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The growth of LA was also kickstarted by the 1906 SF earthquake, which burnt down ~80% of SF. If you look at the population graph of LA, it tripled between 1900 and 1910, probably due to the relocation of so many people from SF to LA. Here [0] is a paper that discusses the effects of the 1906 earthquake on population growth on the west coast.

[0] https://kaerikss.faculty.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/uploads/site...