Los Angeles. Portrait of a City (multilingual Edition)

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Rise and sprawl: how Los Angeles came to be
A pictorial history of the City of Angels
 
From the first known photograph taken in Los Angeles to its most up to date sweeping vistas, this photographic tribute to the City of Angels provides an interesting journey during the city’s cultural, political, industrial, and sociological history. It traces the city’s development from the 1880s’ real estate boom, during the early days of Hollywood and the urban sprawl of the late 20th century, right as much as the present day. With over 500 images, L.A. is shown emerging from a desert wasteland to turn into a vast palm-studded urban metropolis.

Events that made world news—including two Olympics, Bobby Kennedy’s assassination, and the Rodney King riots—reveal a city of many dimensions. The entertainment capital of the world, Hollywood, and its celebrities are showcased at the side of many other notable residents, personalities, architects, artists, and musicians. The city’s pop cultural movements, its music, surfing, health food fads, gangs, and hot rods are included, as are its notorious crimes and criminals. This book depicts Los Angeles in all its glory and grit, by the use of hundreds of freshly found out images including those of Julius ShulmanGarry WinograndWilliam Claxton and plenty of other very good photographers, culled from major historical archives, museums, private collectors, and universities. These are given context and resonance through essays by renowned California historian Kevin Starr and Los Angeles literature expert David L. Ulin.

 
Text in English, French, and German

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