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Author(s) Sitton, Tom Title METROPOLIS IN THE MAKING: LOS ANGELES IN THE 1920S Softcover, HARDCOVER: Hardcover Book Condition As New Condition Approximate Size 7 x 10" Publisher Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A. University of California Press 2001 ISBN Number 0-520-22626-7 / 9780520226265 Seller ID 18354 Los Angeles came of age in the 1920s. The great boom of that decade gave shape to the L.A. of today: its vast suburban sprawl and reliance on the automobile, its prominence as a financial and industrial center, and the rise of Hollywood as the film capital of the world. This collection of original essays explores the making of the Los Angeles metropolis during this remarkable decade.
The authors examine the city's racial, political, cultural, and industrial dynamics, making this volume an essential guide to understanding the rise of Los Angeles as one of the most important cities in the world. These essays provide a fascinating look at life in the new suburbs, in the oil fields, in the movie studios, at church, and at the polling place as they reconceptualize the origins of contemporary urban problems and promise in the City of Angels and beyond.Adding to its interest, the volume is illustrated with period photography, much of which has not been published before.
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