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Los Angeles in the 1930s: the WPA guide to the City of Angels
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WPA Writers Program of the Work Projects Administration in Southern California / Kipen David
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pt. IV. The country around Los Angeles -- Tour 1: Los Angeles -- San Marino -- Arcadia -- Monrovia -- Azusa -- Claremont -- Upland -- San Bernardino -- Arrowhead Hot Springs -- Lake Arrowhead -- Big Bear Lake -- Pine Knot Village -- [N. Main St. -- Macy St. -- Mission Rd. -- Huntington Dr. -- US 66 -- State 18] -- Tour 1A: South Pasadena -- Pasadena -- Flintridge -- La Canada -- Mount Wilson Observatory -- [Fair Oaks Ave. -- Atlanta St. -- Arroyo Dr. -- La Canada-Verdugo Rd. -- State 118 -- Foothill Blvd. -- Haskell St. -- Angeles Crest Highway -- State 2 -- Mount Wilson Rd. -- Tour 1B: Azusa -- Angeles National Forest -- Pine Flats -- Crystal Lake -- [State 39 -- Crystal Lake Rd.] -- Tour 2: Los Angeles -- Monterey Park -- Pomona -- Ontario -- Colton -- Redlands -- Beaumont -- Manning -- Palm Springs -- Cathedral City -- Indio -- [N. Main St. -- Aliso St. -- Romona Blvd. -- US 99 -- State 111] -- Tour 3: Los Angeles -- Alhambra -- El Monte -- Puente -- Pomona -- Ontario -- Riverside -- Perris -- Elsinore -- Corona -- Anaheim -- Norwalk -- Downey -- Southgate -- Los Angeles -- [Valley Blvd. -- US 60 -- US 395 -- State 71 -- State 18 -- State 10 -- Alameda St. -- Tour 4: Los Angeles -- Belvedere -- Montebello -- Whittier -- Fullerton -- Anaheim -- Santa Ana -- Tustin -- Irvine -- Capistrano -- Doheny Park -- [US 101] -- Tour 5: Los Angeles -- Culver City -- Venice -- Redondo -- Wilmington -- Long Beach -- Seal Beach -- Huntington Beach -- Newport -- Balboa -- Laguna Beach -- Doheny Park -- [Washington Blvd. -- Venice Speedway -- Vista del Mar -- US 101A] -- Tour 5A: Wilmington -- Santa Catalina Island [by boat] -- Tour 6: Los Angeles -- Hollywood -- Sherman Oaks -- Tarzana -- Girard -- Topanga Canyon -- Topanga Beach -- Castellammare -- Santa Monica -- [US 101 -- Sunset Blvd. -- Cahuenga Ave. -- Ventura Blvd. -- Topanga Canyon Rd. -- US 101A] -- Tour 7: Los Angeles -- Burbank -- San Fernando -- Palmdale -- Big Pines -- San Bernardino -- [US 6 -- State 138 -- Big Pines Rd. -- US 66] -- pt. V. Appendices -- Chronology.;Describes a pivotal moment in Los Angeles history, when writers like Raymond Chandler, Nathanael West, and F. Scott Fitzgerald were creating the images and associations--and the mystique--for which the City of Angels is still known. Los Angeles in the 1930s a guide to the contemporary culture, with a brief L.A. history, revisiting the Spanish colonial period, the Mexican period, the brief California Republic, and finally American sovereignty.;List of illustrations -- List of maps -- The WPA Guide to Renaissance Florence, or a writers paradise / David Kipen -- Preface 1941 -- General information -- Hotel and other accommodations -- Restaurants -- Night clubs -- Recreational facilities -- Calendar of annual events -- pt. I. Los Angeles: a general survey -- The contemporary scene -- Natural setting -- Pueblo to metropolis -- Education -- Religion -- The Movies -- Radio -- The Arts -- The business of pleasure -- pt. II. Los Angeles points of interest -- Downtown Los Angeles -- The industrial section -- The north and east sections -- The northwest section -- The Wilshire and west sections -- The southwest section -- pt. III. Neighboring cities -- Beverly Hills -- Glendale -- The Harbor: San Pedro and Wilmington -- Hollywood -- Long Beach and Signal Hill -- Pasadena -- Santa Monica.

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Los Angeles in the 1930s

The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support
of the Lisa See Endowment Fund in Southern California
History of the University of California Press Foundation.

LOS ANGELES
IN THE 1930s

The WPA Guide to the City of Angels

Federal Writers Project of the
Works Progress Administration

INTRODUCTION BY DAVID KIPEN

University of California Press
Berkeley Los Angeles London

The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Lisa See Endowment Fund in Southern California History of the University of California Press Foundation.

University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu.

University of California Press
Berkeley and Los Angeles, California

University of California Press, Ltd.
London, England

Introduction and compilation 2011
by The Regents of the University of California

ISBN 978-0-520-26883-8 (paper : alk. paper)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2010940089

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Manufactured in the United States of America

This book is printed on Cascades Enviro 100, a 100% post consumer waste, recycled, de-inked fiber. FSC recycled certified and processed chlorine free. It is acid free, Ecologo certified, and manufactured by BioGas energy.

Contents Los AngelesSan MarinoArcadiaMonroviaAzusaClaremontUplandSan - photo 3

Contents

Los AngelesSan MarinoArcadiaMonroviaAzusaClaremontUplandSan BernardinoArrowhead Hot SpringsLake ArrowheadBig Bear LakePine Knot Village [N. Main St., Macy St., Mission Rd., Huntington Dr., N., US 66, State 18]

South PasadenaPasadenaFlintridgeLa CanadaMount Wilson Observatory [Fair Oaks Ave., Atlanta St., Arroyo Dr., La CanadaVerdugo Rd., State 118, Foothill Blvd., Haskell St., Angeles Crest Highway, State 2, Mount Wilson Rd.]

AzusaAngeles National ForestPine FlatsCrystal Lake [State 39, Crystal Lake Rd.]

Los AngelesMonterey ParkPomonaOntarioColtonRedlandsBeaumontBanningPalm SpringsCathedral CityIndio [N. Main St., Aliso St., Ramona Blvd., US 99, State 111]

Los AngelesAlhambraEl MontePuentePomonaOntarioRiversidePerrisElsinoreCoronaAnaheimNorwalkDowneySouthgateLos Angeles [Valley Blvd., US 60, US 395, State 71, State 18, State 10, Alameda St.]

Los AngelesBelvedereMontebelloWhittierFullertonAnaheimSanta AnaTustinIrvineCapistranoDoheny Park [US 101]

Los AngelesCulver CityVeniceRedondoWilmingtonLong BeachSeal BeachHuntington BeachNewportBalboaLaguna BeachDoheny Park [Washington Blvd., Venice Speedway, Vista del Mar, US 101A]

WilmingtonSanta Catalina Island [By Boat]

Los AngelesHollywoodSherman OaksTarzanaGirardTopanga CanyonTopanga BeachCastellammareSanta Monica [US 101, Sunset Blvd., Cahuenga Ave., Ventura Blvd., Topanga Canyon Rd., US 101A]

Los AngelesBurbankSan FernandoPalmdaleBig PinesSan Bernardino [US 6, State 138, Big Pines Rd., US 66]

Illustrations METROPOLITAN ASPECTS Mural by Edward Biberman Section of Fine - photo 4

Illustrations

METROPOLITAN ASPECTS

Mural by Edward Biberman Section of Fine Arts, Treasury Department

Fred William Carter

Fred William Carter>

Fred William Carter

Dick Whittington

Frank L. Rollins

Fred William Carter

Burton O. Burt

Fred William Carter

ARCHITECTURE

Viktor von Pribosic

Bertram Goodhue, Architect Burton O. Burt

R. M. Schindler, Architect Julius Shulman

Lloyd Wright, Architect Julius Shulman

Honnold and Russell, Architects Thomas & Kitchel

Home of Richard J. Neutra, Architect
Luckhaus Studio

G. Stanley Underwood, Architect

F. E. Dunham: U. S. Forest Service

William Lescaze, Architect Columbia Broadcasting System

Allison and Allison, Architects Edison Company

Graham Latta, Architect George D. Haight

George D. Haight

MOVIES IN THE MAKING

Warner Brothers

Samuel Goldwyn

Robert Coburn

Samuel Goldwyn

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Samuel Goldwyn

Robert Coburn

ART AND EDUCATION

Boyd Cooper

Burton O. Burt

Fred William Carter

Theodore Baron

Fred William Carter

Richard J. Neutra, Architect Luckhaus Studio

Stiles O. Clement, Architect Board of Education, Los Angeles

INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE

Burton O. Burt

Bret Weston

Fred William Carter

Art Streib

Studebaker-Pacific Corporation

Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc.

RECREATION

Fred William Carter

Burton O. Burt

Carroll Photo Service

Kopec Photo Company

STREET SCENES

Burton O. Burt

Viroque Baker

Burton O. Burt

Fred William Carter

ALONG THE HIGHWAY

Fred William Carter

Burton O. Burt

Fred William Carter

Theodore Baron

Horace Bristol

Burton O. Burt

Theodore Baron

Viroque Baker

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Maps

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