Los Angeles in The 1930s : The WPA Guide to the City of Angels

Name: Los Angeles in The 1930s : The WPA Guide to the City of Angels
Author: Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration
ISBN: 9780520268838

by Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration

Paperback

Los Angeles in The 1930s : The WPA Guide to the City of Angels

by Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration

Paperback

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Los Angeles in the 1930s returns to print an invaluable document of Depression-era Los Angeles, illuminating a pivotal moment in L.A.'s history, when writers like Raymond Chandler, Nathanael West, and F. Scott Fitzgerald were creating the images and associations-and the mystique-for which the City of Angels is still known. Many books in one, Los Angeles in the 1930s is both a genial guide and an addictively readable history, revisiting the Spanish colonial period, the Mexican period, the brief California Republic, and finally American sovereignty. It is also a compact coffee table book of dazzling monochrome photography. These whose haunting visions suggest the city we know today and illuminate the booms and busts that marked L.A.'s past and continue to shape its future.

FormatPaperback

LanguageEnglish

PublisherUniversity of California Press

Publication DateApr. 5th, 2011

ISBN-139780520268838

Dimensions5.39 x 8.23 x 1.38 inches

ISBN-100520268830

Shipping Weight1.61 lbs

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"A time capsule of old L.A. . . . The book is a faded blueprint to local history, a sample of how the city looked and felt."

List of Illustrations	p. ix
List of Maps	p. xiii
The WPA Guide to Renaissance Florence, or a Writer's Paradise	p. xix
Preface 1941	p. xxxi
General Information	p. xxxiii
Hotel and Other Accommodations	p. xli
Restaurants	p. xliii
Night Clubs	p. xlvii
Recreational Facilities	p. li
Calendar of Annual Events	p. lvii
Los Angeles: A General Survey
The Contemporary Scene	p. 3
Natural Setting	p. 10
Pueblo to Metropolis	p. 24
Education	p. 61
Religion	p. 67
The Movies	p. 73
Radio	p. 98
The Arts	p. 103
The Business of Pleasure	p. 134
Los Angeles Points of Interest
Downtown Los Angeles	p. 145
The Industrial Section	p. 161
The North and East Sections	p. 169
The Northwest Section	p. 176
The Wilshire and West Sections	p. 181
The Southwest Section	p. 187
Neighboring Cities
Beverly Hills	p. 197
Glendale	p. 206
The Harbor: San Pedro and Wilmington	p. 214
Hollywood	p. 227
Long Beach and Signal Hill	p. 238
Pasadena	p. 254
Santa Monica	p. 265
The Country Around Los Angeles
Los Angeles-San Marino-Arcadia-Monrovia-Azusa-Claremont-Upland-San Bernardino-Arrowhead Hot Springs-Lake Arrowhead-Big Bear Lake-Pine Knot Village [N. Main St., Macy St., Mission Rd., Huntington Dr., N., US 66, State 18]	p. 277
South Pasadena - Pasadena - Flintride - La Canada - Mount Wilson Observatory [Fair Oaks Ave., Atlanta St., Arroyo Dr., La Canada - Verdugo Rd., State 118, Foothill Blvd., Haskell St., Angeles Crest Highway, State 2, Mount Wilson Rd.]	p. 295
Azusa-Angeles National Forest-Pine Flats-Crystal Lake [State 39, Crystal Lake Rd.]	p. 301
Los Angeles-Monterey Park-Pomona-Ontario-Colton - Redlands - Beaumont - Banning - Palm Springs - Cathedral City-Indio [N. Main St., Aliso St., Ramona Blvd., US 99, State 111]	p. 305
Los Angeles - Alhambra - El Monte - Puente - Pomona-Ontario-Riverside-Perris-Elsinore-Corona-Anaheim - Norwalk - Downey - Southgate - Los Angeles [Valley Blvd., US 60, US 395, State 71, State 18, State 10, Alameda St.]	p. 321
Los Angeles - Belvedere - Montebello - Whittier - Fullerton - Anaheim-Santa Ana-Tustin-Irvine-Capistrano-Doheny Park [US 101]	p. 339
Los Angeles-Culver City-Venice-Redondo-Wilmington-Long Beach-Seal Beach-Huntington Beach-Newport-Balboa-Laguna Beach-Doheny Park [Washington Blvd., Venice Speedway, Vista del Mar, US 101A]	p. 351
Wilmington-Santa Catalina Island [By Boat]	p. 367
Los Angeles - Hollywood - Sherman Oaks - Tarzana - Girard - Topanga Canyon-Topanga Beach-Castellammare-Santa Monica [US 101, Sunset Blvd., Cahuenga Ave., Ventura Blvd., Topanga Canyon Rd., US 101A]	p. 379
Los Angeles - Burbank - San Fernando - Palmdale - Big Pines-San Bernardino [US 6, State 138, Big Pines Rd., US 66]	p. 387
Appendices
Chronology	p. 405
Selective Bibliography	p. 413
Index	p. 421
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