Los Angeles From The Air Then And Now

by Evanosky, Dennis; Kos, Eric J.

• ISBN13: 9781607101284
• ISBN10: 1607101289
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-11-01
• Publisher: Thunder Bay Press

Summary

You don't need a pair of wings to soar over the City of Angels! Tour Los Angeles like never before with this exciting new book filled with breathtaking sky-high then-and-now images of some of LA's most famous landmarks and locations. Dazzling side-by-side aerial photographs reveal how the greater Los Angeles area—from the Valley to the Pacific—evolved from its humble agricultural roots to its glamorous modern incarnation. Graze along the top of the Hollywood Hills, home to the iconic HOLLYWOOD sign. The sign originally spelled out HOLLYWOODLAND in 1923. It was a PR stunt launched by a local real estate developer, but proved so popular most of the sign is still standing today. Head to Dodgertown and discover the diamond views over Dodger Stadium. While the ballpark's general appearance hasn't changed much since it was completed in 1962, the ballpark and its surrounding area got its own zipcode in 2008, now known as Dodgertown.” Fly over Bel Air after the devastating forest fire of 1960 and discover Beverly Hills in 1922 just as the area was being subdivided. A lot has changed over the years in these exclusive enclaves. Take in all the sights, including Grauman's Chinese Theater, the Brown Derby, Olympic Stadium, and Santa Monica Pier.

Author Biography

\Dennis Evanosky is a former editor at Hills Newspapers in the East Bay. In 1997 his love of history helped fashion an award-winning calendar that featured the history of his Oakland neighborhood. Together with Eric J. Kos he has written East Bay Then and Now (2004) and San Francisco In Photographs (2006) along with several local history books for Californian communities. Eric J. Kos is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and has provided his design expertise to various publications in the East Bay since 1997. In 2001 he helped start his first corporation, Stellar Media Group, which publishes the Alameda Sun, a free weekly newspaper in California.