Los Angeles Before the Freeways: Images of an Era 1850–1950

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Features ✨	Details 📝
Lost Los Angeles 🌆	Discover a lost Los Angeles from an era before the freeways.
Coffee Table Book 📚	A beautiful coffee table book from iconic architectural photographer Arnold Hylen.
Visual Tour 📸	Gives a lush, visual tour of a Los Angeles that no longer exists.
Elegant Buildings 🏛️	Features elegant office buildings and stately mansions that were razed for “progress.”
Stunning Photography 🖼️	Captures a forgotten era with stunning black-and-white photography from Arnold Hylen.
Original Essay ✍️	Contains an original essay by the photographer providing historical background and context.
New Edition 🌟	Includes additional, never-before-seen photographs from Hylen.
Unearthed Information 🧐	Features newly unearthed information from historian Nathan Marsak on lost architectural treasures.
Cult Classic 🏆	Has become a cult classic among LA’s architectural historians.
Expanded Captions ℹ️	Features expanded captions that provide additional context for Hylen’s essay.
Treasured Read 📖	A treasured read for fans of architecture, photography, and Angelenos.
Publication Date 🗓️	March 25, 2025
Pages 📄	192 pages
Price 💰	$45
Language 🇺🇸	English
Print Length 📏	192 pages
ISBN-10 🆔	1626401330
ISBN-13 🆔	978-1626401334
Item Weight ⚖️	2.16 pounds
Dimensions 📐	8 x 0.75 x 10 inches

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• Step 1: 📖 Open the book to any page.
• Step 2: 📸 Admire the stunning black-and-white photography.
• Step 3: 🧐 Read the historical background and context provided.
• Step 4: 🖼️ Enjoy the visual tour of a lost Los Angeles.

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Discover of a lost Los Angeles from an era before the freeways in this beautiful coffee table book from iconic architectural photographer Arnold Hylen. Los Angeles Before the Freeways: Images of An Era 1850-1950 gives a lush, visual tour of a Los Angeles that no longer exists—one of elegant office buildings and stately mansions that were razed in the name of “progress” to build the city’s famous freeways. Featuring stunning black-and-white photography from Arnold Hylen that captures a lost era, the book contains an original essay by the photographer that provides historical background and context for the time period. This new edition contains additional, never-before-seen photographs from Hylen and newly unearthed information from historian Nathan Marsak on these lost architectural treasures.

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Los Angeles Before the Freeways: Images of an Era 1850-1950

Los Angeles Before the Freeways gives a lush, visual tour of a Los Angeles that no longer exists—one of elegant office buildings and stately mansions that were razed in the name of “progress.” Featuring stunning black-and-white photography from Arnold Hylen that captures a forgotten era, the book contains an original essay by the photographer that provides historical background and context for the time period.

Rare photographs of historic Los Angeles

This new edition contains additional, never-before-seen photographs from Hylen and newly unearthed information from historian Nathan Marsak on these lost architectural treasures.

Insightful essays on the development of the city

The stunning photography recalls an era when downtown Los Angeles was unmarred by wide-scale redevelopment and retained much of its original character. Each page offers a glimpse of what the city used to be, before some of its architectural treasures were razed for the newer, more modern city that would soon follow.

An illuminating tour of lost Los Angeles

Originally published by Dawson’s Book Shop in 1981, Los Angeles Before the Freeways has become a cult classic among LA’s architectural historians. Now fully updated in a larger, more elegant format with expanded captions that provide additional context for Hylen’s essay, Los Angeles Before the Freeways will be a treasured read for fans of architecture, photography, and Angelenos of all stripes.

Publisher ‏ : ‏ Angel City Press

Publication date ‏ : ‏ March 25, 2025

Language ‏ : ‏ English

Print length ‏ : ‏ 192 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‏ 1626401330

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‏ 978-1626401334

Item Weight ‏ : ‏ 2.16 pounds

Dimensions ‏ : ‏ 8 x 0.75 x 10 inches

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