{"product_id":"los-angeles-before-the-freeways","title":"Los Angeles Before The Freeways","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover of a lost Los Angeles from an era before the freeways in this beautiful coffee table book from iconic architectural photographer Arnold Hylen.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Before the Freeways: Images of An Era 1850-1950\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egives 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArnold Hylen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1908-1987) was a commercial and architectural photographer based in Los Angeles.  Between the late 1940s and the late 1960s, Hylen traversed the streets of Los Angeles, photographing its vanishing landscape. He contributed photographs to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt. Vibiana’s: Los Angeles Cathedral\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1950) and produced a slim folio\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing Face of Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1968).  His two books are\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBunker Hill: A Los Angeles Landmark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1976) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Before the Freeways\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1981).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNathan Marsak\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estudied under the eminent historian of Los Angeles, Reyner Banham, at University of California, Santa Cruz, and completed his graduate work with noted Sullivan\/Wright scholar Narciso Menocal at University of Wisconsin, Madison. He worked on the curatorial staff of Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art and served as historian for the LAPD Museum archives. He is also the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBunker Hill Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Neon\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gibbs Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44523893883078,"sku":"9781626401334","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/4708\/2607\/files\/9781626401334.jpg?v=1743044728","url":"https:\/\/bjustfabulous.com\/products\/los-angeles-before-the-freeways","provider":"Just Fabulous Palm Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}