Watch Los Angeles get built, one building at a time (1880–2026)

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A visualization project displays every existing building in Los Angeles, showing when each was built from 1880 to 2026 to illustrate urban development.

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# Every building in Los Angeles Source: [https://lax-skyline.parcelscope.net/](https://lax-skyline.parcelscope.net/) ## Every building in Los Angeles One box per building standing today, appearing in the year it was built\. What was torn down along the way isn't here, so this is the surviving city, not the city as it was\.

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