The ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, the most destructive in its history, have burned more than 54 square miles (140 square km) of land, destroyed thousands of structures and killed at least five people,

Firefighters battled Thursday to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed seven people, burned at least 10,000 structures from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes.

These offshoots of Los Angeles are home to many cultural institutions renowned for everything from iconic Hollywood nightlife to groundbreaking scientific research. Here's where several of them stand as of Wednesday afternoon: The former home of actor,