Iconic LA, Stories of LA's Most Memorable Buildings
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: February 12, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9781890449087
Subjects: City & town planning - architectural aspects; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc; Social history; 20th century; Los Angeles (Calif.); California; Architecture; Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings; Criticism; U.S. Architecture - General; Architecture / General; Iconic LA; LA's Most Memorable Buildings; Buildings, structures, etc; Los Angeles
First sentence: Shortly after the turn of the century, Los Angeles began its lazy sprawl across the western edge of the continent, a laid-back, sundrenched town shaped by orange groves and movie shoots, inventing itself as it went along.