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Los Angeles, Portrait of a City
A pictorial history of the world's most enigmatic city From the first known photograph taken in Los Angeles to its most recent sweeping vistas, this photographic tribute to the City of Angels provides a fascinating journey through the city's cultural, political, industrial, and sociological history. It traces the city's development from the 1880s' real estate boom, through...more
Hardcover, 572 pages
Published
October 1st 2009
by Taschen America LLC
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As long time Angelenos, we were certainly excited to receive our invitation to Taschen Books headquarters for the new release party for their latest coffee table opus `Los Angeles - Portrait of a City.' While partying with the Hollywood elite (Diane Keaton, Hugh Hefner, Jerry Bruckheimer, David LaChappell, Rodney Bingenheimer, various politicos, etc.) and being serenaded by hometown music from the Doors, Mamas and Papas, the Go-Go's and others, we celebrated the release of Jim Heimann and Kevin ...more
This is a massive, massive book with hundreds of big, high quality photos spanning the life of Los Angeles. I wish there had been more text, but I made do with the captions and chapter introductions. This had been on a gift list for a while and I'm very glad I was able to rent it from the library, since it's a whopper that would break the coffee table!
From the first known photograph taken in Los Angeles to its most recent sweeping vistas, this photographic tribute to the City of Angels provides a fascinating journey through the city's cultural, political, industrial, and sociological history.
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Kevin Starr is an American historian, best-known for his multi-volume series on the history of California, collectively called "America and the California Dream".
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