Los Angeles: Portrait of a City
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From the first known photograph taken in Los Angeles to its most recent sweeping vistas, this photographic tribute to the City of Angels provides a fascinating journey through the city’s cultural, political, industrial, and sociological history. It traces the city’s development from the 1880s real estate boom, through the early days of Hollywood and the urban sprawl of the late 20th century, right up to the present day. With over 500 images, L.A. is shown emerging from a desert wasteland to become a vast palm-studded urban metropolis. Events that made world news―including two Olympics, Bobby Kennedy’s assassination, and the Rodney King riots―reveal a city of many dimensions. The entertainment capital of the world, Hollywood, and its celebrities are showcased along with many other notable residents, personalities, architects, artists, and musicians. The city’s pop cultural movements, its music, surfing, health food fads, gangs, and hot rods are included, as are its notorious crimes and criminals. This book depicts Los Angeles in all its glory and grit, via hundreds of freshly discovered images including those of Julius Shulman, Garry Winogrand, William Claxton and many other superb photographers, culled from major historical archives, museums, private collectors, and universities. These are given context and resonance through essays by renowned California historian Kevin Starr and Los Angeles literature expert David L. Ulin. Review: ... Angeles for over 30 years I thought I knew pretty much about the city - After living in Los Angeles for over 30 years I thought I knew pretty much about the city. This book presents an excitement to the reader to learn more about the city. The collection of photographs and commentaries have been researched thoroughly. They Are presented in a chronological manner depicting the historic growth and expansion from historic archives and more. I was surprised at the extensive collection of maps and photographs in the book, some I have seen before but this is a great collection and to my mind is one of the best to date and properly represents the story of Los Angeles. Great visuals, an excellent book for anyone who want to know about my city or wants to look through the eyes of the photographer and see the city grow. Would recommend this to anyone. Review: Heavy and amazing book - Wow what an amazing book , my husband was so happy I got for him . It is very heavy .
| Best Sellers Rank | 136,329 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 6 in United States Travel Photography 57 in Photo Essays (Books) 60 in History of Photography |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 419 Reviews |
D**D
... Angeles for over 30 years I thought I knew pretty much about the city
After living in Los Angeles for over 30 years I thought I knew pretty much about the city. This book presents an excitement to the reader to learn more about the city. The collection of photographs and commentaries have been researched thoroughly. They Are presented in a chronological manner depicting the historic growth and expansion from historic archives and more. I was surprised at the extensive collection of maps and photographs in the book, some I have seen before but this is a great collection and to my mind is one of the best to date and properly represents the story of Los Angeles. Great visuals, an excellent book for anyone who want to know about my city or wants to look through the eyes of the photographer and see the city grow. Would recommend this to anyone.
S**E
Heavy and amazing book
Wow what an amazing book , my husband was so happy I got for him . It is very heavy .
M**B
Great book - fabulous pictures
This book is great value for money, very informative and fabulous photos. I bought this book as I've always had an interest in old Hollywood and Los Angeles in general, and this ticked all the boxes. I'm looking to get the London and New York one next. Would highly recommend it.
A**R
i love LA, this book is a
very interesting book with a lot of photos and a bit of the city's history. i love LA , this book is a mus
L**N
Fantastic
Very interesting book. Makes a great and interesting gift
A**R
Buy the big version
It's an amazing book and I'm glad I listened to those who recommended buying the proper, big version. It's really big, like a proper photo album and there is real magic in those images. To be able to see, for example, what the city looked like at the very beginning is kind of strange and almost unbelievable, but those images capture it and transport you back in time. You don't just look at them, you study them. I wanted to give it five stars but I feel like I would've liked more description with every picture. Most of the time you get a couple of lines explaining what you're looking at but there's always something missing that prevents you to truly understand what's going on. I guess that if you want to know more you can always google it but I wish I didn't have to do it. This book on its own should be able to tell a cohesive story, without me having to resort to other sources to find out what I'm looking at and put it in context. Other than that, it's one of those books everyone should have.
C**Y
Sublime
A huge coffee table picture book which most superbly details the rich and intricate history of one of the most incredible city’s on Earth. Personally I love Los Angeles and every time I pick up this book it just reminds me why. Well worth the £45 price tag
S**L
L A
Lovley book as I have said in the previous review I love the pictures.Very quick delivery & with a very good map
C**N
Consegna perfetta
Era da tanto che lo volevo prendere. È arrivato perfetto
A**R
sehr empfehlenswert
informative (dreisprachige) Texte, jede Menge Fotos sowie Karten und gezeichnete Stadtpanoramen. Ich werde noch lange Freude an diesem Buch haben, welches den Weg von Los Angeles von der abgelegenen Agrar-Kommune zur Weltstadt nachzeichnet. Hab schon manche Stunde in diesm Buch geschmökert, oftmals eine Lupe zuhilfe genommen, um noch die kleinsten Details in den Stadtplänen zu erkennen. Ich begeistere mich dafür, einzelne Straßenszenen des Jahres 1890 aus diesem Buch mit der aktuellen Street View Ansicht zu vergleichen, über die Anfänge der Filmindustrie in der Stadt zu lesen, zu sehen, wie die Stadt zur Automobil-Metropole wurde...
J**A
Todo como debe ser
Entrega fiable
C**S
Toda a série Portrait Of A City da Taschen é excelente
Adorei o livro. Toda a série Portrait Of A City da Taschen é excelente
B**C
Beautiful photographs
My granddaughter moved to Los Angeles and loves this as her coffee table book.
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