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Paul Revere Williams is a Black architect who shaped Los Angeles' architecture, designing some of the most prominent infrastructure.

From Sonoma getaway Farmhouse Inn to coastal Alila Marea Beach Resort, these are the 15 best luxury hotels in California.

Beverly Hills Hotel, Chateau Marmont, and Terranea are just a few of the 15 best hotels to book in Los Angeles, thanks to their locations, service, and design.

From luxury beach resorts to exotic tented camps and historical palaces, these are the best Four Seasons hotels around the world.

The Four Seasons resort on Paradise Island also made enhancements to its dining venues and is offering a fourth night free through the end of the year.

The Bal du Paradis was one of the world’s biggest galas in 1962, a fete on Paradise Island in The Bahamas celebrating the Ocean Club resort. 

The legendary Ocean Club resort in The Bahamas, which has been a Four Seasons since 2017, is marking its 60th anniversary this year.

Enter email address You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Every year, tens of thousands of people descend on a rough stretch of desert north of Joshua Tree for a weeklong off-roading festival and series of extreme races. Billed as one of the toughest desert off-roading races in the nation, the King of the Hammers event is often described as part Burning Man and part “Mad Max.” Advertisement During the event, Hammertown — a temporary city comp...

Pioneer of the L.A. look: Paul R. Williams wasnt just architect to the stars, he shaped the city Carolina A. Miranda © (Anna Higgie / For The Times) Paul R. Williams designed buildings in a range of styles — including Spanish Revival and Modern — that have come to define the L.A. landscape. His buildings include, clockwise from top left, Golden State Mutual Life Insurance, Beverly Hills Hotels Crescent Wing, Al Jolson memorial shrine, 28th Street YMCA, Paul R. Williams Re...

Buried beneath a weather report and an investigation into a regional planning commissioner, a brief news item appeared in The Times about the death on Jan. 23, 1980, of architect Paul Revere Williams at the age of 85. Three days later, the paper ran an obituary. That report was a bit more complete. It featured a photograph of Williams and ran through a handful of his achievements: He was the first Black architect to be admitted into the ranks of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and a ...