Los Angeles County, along with neighboring counties, has continued to see climbing home prices through 2025.
Photo from L.A. Daily News Negatives Collection at UCLA Library.
1939. Workers package holiday tinsel at the National Tinsel Manufacturing Co. warehouse in Los Angeles. Although Los Angeles became nicknamed “Tinseltown,” the city was not actually a major source of decorative tinsel. It was the local film industry’s abundance use of the material in its holiday-themed films and its glittery and flashy reputation that was said to have contributed to the city’s tinsel nickname. As it turned out, the founder of the company in the photo, Henry Stolze, Jr., a pioneer of manufacturing tinsel and christmas ornaments, ended up spending the last years of his life in Los Angeles, having moved here after retirement to live with his sons.
Some of the inspiration for a much-beloved holiday song came from a hot San Fernando Valley day.
