In the “exquisitely written, consistently entertaining” (The New York Times) The Library Book, Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the ...
As Americans connect with gardens, farmers markets, and urban farms, most are unaware that each of these activities have deep roots in Los Angeles, and that the healthy food they savor literally had its roots in L.A. This book is for all ...
A permanent home : the fight to build the library -- Choosing an architect : a preferred candidate -- The architect : Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue -- The associate architect : Carleton Monroe Winslow -- The design : a twentieth century ...
Breisch draws on a wealth of primary source material to tell the story of one of the most important American buildings of the twentieth century and illuminates the formation of an indispensible modern public institution: the American public ...
With more than 200 menussome dating back to the nineteenth centuryculled from thousands in the Menu Collection of the Los Angeles Public Library, TO LIVE AND DINE IN L.A. is a visual feast of a book.
Aufstieg und Urbanisierung: Wie Los Angeles entstand Eine Geschichte der "Stadt der Engel" in Bildern Diese fotografische Hommage an die "Stadt der Engel" - angefangen von der ersten in Los Angeles entstandenen Fotografie bis hin zu den ...
Like the course of the Los Angeles River, the book winds through essential terrain: the discovery of oil, the rise of Hollywood, the streetcar system, Los Angeles Harbor, earthquakes, sprawl, and splendor.
But L.A.'s long tradition of reinvention has left beloved landmarks in its wake. This book highlights just a few of the many great buildings that fell to the wrecking ball, as well as some that narrowly escaped.