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    Historic Photos of Los Angeles
    Historic Photos of Los Angeles
    Historic Photos of Los Angeles
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    Historic Photos of Los Angeles

    By Dana Lombardy

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    Two letters of the alphabet are all that are needed to say the name of America’s second-largest city: L.A. Historic Photos of Los Angeles captures the historical essence of this rapidly moving, fast-growing, ever-changing Pacific Coast city. Perhaps only New York can rank with Los Angeles in numbers of historical American architectural landmarks. From historic Union Station to Disneyland and the Hollywood sign, and from Griffith Auditorium to the Los Angeles Coliseum, readers of Historic Photos of Los Angeles will delight in watching the city grow before their eyes.

    With nearly 200 photographs gathered from the area’s top archives, this book tells the story of the meteoric growth and development of this landmark international destination. Historic Photos of Los Angeles is a must-have for history lovers and anyone who loves L.A.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTurner Publishing Company
    Release dateApr 1, 2008
    ISBN9781618586490
    Historic Photos of Los Angeles
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    Dana Lombardy

    Dana was an Associate Online Editor for Weider History Group, publisher of Civil War Times and America’s Civil War magazines, and now researches, writes, and designs through Lombardy Studios.Dana is also known for his nearly twenty television appearances, including multiple episodes of The History Channel’s “Tales of the Gun” series. He has contributed as an author, editor, cartographer, graphic artist, and designer on hundreds of books, games, and magazines, and was Publisher of Napoleon Journal from 1996-2000. He currently serves as the Senior Executive Director of the World War One Historical Association.

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      Historic Photos of Los Angeles - Dana Lombardy

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      Turner Publishing Company

      200 4th Avenue North • Suite 950

      Nashville, Tennessee 37219

      (615) 255-2665

      www.turnerpublishing.com

      Historic Photos of Los Angeles

      Copyright © 2008 Turner Publishing Company

      All rights reserved.

      This book or any part thereof may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2007929596

      9781618586490

      Printed in China

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      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      PREFACE

      A SLEEPY PUEBLO BECOMES AN AMERICAN TOWN - (1870–1899)

      DEFEATING RIVAL SAN DIEGO FOR WEST COAST DOMINANCE - (1900–1909)

      THE RISE OF HOLLYWOOD AND THE GREAT WAR - (1910–1919)

      THE ROARING TWENTIES, PROHIBITION, AND GANGSTERS - (1920–1929)

      THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND RECOVERY - (1930–1939)

      THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND A NEW EXPANSION - (1940–1949)

      SUBURBS, FREEWAYS, AND A COLD WAR - (1950–1959)

      SOCIAL UNREST, SOCIAL CHANGE - (1960–1969)

      NOTES ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS

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      Fifth Street in Los Angeles. Harris Newmark (1834–1916), one of L.A.’s entrepreneurs and philanthropists, wrote about advertising excesses during one of the early real estate booms in his Sixty Years in Southern California, 1853-1913, published in 1916: If every conceivable trick in advertising was not resorted to, it was probably due to oversight.

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      With the exception of cropping images where needed and touching up imperfections that have accrued over time, no other changes have been made to the photographs in this volume. The caliber and clarity of many photographs are limited by the technology of the day and the ability of the photographer at the time they were made.

      This volume, Historic Photos of Los Angeles, is the result of the cooperation and efforts of many individuals, organizations, and corporations. It is with great thanks that we acknowledge the valuable contribution of the following for their generous support:

      The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

      Korean Heritage Library, University of Southern California

      Library of Congress

      Los Angeles Public Library

      National Archives

      Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research

      University of Southern California, USC Special Collections

      We would also like to thank the following individuals for valuable contributions and assistance in making this work possible:

      Michael Hanlon

      Bill Jaffe

      Howie Muir

      This book is a tribute to my family and memories of Los Angeles. Most important, it is for Anne and Iggy, who help me chase my dreams.—Dana Lombardy

      PREFACE

      I grew up in Southern California. My immediate and extended family lived in various Los Angeles and San Diego suburbs, and many family members still live in both cities. Every time I return I look forward to sampling the tremendous variety of great restaurants. Although I can still navigate the familiar freeways and main streets of L.A., each subsequent visit seems to require more and more time to travel from one part of town to another, due to the continuing increase in traffic on those highways.

      When the opportunity was presented to write this book, I wondered what might be possible for the text beyond a collection of captions for a broad selection of old photos. Was it possible to write a story about L.A. through the presentation of these sometimes unrelated pictures? I considered it a challenge.

      In this book you will read about how the phenomenal growth of Los Angeles occurred, transforming a desert into a dynamic metropolitan super-city. From the 1910s on, there are regular reminders of the city’s movie industry and entertainment celebrities, plus examples of L.A.’s tradition of architectural experimentation. These are all things for which Los Angeles is world famous.

      The notorious side of L.A., the corruption and crime that accompanied this rapid growth, is also presented in words and photos. The disasters—both natural such as earthquakes, and man-made such as the race riots—can also be found in this volume.

      What you won’t see in this book is a nostalgic tribute to a beloved city. People will readily recognize songs like California Girls and California Dreamin’, but after Hooray for Hollywood appeared in 1937, no song specifically about Los Angeles attained the status of a popular standard, as occurred for San Francisco, Chicago, and New York. This seems a bit odd, considering that Los Angeles (Hollywood, actually) claims to be the entertainment capital of the world. Most of the nice things about L.A., such as the beaches, gorgeous sunsets, and beautiful weather, are often qualified or counterbalanced with a disparaging remark by critics about some negative aspect of the city—traffic congestion, poor or nonexistent urban planning, air pollution, and so on.

      The City of the Angels may be the most maligned large city in America—at least in the descriptions of many literary and sociological sources. Other big American cities also suffer from corruption, crime, and areas of urban decay. However, in L.A. these problems seem exacerbated by the perceived hypocritical and phony social façade and relentless promotion, or hype, of Hollywood specifically and Los Angeles in general.

      I did not intend to write a controversial book about Los Angeles. However, the recurring negativity about L.A. in the twentieth century is readily apparent from the magnitude of critical opinions and disdain in the writing of the famous, the talented, and the influential. To ignore this would present an incomplete picture of Los Angeles.

      Perhaps this negativity stems from the disappointment that follows high expectations. Los Angeles attracts dreamers as well as schemers. Angelenos love their sunshine, beaches, movies, celebrities, cars, and freeways.

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