My dad grew up in L.A. in the 1950s, so I grew up hearing stories about what it looked like before everything was a parking lot or a freeway. This was a fun book of mostly photos of Los Angeles during the 1940s and '50s, along with lots of historical information about the buildings owners and architects. It was just sad that almost every photo said the building was torn down at some point. Much like Las Vegas, we really don't seem to want to hang onto our historical places in Los Angeles. I enjoyed seeing the L.A. of some of my favorite authors, like Erle Stanley Gardner and James Ellroy.
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