The Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles is a favorite milieu of the motion picture industry. The structure and its interior have been featured in numerous films, including Rebel Without a Cause, Terminator, Bowfinger, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, the Rocketeer, and the James Bond flick GoldenEye. It also served as MacGyver's home in the television series of the same name.

Approximately half of all Los Angeles County residents own their own home rather than pay rent. At last census, 47.9 percent of the area’s residents owned their home versus the 52.1 percent that rent apartments. Forty-two percent of those who own their home purchased residences in multi-unit buildings like condominiums and two-bedroom units.