Lee, Portia.

Los Angeles, California / Portia Lee and Jeffrey Samudio.

Chicago, IL : Arcadia Pub., ©2001.

128 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm

Images of America

Los Angeles was founded in 1781 as one of the two original Spanish pueblos in California. With statehood in 1851, the Anglo influx from the eastern United States began to create an American metropolis, but the city retained its diverse character in its architecture and its people. By 1945, the small town that had begun with 28 square miles in the late 19th century had grown to 450 square miles through almost 100 annexations. Businessmen constructed a downtown streetscape whose architecture elicited envy in other cities, hotels catered to visitors with such enthusiasm that guests eventually returned with ambitious schemes of their own, and the construction of an elaborate freeway system made Los Angeles a drive-in city.--From publisher description.

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Historic buildings California Los Angeles.
Architecture California Los Angeles.
Los Angeles (Calif.) History 20th century Pictorial works.
California Los Angeles.
Los Angeles (Calif.) Buildings, structures, etc. Pictorial works.
Los Angeles (Calif.) Social life and customs. Pictorial works.

illustrated books.
Illustrated works.
History.
Pictorial works.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Samudio, Jeffrey.
Images of America.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 220412
Cote: NA735.L7 L4 2001
Statut: Disponible

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 220413
Cote: NA735.L7 L4 2001
Statut: Disponible