In the early 20th century, there was no better example of a classic American downtown than Los Angeles. Since World War II, Los Angeles's Historic Core has been "passively preserved," with most of its historic buildings left intact. Recent renovations of the area for residential use and the construction of Disney Hall and the Staples Center are shining a new spotlight on its many pre-1930s Beaux Arts, Art Deco, and Spanish Baroque buildings.
This volume presents a pictorial history of Los Angeles hotels downtown, in Hollywood, and along the Wilshire Boulevard corridor from the late 19th through the mid-20th centuries. By the early 1900s, many hotels, including luxury ones, had been established in downtown Los Angeles to cater to business travelers and tourists. In the late 19th century, after the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad, hotels were built to encourage tourism and sell real estate in the agricultural Hollywood area. And with the growth of the motion picture studios in the early decades of the 20th century, grander hotels were erected to accommodate the new industry. As the city expanded westward, luxury and residential hotels were also placed in the Westlake District and along the fashionable Wilshire Boulevard corridor connecting to Beverly Hills.
During World War II, the Los Angeles region underwent rapid industrial growth as Kaiser Steel opened a giant mill in Fontana, and the aircraft giants--North American Aviation, Lockheed, Douglas, and Hughes--expanded with war contracts. The war economy's demographic and ethnic dimensions included women and African Americans entering factory work and troops streaming through Union Station to San Pedro for embarkation. The Zoot Suit Riots defined the tensions between servicemen and the Mexican American community, and the internment of Japanese Americans led to the eventual disappearance of established neighborhoods. The war inspired home front efforts by local civic and academic institutions, by the entertainment industry, and by émigrés from Nazi Germany. It led to the training of civilian corps, rationing, and vigilance for enemy activities. American participation in World War II from 1941 to 1945 energized the region's growing industrial infrastructure and spurred postwar economic and housing development.
This path opened to Linda upon the death of her husband. After searching for new life-focus, she was directed to embrace energy work, which also fulfilled her desire to help other people.
He’s scorned her ever since her childhood misadventure…and now they’re coparenting! Murder witness Grace was being chased by the killer, and the only one she could count on to help her was her ex-husband, Ray. Ray, a former police officer turned private eye, had decided to become her bodyguard, but Grace was having second thoughts. It hurt her to see him every day and have to pretend she no longer loved him?she must never tell him the truth. But while Grace is busy thinking about Ray, the killer is hot on their trail! The finale to this romantic suspense story is here!
He’s scorned her ever since her childhood misadventure…and now they’re coparenting! Murder witness Grace was being chased by the killer, and the only one she could count on to help her was her ex-husband, Ray. Ray, a former police officer turned private eye, had decided to become her bodyguard, but Grace was having second thoughts. It hurt her to see him every day and have to pretend she no longer loved him?she must never tell him the truth. But while Grace is busy thinking about Ray, the killer is hot on their trail! The finale to this romantic suspense story is here!
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a federal program that operated from 1933-1942. It operated in all states, and centered around an effort to put young men to work in order to assist their families. The men were usually 17 to 23 years of age, and were generally completely inexperienced. Most people know of how the CC impacted the State of Iowa through our State Parks, as many of the parks have dams that were built by the CCC. The CCC here in our state worked most often to prevent erosion. The men usually planted trees and built terraces. This book will be the first in a series documenting the CCC in Iowa.
Lost Franklin & Grundy Counties details the 51 lost towns in Franklin County and the 48 in Grundy County. There were over 20 post offices in each county. Post offices included Ollin and Elida in Franklin and Greenhill in Grundy County. Name changes included Benjamin which later become Hampton and Orion as the first name of Grundy Center. Also Carleton was the first name of Popejoy and Shobe's Grove of Sheffield. Andersonville was the first name of Fern. Colter was the first spelling of Coulter and Wellsburgh for Wellsburg. Even if you think you know Franklin & Grundy County, you will be surprised at what you learn! This is a great addition for the library of anyone interested in Cedar Valley history, and makes a great gift.
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a federal program that operated from 1933-1942. It operated in all states, and centered around an effort to put young men to work in order to assist their families. The men were usually 17 to 23 years of age, and were generally completely inexperienced. Most people know of how the CC impacted the State of Iowa through our State Parks, as many of the parks have dams that were built by the CCC. The CCC here in our state worked most often to prevent erosion. The men usually planted trees and built terraces.
This volume presents a pictorial history of Los Angeles hotels downtown, in Hollywood, and along the Wilshire Boulevard corridor from the late 19th through the mid-20th centuries. By the early 1900s, many hotels, including luxury ones, had been established in downtown Los Angeles to cater to business travelers and tourists. In the late 19th century, after the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad, hotels were built to encourage tourism and sell real estate in the agricultural Hollywood area. And with the growth of the motion picture studios in the early decades of the 20th century, grander hotels were erected to accommodate the new industry. As the city expanded westward, luxury and residential hotels were also placed in the Westlake District and along the fashionable Wilshire Boulevard corridor connecting to Beverly Hills.
It is never possible to return literally to times and events of the past. Even places revisited will not be the same as they were. But we can, at least to some extent, go back in our minds. In trying to capture some of the past and record for posterity my lifetime of adventures, I find that my memory has been stretched more than I thought possible. The mind is a funny thing, and time is slippery stuff, but someone has said that we remember more than we think we do; that years after the fact, one day things fall into place and we say, "Ah yes, I remember that well.
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