Los Angeles Before the Freeways: Images of an Era 1850-1950

Discover of a lost Los Angeles from an era before the freeways in this beautiful coffee table book from iconic architectural photographer Arnold Hylen.Los Angeles Before the Freeways: Images of An Era 1850-1950 gives 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.

• | Author: Arnold Hylen
• | Publisher: Angel City Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 25, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 00192 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 1626401330
• | ISBN-13: 9781626401334