Early Downtown Los Angeles
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Cory Stargel, Sarah Stargel | ISBN: | 9781439623213 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | August 24, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Cory Stargel, Sarah Stargel |
| ISBN: | 9781439623213 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | August 24, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Growing south from the plaza where the city of Los Angeles was founded as a tiny pueblo in 1781, the area now known as downtown L.A. was first developed in the late 1800s as a residential neighborhood, complete with churches and schools. As the population surged at the turn of the 20th century, the downtown area was transformed into a busy business and entertainment center of shops, banks, hotels, and theaters. The explosion of the postcard craze in the early 1900s coincided with this period of downtown�s tremendous growth toward a formidable metropolis. This collection of vintage postcards offers a glimpse into the changing city through the 1940s.
Growing south from the plaza where the city of Los Angeles was founded as a tiny pueblo in 1781, the area now known as downtown L.A. was first developed in the late 1800s as a residential neighborhood, complete with churches and schools. As the population surged at the turn of the 20th century, the downtown area was transformed into a busy business and entertainment center of shops, banks, hotels, and theaters. The explosion of the postcard craze in the early 1900s coincided with this period of downtown�s tremendous growth toward a formidable metropolis. This collection of vintage postcards offers a glimpse into the changing city through the 1940s.
