Metropolis in the Making Los Angeles in The 1920s

Name: Metropolis in the Making Los Angeles in The 1920s
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ISBN: 9780520226272

ISBN-10: 0520226275

ISBN-13: 9780520226272

Edition: 2003

Authors: Tom Sitton, William F. Deverell

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Los Angeles came of age in the 1920s. The great boom of that decade gave shape to the L.A. of today: its vast suburban sprawl and reliance on the automobile, its prominence as a financial and industrial center, and the rise of Hollywood as the film capital of the world. This collection of original essays explores the making of the Los Angeles metropolis during this remarkable decade. The authors examine the city's racial, political, cultural, and industrial dynamics, making this volume an essential guide to understanding the rise of Los Angeles as one of the most important cities in the world. These essays showcase the work of a new generation of scholars who are turning their attention to…

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List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 8/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 383
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface


Introduction: Metropolis in the Making: Los Angeles in the 1920s




Metropolitan Spaces



Industry and Imaginative Geographies




Mulholland Highway and the Engineering Culture of Los Angeles in the 1920s




The Quest for Independence: Workers in the Suburbs




Sunshine and the Open Shop: Ford and Darwin in 1920s Los Angeles




"Another World": Work, Home, and Autonomy in Blue-Collar Suburbs




Metropolitan Identities



The Star of Ethiopia and the NAACP: Pageantry, Politics, and the Los Angeles African American Community




Making Mexico in Los Angeles




The View from Spring Street: White-Collar Men in the City of Angels




Faith in the Metropolis



"Practically Every Religion Being Represented"




Fighting Like the Devil in the City of Angels: The Rise of Fundamentalist Charles E. Fuller




Metropolitics



How Hollywood Became Hollywood: Money, Politics, and Movies




My America or Yours? Americanization and the Battle for the Youth of Los Angeles




Did the Ruling Class Rule at City Hall in 1920s Los Angeles?




Behind the Scenes: Bronco Billy and the Realities of Work in Open Shop Hollywood




The End: Metropolitan Finale



Selling Eternity in 1920s Los Angeles



Contributors


Index