Chronicles of old Los Angeles
Subtitle: exploring the devilish history of the city of the angels
By: James Roman
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9781940842004
Subjects: Guidebooks; Tours; History
Description: There's more to Los Angeles than lights, camera, action; discover the city yourself with six guided walking/driving tours of LA's historic neighborhoods, illustrated with color photographs and period maps. From the city's early days marked by missionaries, robber barons, orange groves, and oil wells to the invention of the movie camera, Chronicles of Old Los Angeles explains how the Wild West became the Left Coast, and how Alta California became the 31st state. Learn how ethnic waves built Los Angeles--from Native Americans to Spaniards, Latinos, Chinese, Japanese, and all the characters that crowded into California during the Gold Rush--and learn about the gangsters, surfers, architects, and Hollywood pioneers who brought fame to the City of the Angels. Then, discover the city yourself with six guided walking/driving tours of LA's historic neighborhoods, profusely illustrated with color photographs and period maps.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-301) and index.
Table of contents: title: Bay of smokes : the birth of Los Angeles, 1781; title: Fandangos in the pueblo : wealthy Mexicans and the siege of Los Angeles, 1786-1848; title: Culture clash : the racial tensions of statehood, 1850s-1960s; title: The massacre : Chinese Tong War ends as a historic tragedy, 1871; title: Huntington's boom : the iron horse pokes its head through San Fernando Tunnel, 1876; title: Oil! Doheny, Canfield, and the oil queen of California, 1890s; title: Take a ride on the Red Cars : LA sprawls with an electric railway, 1901-1961; title: Troubled waters : Mulholland builds an aqueduct, 1905-1941; title: Hollywood pioneers : movie makers remake Los Angeles, 1914-1928; title: Hollywoodland : the neighborhood beneath the iconic sign, 1923; title: Sister Aimee : Los Angeles gets religion, 1922-1944; title: Greystone Mansion : Doheny and the Teapot Dome Scandal, 1921-1929; title: Sunset Strip unincorporated : Mickey Cohen's territory, a.k.a. West Hollywood, 1924-Present; title: Pentimento : the controversial art of David Siqueiros, 1932; title: The left coast : reinventing the Democratic Party, 1934; title: The party in Little Tokyo : dancing in the face of hardship, 1934-Present; title: On the Avenue : jazz nights at the Dunbar, 1928-1948; title: Love on the lot : romances at the studios during Hollywood's Golden Age, 1930s-1950s; title: Switch hitters : the Dodgers' home run at Chavez Ravine, 1957-1962; title: Surf city : Freeth, Kahanamoku, Blake, Gidget, Dora and The Beach Boys, 1907-1964; title: Bobby Kennedy at the Ambassador : a national tragedy, 1968; title: New view : LA's architectural innovations, 1921-2003; title: The Villa and the Acropolis : J. Paul Getty changes the art world forever, 1954-Present; title: Last stop Hollywood : where fame rests in peace, 1946-2012; title: Walking tours; title: Tour one: El Pueblo and Chinatown; title: Tour two: Bunker Hill; title: Tour three: Hollywood; title: Tour four: Hollywood Heights; title: Tour five: Sunset Strip and Beverly Hills; title: Tour six: Santa Monica and Venice Beach.