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Images of America: The Historic Core of Los Angeles (Paperback)

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... more

Images of America: Los Angeles s Olvera Street (Paperback)

Olvera Street Mexican marketplace and its plaza form the home of Latino culture in the Los Angeles region. Still standing in this downtown location of many fiestas including Cinco de Mayo are the Avila Adobe plaza church-- La Iglesia de Nuestra Se±ora... more

Pre-Owned Central Americans in Los Angeles (Images of America) Paperback

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Images of America: Missions of Los Angeles (Paperback)

After establishing the settlement of San Francisco visionary mission president Fr. Junipero Serra journeyed south to found Mission San Juan Capistrano Alta California s seventh on November 1 1776. By order of King Carlos III of Spain El Pueblo de la... more

Images of America: Los Angeles Art Deco (Paperback)

Art Deco made its formal appearance in Paris at the 1925 L Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes a showcase for art architecture and design that promoted progress modernity and the present. The greatest export from this... more

Images of America: Early-20th-Century Los Angeles Bungalow Architecture (Paperback)

Los Angeles California shaped the nation s culture in the 20th century with the city s bungalow style of mass middle-class housing. The style made the novelty and easy climate of Los Angeles into a force for living according to new standards of health... more

Images of America: Oak Glen and Los Rios Rancho (Paperback)

The 500-acre Los Rios Rancho has operated through a greater century as the largest apple orchard in Southern California and the centerpiece of Oak Glen the heart of a dozen orchards on the southern slopes of the San Bernardino Range about eight miles... more

Images of America: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Paperback)

Opened to the public in June of 1923 the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum can arguably be called America s Most Historic Sports Stadium. In 1984 the Memorial Coliseum was declared a State and Federal Historic Landmark for its contributions to both the... more

Pre-Owned Los Olivos (Images of America) Paperback

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Pre-Owned Historic Hotels of Los Angeles and Hollywood (Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)) Paperback

9780738559063. Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 128. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 128 p. Contains: Unspecified Illustrations black & white Maps. Images of America. This volume presents a pictorial history of Los... more

Pre-Owned Los Angeles Art Deco (Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)) Paperback

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Pre-Owned Los Angeles River (Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)) Paperback

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Images of America: Los Lunas (Paperback)

Don Felix Candelaria received the San Clemente Land Grant from the Spanish Royal Government in 1716. The land was later claimed by Don Antonio José Luna whose ancestors arrived in the early 18th century. Don Antonio s son Solomon Luna was instrumental... more

Pre-Owned Los Angeles s Little Italy (Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)) Paperback

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Images of America: Nipomo and Los Berros (Paperback)

Nipomo Chumash for at the foot of the hills and Los Berros Spanish for watercress comprise an important Central Coast area that is often overlooked by history. First established by Chumash Indians and then formally recognized in 1837 in the form of a... more

Pre-Owned Thais in Los Angeles (Images of America) Paperback

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Images of America: Los Angeles County Lifeguards (Paperback)

Thousands of men women and children owe their lives to the Los Angeles County Lifeguards. Made famous by the television show Baywatch these lifeguards patrol 72 miles of coastline extending from Zuma Beach to the Los Angeles Harbor. Working on some of... more

History of America: Los inmigrantes de estados unidos : Immigrants To America (Paperback)

Immigrants Helped Make America The Great Nation It Is Today. Learn About The Challenges They Faced As Well As The Important Contributions They Made To The United States. Features Primary Sources Historical Images Chart And Maps. more

History of America: Los españoles de la américa colonial : Spanish in Early America (Paperback)

Learn About The Historic Impact And Contributions Made By The Spanish In America. Features Primary Sources Historical Images Chart And Maps. Correlated To Common Core Texas TEKS Virginia Sols And Georgia Performance Standards more

Images of America: Camarillo (Paperback)

Before Camarillo there was Springville and before Springville there were the Ranchos Los Posas Calleguas and Guadalasca. The evolution of these ranchos into the community that became the city of Camarillo is a California story of hardscrabble ranching... more

Images of America: Early Placentia (Paperback)

Today Placentia is part of the vast suburban Orange County sprawl that extends eastward from Los Angeles into Southern California s Inland Empire. This landscape of homes and shopping centers was a windswept wilderness until a Mexican land grant helped... more

Images of America: Early Glendale (Paperback)

The ridges and ranchlands that once covered the expanse between Burbank and Pasadena became the 16th city in Los Angeles County to incorporate. This 1906 act formalized the Township of Glendale which had grown from the Rancho San Rafael of the Verdugo... more

Images of America: Ventura (Paperback)

Franciscan monk Fr. Junipero Serra founder of the Spanish mission system in California raised a cross on the beach on March 31 1782 at a spot that became a general wayfarer s midpoint between Los Angeles and Point Conception. This was the dedication of... more

Images of America: San Bernardino California (Paperback)

Strategically located about 60 miles east of Los Angeles San Bernardino was colonized in 1851 as an expansion outpost for the Mormon Church. Today it is the county seat for the largest county in the United States. Captured here in over 200 vintage... more

Images of America: Mexican Americans in Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach (Paperback)

The century-old presence of Mexican Americans in Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach is an important colorful part of the history of Los Angeles County s South Bay region. This evocative pictorial history documents the ways in which this group left... more

Images of America: Big Bear (Paperback)

In 1845 Benjamin Davis Wilson--the future first mayor of Los Angeles and the grandfather of Gen. George S. Patton--led a 20-man posse into the San Bernardino Mountains in search of Native American raiding parties that had been attacking Riverside... more

Images of America: Carson (Paperback)

Most of the rolling ranchlands between what developed into the cities of Torrance and Long Beach in Los Angeles County s South Bay region were the domain of the Dominguez family s Rancho San Pedro. Among the families that married Dominguez sisters was... more

Images of America: Agoura Hills (Paperback)

Nestled amongst the Santa Monica Mountains Agoura Hills is considered the western gateway to Los Angeles County. Originally inhabited by the Chumash Indians the area was a well-known stagecoach stop for early settlers heading west thanks to its... more

Images of America: Menifee Valley (Paperback)

Menifee Valley lies 80 miles east of Los Angeles in Riverside County halfway between the cities of Perris and Temecula. Settlers originally ventured into this isolated wilderness of sagebrush and live oaks to stake out mining claims dig for gold and... more

Images of America: Blythe and the Palo Verde Valley (Paperback)

Located midway between Los Angeles and Phoenix the Palo Verde Valley enjoys year-round sunshine and mild winter temperatures. In the late 1800s surveyor O. P. Callaway recognized the valley s potential for flood irrigation from the Colorado River. He... more

Images of America: San Gabriel (Paperback)

San Gabriel is often referred to as the birthplace of the Los Angeles region. The area s first inhabitants were native peoples often called Gabrieleño because of their association with the San Gabriel Mission which was founded in 1771; the mission... more

Images of America: Atascadero (Paperback)

Atascadero California--located nearly halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco on US Highway 101--is the brainchild of E.G. Lewis. Thought by some to have been a visionary Lewis was considered a con artist by others. In spite of his reputation he... more

Images of America: Early Santa Monica (Paperback)

As west as metropolitan Los Angeles s trendy Westside gets Santa Monica has enjoyed a colorful history as both a resort community and a bedrock hometown on the Southern California coast. As a playground and ready-made set for Hollywood traditional... more

Images of America: Early Santa Ana (Paperback)

Located at the heart of Orange County Santa Ana has been the civic and community center as the OC grew and prospered. Thirty-three miles from Los Angeles and 12 miles from the Pacific Ocean the city was founded by William Spurgeon who in 1867 purchased... more

Images of America: Old Torrance Olmsted District (Paperback)

The City of Torrance anchors Los Angeles County s South Bay area and is known widely as a headquarters city for corporate giants Exxon Mobil Nissan Honda and others. Yet the city s unique history often gets glossed over. Downtown Torrance also known as... more

Images of America: Legends of Westwood Village Cemetery (Paperback)

Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery located on Los Angeles s trendy west side has been the leading choice for celebrity burials since Marilyn Monroe was interred here in 1962. The cemetery houses the remains of a plethora of household names including Patty... more

Images of America: Buena Park (Paperback)

Once a part of Rancho Los Coyotes Buena Park is today home to 80 000 people within its 10 square miles. In 1887 a Chicago grocer who purchased land for a cattle ranch was persuaded by the Santa Fe Railroad to found a town instead. But it was the... more

Pre-Owned Taylor (Images of America) Paperback

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