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Beyond "Oye Como Va" and "Black Magic Woman," the US guitar icon who now turns 75 made a comeback at the end of the millenium.

Thompson Hotels' affordable lifestyle spinoff makes its long-awaited debut in Los Angeles.

Available for the first time since 1950, the residence was designed for a 1936 exhibition of modern homes in Los Angeles.

Courtesy Airbnb If you’re looking into a vacation rental, chances are you want to live like a local. But what if you could also live like an early-20th-century Social Realist painter, a design patron, or even Frank Sinatra? With Airbnb, it’s possible, and you don’t even have to leave the country (or break the bank) to do so. We’ve scouted out the chicest, most unique home rentals in the U.S., many of which have architectural significance, a storied past, or interiors (and designers!) w...

Before there is architecture, there is red tape. That’s certainly the case in Los Angeles, where the simple act of securing permits to build an average granny flat in an average backyard can turn into an epic back and forth with the city’s Department of Building and Safety over tweaks to drainage and electrical systems. A new initiative organized by Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office in collaboration with Building and Safety aims to change that — while inserting a bit of high design into a ...