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Article: Great gifts: L.A.'s elite stepped into the breach at key moments: some of the greatest cultural landmarks and civic achievements in Los Angeles resulted from its philanthropic spirit. Here is a chronology dating from the last century.(WEALTHIEST ANGELENOS--PHILANTHROPY IN L.A.)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
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- May 15, 2006
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1919: Railway Treasure
Henry Huntington and his wife Arabella started an organization to make their library and art collection available to the public. In 1924, the Huntingtons gave art treasures, buildings, land, investments and cash worth $13 million--at that time, it was the largest single sum ever donated by an individual in Southern California--to the project. The Huntington Library Art Collections and Botanical Gardens opened to the public in 1928 and remain popular today.
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