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The new Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum in Griffith Park displays more than 16,000 pieces of memorabilia, but it seems to have overlooked one region: Los Angeles.
There are no mentions of the wild little pueblo that was nicknamed "Los Diablos" in the 19th Century and was the site of 35 vigilante hangings in a 25-year period.
The ironic thing is that one of the town's most colorful clashes was fought in 1845 just a few miles from the location of the Autry museum. Two armies vying for control of the region when it was under Mexican rule fired cannon balls at each other all day long during the Battle of Cahuenga. Total casualties: One wounded cow.
As for gunfights, the Bella...