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Los Angeles Before the Freeways : Images of an Era 1850-1950 by Arnold Hylen (2025, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherAngel City Press
ISBN-101626401330
ISBN-139781626401334
eBay Product ID (ePID)3064793119
Product Key Features
Book TitleLos Angeles before the Freeways : Images of an Era 1850-1950
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2025
TopicBuildings / General, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Regional
GenreArchitecture, History
AuthorArnold Hylen
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight32.1 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width8.2 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisLos Angeles Before the Freeways: Images of An Era 1850-1950 gives a lush, visual tour of a Los Angeles that no longer exists--one of elegant office buildings and stately mansions that were razed in the name of "progress" to build the city's famous freeways. Featuring stunning black-and-white photography from Arnold Hylen that captures a lost era, the book contains an original essay by the photographer that provides historical background and context for the time period. This new edition contains additional, never-before-seen photographs from Hylen and newly unearthed information from historian Nathan Marsak on these lost architectural treasures., Discover of a lost Los Angeles from an era before the freeways in this beautiful coffee table book from iconic architectural photographer Arnold Hylen. Los Angeles Before the Freeways: Images of An Era 1850-1950 gives a lush, visual tour of a Los Angeles that no longer exists--one of elegant office buildings and stately mansions that were razed in the name of "progress" to build the city's famous freeways. Featuring stunning black-and-white photography from Arnold Hylen that captures a lost era, the book contains an original essay by the photographer that provides historical background and context for the time period. This new edition contains additional, never-before-seen photographs from Hylen and newly unearthed information from historian Nathan Marsak on these lost architectural treasures.
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- Apr 14, 2025
Great book, lots of old memories in here...
Great book, lots of old memories in here. I was just a kid, and sadly, most of these houses and buildings are gone. Very good historical record. Condition was excellent.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
