Silver Lake chronicles
Subtitle: exploring an urban oasis in Los Angeles
By: Michael Locke with Vincent Brook
Contributors: Brook, Vincent, 1946-
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 60
ISBN-13: 9781609499587
Subjects: History; Biography
Description: "Discover the vibrant history of Silver Lake in Los Angeles"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Paradise Found : The Legend of Hugo Reid; title: 2. William Mulholland : Bringing Water to a Parched and Thirsty Land; title: 3. Hi-Yo Herman Silver! Silver Lake's Namesake; title: 4. Early Pioneering Families : The Bonadimans and Passarinis; title: 5. The Multi-Talented Watsons; title: 6. "Big Red Cars" : Building a Foundation for the Future; title: 7. From Red Cars to Roadsters; title: 8. Colonel William Selig : Hollywood's Forgotten Man; title: 9. Mack Sennett, Mabel Normand and the Fun Factory; title: 10. The Sad Saga of Roscoe Arbuckle; title: 11. Tom Mix : King of the Cowboys; title: 12. An Immigrant Architect Builds His Dream Home; title: 13. Julian Eltinge : America's First Drag Superstar; title: 14. The Crestmont Mansion, Part 1 : The Life and Times of Antonio Moreno; title: 15. The Crestmont Mansion, Part 2 : The Life and Times of Dana Hollister; title: 16. Frank Alderman Garbutt and the Mansion on Hathaway Hill; title: 17. Innocenti Palombo, Michale Togneri and the Mansion on Mayberry Street; title: 18. From Poverty to Philanthropy : The Inspiring Success Story of George C. Page; title: 19. The Music Box Steps; title: 20. Pill Hill; title: 21. The Contradictory Saint : Aimee Semple McPherson