-This tell-all book matches 70 historic images with 70 specially commissioned photos of modern LA, showing the amazing evolution of California's largest city.
-Notice how Native American and Spanish Colonial architectural and cultural influences reside comfortably alongside the glitz of Tinseltown and the cosmopolitan high-rises of LA.
-Movie fans will enjoy the many then-and-now pix of legendary Hollywood landmarks like Schwab's Pharmacy, Paramount Studios, Grauman's Chinese Theater, and the Roosevelt Hotel.
HunnyDaisy
Posted Sat Mar 13 00:00:00 EST 2010
A great book that not only tells you about the history of many LA landmarks, but also has great photography to give you a historical aspect of different times.
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Overview
"I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille!" Los Angeles, the City of Angels, is the capital of show business, where to be young and beautiful is to have it all. This all-new edition of Los Angeles Then and Now is a captivating chronicle of history and change in the mecca of glamour and glitz.
-This tell-all book matches 70 historic images with 70 specially commissioned photos of modern LA, showing the amazing evolution of California's largest city.
-Notice how Native American and...