This guide includes a section detailing Los Angeles' history, five features covering the city's life and culture, ranging from show business to its devastating earthquakes to its fetish for automobiles and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. It also contains hundreds of top-notch photographs and 14 maps.
Los Angeles Insight Guide
Los Angeles Insight Guide
Summary
Includes a section detailing Los Angeles' history, five features covering the city's life and culture, ranging from show business to its devastating earthquakes to its fetish for automobiles and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers.
Los Angeles Insight Guide Summary
Table of Contents
Maps: Los Angeles, West Side; Downtown; Downtown Environs; Hollywood and the West Side; Wilshire Boulevard; Santa Monica Boulevard; Valleys and Canyons; The South Bay; Around Los Angeles; San Diego; Palm Springs; Santa Barbara; Introduction; L.A. Lore. History: Decisive Dates; Beginnings; After the Gold Rush; From the Movies to the Modern Age. Essay Features: Show Businees; Alternative Altars; The Body Beautiful; Automania; Earthquakes. Places: Downtown; Downtown Environs; Hollywood and the Westside; Sunset Boulevard; Hollywood Boulevard; Wilshire Boulevard; Santa Monica Boulevard; The Valleys and Canyons; The South Bay; Theme Parks; Day Trips. Photo Features: Inventions; Hollywood; Universal Studios; Information Panels: Spectator Sports; Raymond Chandler; Venice Beach; The Man Who Brought Water. Travel Tip: Highlights; Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Restaurant Listings; Culture; Nightlife; Children; Sports; Shopping; Festivals; Calendar of Events; Further Reading.
Additional information
GOR001870321
9789812344571
9812344578
Los Angeles Insight Guide by
Used - Good
Paperback
APA Publications
20001124
300
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