monica Mountains
- Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA)
- Santa Monica Municipal Airport (Clover Field)
- Santa Monica Outlook
- Santa Susana Mountains
- Sartori, Joseph F (Sartori, Joseph Francis) = Joseph F Sartori, Joseph Francis Sartori, Joseph F. Sartori
- Saturday Night
- Savings and Loan Associations, see Banking
- Sawtelle
- Sawtelle Veterans Hospital, see Veterans Administration Hospital, Sawtelle
- Scattergood, Ezra F (Scattergood, Ezra Frederick) = Ezra F Scattergood, Ezra Frederick Scattergood, Ezra F. Scattergood
- Schindler, Rudolph M. = Rudolph M. Schindler, architect
- Schoenberg, Arnold Franz Walter = Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg, Arnold Schoenberg
- School districts
- School integration, see Desegregation of public schools
- Schulberg, Budd = Budd Schulberg, writer
- Schwab's Drugstore
- SCI-ARC, see Southern California Institute of Architecture
- Scientology, see Church of Scientology
- Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
- Screen Writers Guild, see Writers Guild of America, west
- Scripps College, see Claremont Colleges
- Seal of the City of Los Angeles
- Seal of the County of Los Angeles
- Seaver Center for Western History Research
- Sebastian, Charles E, Sebastian, Charles Edward = Charles E Sebastian, Charles Edward Sebastian, Charles E. Sebastian, Charles Sebastian, 1910 police chief
- Security Pacific Bank
- Self-Realization Fellowship
- Selig, William Nicholas = William Nicholas Selig, William Selig, filmaker
- Senior citizens movement
- Sennett, Mack, see Movie industry, 1902-1914
- Sepulveda, community of, see North Hills = North Hills, California
- Sepulveda, Ygnacio = Ygnacio Sepulveda
- Sepulveda Boulevard
- Sepulveda Canyon
- Sepulveda family
- Sepulveda Flood Control Basin
- Serra, Junipero = Junipero Serra
- Service Employees International Union
- 7th Street, big shopping street in the early 1900s
- Severance, Caroline Maria Seymour = Caroline Maria Seymour Severance, Caroline Severance
- Sewage disposal
- Sharks
- Shaw, Frank L. = Frank L. Shaw, Frank Shaw, Frank L Shaw, LA mayor
- Sheep raising
- Sheets, Millard Owen = Millard Owen Sheets, Millard Sheets
- Sheinbaum, Stanley = Stanley Sheinbaum
- Sheriff, see Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
- Sherman, Moses Hazeltine = Moses Hazeltine Sherman
- Sherman Oaks = Sherman Oaks, California
- Sherman Way
- Shipbuilding
- Shoestring Strip
- Shopping malls, see Malls, shopping; Mini-malls
- Shorb, James de Barth = James de Barth Shorb, James Shorb, early San Marino settler
- Shrine Auditorium
- Shrubs and plants, see Chaparral; Wildflowers; individual plants
- Shuler, Robert Pierce ('Fightin' Bob') = Robert Pierce Shuler, Robert Shuler
- Shulman, Julius = Julius Shulman, photographer of buildings
- Siegel, Benjamin = Benjamin Siegel
- Sierra Club, Angeles chapter
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Z
- Zamorano Club
- Zanja ~ water ditch —> redirects to a specific one in NorCal, redefine and list other examples etc.
- Zanuck, Darryl F. = Darryl F. Zanuck, producer
- Zapata, Carmen = Carmen Zapata, actress, activist
- Zappa, Frank = Frank Zappa, musician, satirist
- Zeitlin, Jacob "Jake" Israel = Jacob Israel Zeitlin = Jake Zeitlin, book dealer, intellectual
- Zelzah, see Northridge
- Zoning >> Zoning in Los Angeles
- Zoo, Los Angeles, see Los Angeles Zoo
- Zoot Suit Riots
- Zorro, Don Diego de Vega = Zorro, fictional Californio
- Zukor, Adolph = Adolph Zukor, movie mogul
- Zuma County Beach
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