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The making of modern Los Angeles : a chronicle / Nick Patsaouras with Jim Birakos.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Patsaouras, Nick, author.
- Birakos, Jim, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City planning--California--Los Angeles--History.
- City planning.
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--History.
- Los Angeles (Calif.).
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- Architecture--California--Los Angeles.
- Architecture.
- Physical Description:
- 623 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- [Novato, CA] : ORO Editions, [2024]
- Summary:
- "An absorbing, insightful account of the evolution of Los Angeles over a fifty-year period... Nick’s chronicle of the modernization of Los Angeles was fifteen years in the making. Besides his firsthand account of decisions the boards he served on made, he draws heavily from public documents, news reports, and interviews with dozens of key players—elected officials and their aides, bureaucrats, corporate executives, developers, architects, engineers, preservationists, and academics..." -- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9781961856424
- 1961856425
- OCLC:
- 1501702510
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