{"product_id":"9781423647256","title":"Greetings from Los Angeles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA fascinating tour of Los Angeles told through vintage images.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe City of Angels’ story is told through a fun and colorful collection of old photos, picture postcards, brochures, ads, and other vintage ephemera, accompanied by author Peter Moruzzi’s candid and insightful commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatured are rare glimpses of the city’s early years as a dusty pueblo; Chinatown’s evolution; the miraculous orange empire; backyard oil wells; Venice of America; the roaring 1920s and corrupt 1930s; colorful evangelists; glamorous Wilshire Boulevard; fabulous nightclubs; movie studios and lavish stars’ estates; and theme parks such as Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, and Marineland of the Pacific. Witness the birth of midcentury modernism, futuristic Googie coffee shops, and space-age LAX. Recall a postwar suburban paradise of drive-ins, bowling palaces, beach parties, Dodgers baseball, hot-rod culture, and mushrooming tract developments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalifornia natives, newcomers, and vistors alike will discover a largely forgotten history of Los Angeles, much of it lost to progress, as chronicled from the late 1800s through the mid–twentieth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smith, Gibbs Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060904050928,"sku":"9781423647256","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781423647256_p0.jpg?v=1763742638","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781423647256","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}