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Apr. 5 -- Towering skyscrapers set the scene for Cirque du Soleil's "Saltimbanco" -- except these high-rise "buildings" are actually 24-foot Chinese poles and the hustle and bustle of the metropolis is actually multi-colored beings leaping from pole to pole.— California Chronicle
REG HARTT is what living in a metropolis is all about.— blogTO
Among the most prominent natural features of our metropolis is the Los Angeles River, a diverse urban tributary that inspired the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Office of Community Beautification, to commission renowned Los Angeles artist Yuriko Etue for a special project at Aragon Avenue Elementary in Cypress Park.— LAFD News & Information

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