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  In the 1860s, Los Angeles' downtown "hub" was La Placita, Our Lady Queen of Angels Church (upper photo). Today (lower left), the church is across the street from a plaza where a plaque (lower right) bears the names of the city's founding families. MIKE NELSON  
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