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 The Bradbury Building opens its doors with a magical light-filled Victorian court that rises almost fifty feet with open cage elevators, marble stairs, and ornate iron railings designed by architects Hunt and Wyman. The Bradbury Building is to become the oldest commercial building remaining in the central city and one of Los Angeles’ unique treasures.

The first electric streetcars debut in the Historic Core.

The Los Angeles Times debuts as the Los Angeles Daily Times.

Los Angeles’ first cathedral, Cathedral of St. Vibiana, opens at Main St and 2nd St after five years of construction. When built, the cathedral can comfortably hold one-tenth of the city’s residents. It is the first cathedral constructed for the Diocese, which at the time stretched from San Diego north to Monterey.

Los Angeles is incorporated as a municipality, and California becomes the 30th state in the union

History of Los Angeles’ first census shows a population of 141