Author: Michael Dear
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 9780803972872
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Category : Science
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Rethinking Los Angeles

by Michael Dear, Rethinking Los Angeles Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Rethinking Los Angeles books, The Los Angeles region is increasingly being held up as a prototype for the collective urban future of the United States. Yet it is probably the least understood, most under-studied major city in the US. Very few people beyond the boundaries of Southern California have an accurate appreciation of what the region is, who lives there, and what it does. This groundbreaking collection of essays brings together well-respected contributors to dispel the myths about Southern California and to begin the process of `rethinking' Los Angeles.

Author: Jenny Cho
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738569567
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 127
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Chinatown In Los Angeles

by Jenny Cho, Chinatown In Los Angeles Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Chinatown In Los Angeles books, The history of Chinatown in Los Angeles is as vibrant as the city itself. In 1850, the U.S. Census recorded only two Chinese men in Los Angeles who worked as domestic servants. During the second half of the 19th century, a Chinese settlement developed around the present-day El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument. Chinese Americans persevered against violence, racism, housing discrimination, exclusion laws, unfair taxation, and physical displacement to create better lives for future generations. When Old Chinatown was demolished to make way for Union Station, community leader Peter SooHoo Sr. and other Chinese Americans spearheaded the effort to build New Chinatown with the open-air Central Plaza. Unlike other Chinese enclaves in the United States, New Chinatown was owned and planned from its inception by Chinese Americans. New Chinatown celebrated its grand opening with dignitaries, celebrities, community members, and a dedication by California governor Frank Merriam on June 25, 1938.

Author: David Halle
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226313702
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 558
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New York And Los Angeles

by David Halle, New York And Los Angeles Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download New York And Los Angeles books, Capturing much of what is new and vibrant in urban studies today, "New York and Los Angeles" should prove to be valuable reading for scholars in that field, as well as in sociology, political science and government.

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Rise Of The Labr Movement In Los Angeles

by , Rise Of The Labr Movement In Los Angeles Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Rise Of The Labr Movement In Los Angeles books,

Author: Kevin Allen Leonard
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826340474
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Category : History
Languages : en
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The Battle For Los Angeles

by Kevin Allen Leonard, The Battle For Los Angeles Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download The Battle For Los Angeles books, A close look at how World War II changed America's attitudes toward racial identity.

Author: Linda España-Maram
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231510806
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Creating Masculinity In Los Angeles S Little Manila

by Linda España-Maram, Creating Masculinity In Los Angeles S Little Manila Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Creating Masculinity In Los Angeles S Little Manila books, In this new work, Linda España-Maram analyzes the politics of popular culture in the lives of Filipino laborers in Los Angeles's Little Manila, from the 1920s to the 1940s. The Filipinos' participation in leisure activities, including the thrills of Chinatown's gambling dens, boxing matches, and the sensual pleasures of dancing with white women in taxi dance halls sent legislators, reformers, and police forces scurrying to contain public displays of Filipino virility. But as España-Maram argues, Filipino workers, by flaunting "improper" behavior, established niches of autonomy where they could defy racist attitudes and shape an immigrant identity based on youth, ethnicity, and notions of heterosexual masculinity within the confines of a working class. España-Maram takes this history one step further by examining the relationships among Filipinos and other Angelenos of color, including the Chinese, Mexican Americans, and African Americans. Drawing on oral histories and previously untapped archival records, España-Maram provides an innovative and engaging perspective on Filipino immigrant experiences.

Author: Jeff Dwyer
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
ISBN: 9781455604890
Size: 37.73 MB
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Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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Ghost Hunter S Guide To Los Angeles

by Jeff Dwyer, Ghost Hunter S Guide To Los Angeles Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Ghost Hunter S Guide To Los Angeles books, As useful to the paranormally curious tourist, new resident, and local adventurer as to the nonbeliever simply seeking new and unusual spots, Ghost Hunterï¿1/2s Guide to Los Angeles shows you how and where to encounter spirits in the City of Angels. The book covers Los Angeles and surrounding areas from Hollywood to Long Beach as well as destinations in nearby San Diego and Santa Barbara. Suggested stops include familiar locations such as Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Catalina Island, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Lookout Mountain, and missions like Mission San Juan Capistrano, Mission San Buena Ventura, and more. Many other suggested adventures refer to sights where ghosts of movie stars like Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, and Howard Hughes have been seen. There are also numerous anecdotes and leads for exploring more obscure supernatural entities like the"murdered waitress," the"ghost protester,""Indian ghosts," and many other seemingly anonymous spirits around the Los Angeles area. The appendix is full of references for further exploration, including a list of local ghost tours, historical societies and museums, and an exhaustive list of suggested books, Internet resources, films, and national organizations relating to ghostly communications. A handy sighting report form is included to assist witnesses in the case of an encounter.

Author: Linda McCann
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738559063
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Category : History
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Historic Hotels Of Los Angeles And Hollywood

by Linda McCann, Historic Hotels Of Los Angeles And Hollywood Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Historic Hotels Of Los Angeles And Hollywood books, This volume presents a pictorial history of Los Angeles hotels downtown, in Hollywood, and along the Wilshire Boulevard corridor from the late 19th through the mid-20th centuries. By the early 1900s, many hotels, including luxury ones, had been established in downtown Los Angeles to cater to business travelers and tourists. In the late 19th century, after the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad, hotels were built to encourage tourism and sell real estate in the agricultural Hollywood area. And with the growth of the motion picture studios in the early decades of the 20th century, grander hotels were erected to accommodate the new industry. As the city expanded westward, luxury and residential hotels were also placed in the Westlake District and along the fashionable Wilshire Boulevard corridor connecting to Beverly Hills.

Author: Don Sloper
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738546872
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Category : History
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Los Angeles S Chester Place

by Don Sloper, Los Angeles S Chester Place Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Los Angeles S Chester Place books, Hidden behind massive 120-year-old gates a few blocks south of downtown Los Angeles is Chester Place, the oldest gated community in the city. Created as an enclave of the wealthy and powerful in 1899, the remarkably intact stately mansions of this historic neighborhood were once home to the movers and shakers of politics, industry, and entertainment. Beside century-old palm trees, the former mansion of oil-industry pioneer Edward Doheny stands as the centerpiece of the neighborhood at No. 8 Chester Place, which was purchased in 1901. His family dominated the neighborhood for the next 57 years. Located side by side with St. James Park in what is today called the West Adams District at the northern extents of University Park, containing the University of Southern California, Chester Place has been home to the campus of Mount St. Mary's College for a generation.

Author: Blake Gumprecht
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801866425
Size: 58.79 MB
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
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The Los Angeles River

by Blake Gumprecht, The Los Angeles River Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download The Los Angeles River books, Three centuries ago, the Los Angeles River meandered through marshes and forests of willow and sycamore. Trout spawned in its waters and grizzly bears roamed its shores. The bountiful environment the river helped create supported one of the largest concentrations of Indians in North America. Today, the river is made almost entirely of concrete. Chain-link fence and barbed wire line its course. Shopping carts and trash litter its channel. Little water flows in the river most of the year, and nearly all that does is treated sewage and oily street runoff. On much of its course, the river looks more like a deserted freeway than a river. The river's contemporary image belies its former character and its importance to the development of Southern California. Los Angeles would not exist were it not for the river, and the river was crucial to its growth. Recognizing its past and future potential, a potent movement has developed to revitalize its course. The Los Angeles River offers the first comprehensive account of a river that helped give birth to one of the world's great cities, significantly shaped its history, and promises to play a key role in its future.