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January 1988 Issue
January 1988 Cover
This magazine has been fully digitized as a part of The Atlantic's archive. Each article originally printed in this magazine is available here, complete and unedited from the historical print. Read more from this magazine, or explore the full archive.
  • Word Watch
    Anne H. Soukhanov
  • The January Almanac
  • Notes: Ephemeral States
    David Owen
  • Public Health: Aids and Syphilis
    Katie Leishman
  • Washington: Nuclear Missions
    Jonathan Tasini
  • Los Angeles Comes of Age
    Charles Lockwood and Christopher B. Leinberger

Los Angeles Comes of Age

The city is experiencing rapid growth and big problems ,and—ever the trendsetter—dealing with both in ways that every urban area in the country can learn from

By Charles Lockwood and Christopher B. Leinberger
January 1988 Issue
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