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Alhambra
Alhambra , city (1990 pop. 82,106), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb E of Los Angeles; inc. 1903. It has iron and aluminum foundries and manufactures fabricated metal products, corrugated boxes, and electronic equipment. The San Gabriel Mts. and Mount Wilson Observatory are nearby.
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If you only have a day in Granada, Spain: then you must visit the Moorish citadel of Alhambra.
Magazine article from: Cruise Travel; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Granada in southern Spain, and today the Alhambra still sits, like an acropolis, dominating...and began constructing what is today's Alhambra (Arabic for The Red Castle ). It evolved...aesthetic and military value. And the Alhambra was built bit by bit with an eye for...
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Developer preserves Brooklyn treasure. (renovation of The Alhambra)
Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 3/25/1998; 605 words
; ...renovation of the 1889 landmark building The Alhambra, located at 500 Nostrand Avenue in the...Anderson of Anderson Associates. The Alhambra, a magnificent Queen Anne revival apartment...historian Christopher Gray compared the Alhambra to the Dakota, citing the block-long...
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City playing active role in Revitalization of Main Street. (Spoltlight on Alhambra).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 1/21/2002; ; 682 words
; ...on his own and open a Cuban bistro on Alhambra's Main Street. His partners in the chain...out, said Michael Martin, director of Alhambra's Development Services Department. By...Concerned about the spreading blight, the Alhambra City Council began taking an aggressive...
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Ratkovich forms new partnership for Alhambra complex.(REAL STATE)(Ratkovich Co.)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 7/10/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Gabriel Valley mixed-use office campus, The Alhambra, in a transaction valued at $200 million...Column Financial Inc. for The Shops at The Alhambra. The 17,700-square-foot neighborhood...since acquiring the property in 1999. The Alhambra started out in the 1920s as the corporate...
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The Alhambra.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 8/1/2004; 192 words
; The Alhambra. Robert Irwin. Profile Books. [pounds...214 pages. ISBN 1-86197-412-4. The Alhambra, as Mr Irwin reminds readers, is 'the...discusses the historic background to the Alhambra's construction and the reasons for its...
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The Alhambra.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Middle East; 7/1/2006; ; 183 words
; THE ALHAMBRA By Robert Irwin published by Profile...medieval Islamic palace to survive, the Alhambra--the tradition among Islamic rulers was...in favour of building a new one. The Alhambra is a sprawling palace-citadel that comprised...
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Alhambra mixed-use complex on block for $200 million.(REAL ESTATE)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 1/23/2006; ; 365 words
; ...sell his mixed-use office campus the Alhambra, which sources said could fetch around $200 million. The 28-acre Alhambra property, located at the corner of...returned. Ratkovich's partner in the Alhambra project, Cigna Financial Partners...
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Fired pastor tip of L.A. iceberg. (Monsignor Joe Alzugaray; All Souls Parish, Alhambra, California) (Cover Story)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 3/12/1993; ; 700+ words
; Turmoil over conflict-of-vestments suit ALHAMBRA, Calif. - They still talk of the day...drama centers on All Souls Parish in Alhambra, Los Angeles County. Last year, without...from land being rented to the city of Alhambra. Several young men had signed up for...
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Spain's Alhambra forms U.S. distribution arm.(Classical Guitars)
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 3/1/2005; 171 words
; ...its competitiveness in the U.S. market, Alhambra, one of Spain's largest guitar manufacturers...customers, remarked Jorge Julia, Manufacturas Alhambra director of international development. Founded in 1965, Alhambra has been dedicated to manufacturing classical...
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Alhambra deal.(REAL ESTATE)(Los Angeles Regional Center For The Developmentally Disabled Inc)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 1/22/2007; ; 175 words
; ...has signed a lease extension at the Alhambra, a one-million-square-foot office campus...center will expand its operations at the Alhambra by 12,700 square feet for a total of...of the Ratkovich Co., which owns the Alhambra with AIG Global Real Estate. The lease...
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Alhambra
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Alhambra Spanish citadel of the sultans of Granada ; a world heritage site and major tourist attraction. Standing on a plateau overlooking the city of Granada, s Spain, it is one of the most beautiful and well-preserved examples of medieval Islamic art and architecture . Most of the complex dates from the period of the ...
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Alhambra, The
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
Alhambra, The, famous London music-hall , whose ornate Moorish-style architecture dominated the east side of Leicester Square for...unsuccessfully in 1854 as an exhibition centre, it was converted into a music-hall seating 3,500 on four tiers. As the Alhambra, a name it retained through successive changes of title ...
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Ezra
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes
Ezra • jarrah , para, Tara • abracadabra , Aldabra •Alhambra • Vanbrugh • Cassandra , Sandra • Aphra , Biafra • Niagara , pellagra, Viagra • bhangra , Ingres...
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candelabra
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes
candelabra • jarrah , para, Tara • abracadabra , Aldabra •Alhambra • Vanbrugh • Cassandra , Sandra • Aphra , Biafra • Niagara , pellagra, Viagra • bhangra , Ingres...
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Ingres
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes
Ingres • jarrah , para, Tara • abracadabra , Aldabra •Alhambra • Vanbrugh • Cassandra , Sandra • Aphra , Biafra • Niagara , pellagra, Viagra • bhangra , Ingres...
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