Old Los Angeles and Pasadena in Vintage Postcards - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Old Los Angeles and Pasadena in Vintage Postcards write by C. Milton Hinshilwood. This book was released on 2001-02-15. Old Los Angeles and Pasadena in Vintage Postcards available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Covering the history and geography of Los Angeles and Pasadena between 1900 and 1950, the collection of over 200 vintage postcards compiled in this new volume offers a unique glimpse into turn-of-the-century southern California. As communication by postcards became popular in the late 19th century, those who received them were offered a rare view of the "right here, right now" aspect that only postcard photography could offer. From the earliest images of the Angels' Flight in Los Angeles, to the Tournament of Roses parades gliding down Colorado Street, the authors celebrate the history of these two beautiful cities through the personal medium of vintage postcards.
Pasadena in Vintage Postcards
Pasadena in Vintage Postcards - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pasadena in Vintage Postcards write by Marlin L. Heckman. This book was released on 2001. Pasadena in Vintage Postcards available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The postcard has been a popular part of American communication for over a century, documenting both the interest of a place and its history. Captured here in nearly 200 vintage postcards is the unique history of this California town, translated in Chippewa as "Crown of the Valley." The City of Pasadena, just north of Los Angeles, sits against the majesty of the Sierra Madre mountain range. Incorporated in 1885, the city was originally known as a resort city, filled with tourists from all over the world. Showcased here through the use of the author's personal postcard collection are vintage images of Millionaires Row, the Tournament of the Roses Parade, the Mt. Lowe Railway, and the Alpine Tavern.
Greetings from Pasadena
Greetings from Pasadena - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Greetings from Pasadena write by Mary L. Martin. This book was released on 2007-12. Greetings from Pasadena available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Take a historical journey to Pasadena, California, through rare views of vintage postcards spanning the early 1900s through the 1960s. See how this city in the suburbs of Los Angeles offered Californians entertainment, beautiful sights, and a place to call home, where exquisite architecture has withheld the test of time. Visit Marengo Avenue's overhanging pepper trees, and East Colorado Street, where the annual Tournament of Roses takes place every New Years Day. Become immersed in Pasadena's lovely landscaping that lasts all year, including lush orange groves and floral gardens.
Vanishing Los Angeles County
Vanishing Los Angeles County - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Vanishing Los Angeles County write by Cory Stargel. This book was released on 2010-08-30. Vanishing Los Angeles County available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Home to more than 10 million people, modern Los Angeles County bears little resemblance to the largely agricultural landscape, dotted with small towns, of just over a century ago. Los Angeles County has surged forward on a path of phenomenal growth and constant transformation. Over this course, much of what was both famous and familiar to Angelenos 100 or even 50 years ago has been lost in the name of progress. This collection of more than 200 vintage postcards explores a sampling of these vanishing sites, including the once ubiquitous orange groves, views from the early days of the countys towns, yesteryears famed attractions, landmarks, hotels, and restaurants, and scenes from the roadside era.
Imperial
Imperial - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Imperial write by William T. Vollmann. This book was released on 2009-07-30. Imperial available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the author of Europe Central, winner of the National Book Award, a journalistic tour de force along the Mexican-American border – a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award For generations of migrant workers, Imperial Country has held the promise of paradise and the reality of hell. It sprawls across a stirring accidental sea, across the deserts, date groves and labor camps of Southeastern California, right across the border into Mexico. In this eye-opening book, William T. Vollmann takes us deep into the heart of this haunted region, exploring polluted rivers and guarded factories and talking with everyone from Mexican migrant workers to border patrolmen. Teeming with patterns, facts, stories, people and hope, this is an epic study of an emblematic region.
