LACHS Webinar from May 11, 2022
A webinar presentation with Lennart Christofferson, the programs chair for the Los Angeles City Historical Society. Lennart’s presentation is based on his collection of vintage Los Angeles postcards.
The presentation explores how various sections of Los Angeles has changed in the last 100+ years using postcards and other images. The areas covered are the Los Angeles Civic Center, Pershing Square, Hollywood Boulevard, and the Miracle Mile.
Below are the links to the various books, websites, etc, mentioned in the presentation:
BUNKER HILL
Bunker Hill Los Angeles
by Nathan Marsak, Angel City Press
https://www.angelcitypress.com/products/bunk
Bunker Hill in the Rearview Mirror: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of an Urban Neighborhood
http://photofriends.org
Court Flight (and two other forgotten incline railways)
https://www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/three-forgotten-incline-railways-from-southern-california-history
LACHS Webinar - Silent Footsteps across Los Angeles with John Bengtson
https://www.lacityhistory.org/blog/2021/04/20/lachs-webinar-silent-footsteps-across-los-angeles-with-john-bengtson
LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY PHOTO COLLECTION
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
https://tessa.lapl.org/photocol
LACHS Webinar - A talk with Christina Rice: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
https://www.lacityhistory.org/blog/2020/10/26/lachs-webinar-a-talk-with-christina-rice-los-angeles-public-library-photo-collection
HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
Hollywood & Highland
https://hollywoodpartnership.com/post/11121-2
Masonic Temple
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Masonic_Temple
Roosevelt Hotel
https://laist.com/2017/05/16/roosevelt_hotel_history.php
MIRACLE MILE
Miracle Mile in Los Angeles: History and Architecture
By Ruth Wallach, Arcadia Publishing
https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9781609495930/Miracle-Mile-in-Los-Angeles-History-and-Architecture
Wilshire Boulevard: The Grand Concourse of Los Angeles
By Kevin Roderick Research by J. Eric Lynxwiler, Angel City Press
https://www.angelcitypress.com/products/wibl
OTHER BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Paradise Promoted: The Booster Campaign that Created Los Angeles
By Tom Zimmerman, Angel City Press
https://www.angelcitypress.com/products/papr
