Los Angeles: An Architectural Guide [Paperback]

David Gebhard (Author), Robert Milton Winter (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers (July 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879056274
• ISBN-13: 978-0879056278
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,078,731 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great Promise With Plenty of Problems, March 28, 2001

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Yelena Kompaneyets "yelena7" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Los Angeles: An Architectural Guide (Paperback)

This book is a great resource for those interested in architecture in Los Angeles, but it has MAJOR problems. Not only are the maps inaccurate about 50% of the time (wrong intersection, wrong place along a street, or just plain wrong), but I have also found several listings for which the street address is wrong, including one for which the wrong street name is given. I have also searched for buildings only to realize that they have been demolished. While Los Angeles has gone through a lot of changes in the last few years, several of the buildings on question were demolished before this edition came out. So if you going to use this book to discover architecturally significant buildings, bring along a good map, a great sense of direction and allow plenty of time, you're going to need all of those to overcome the mistakes made by the authors.

4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars why won't amazon do a books search for this title?, May 2, 1999

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This review is from: Los Angeles: An Architectural Guide (Paperback)

this is a unique, one-of-a-kind guide to l.a. architecture, from the 20s (maybe earlier) to the 60s or 70s. pictures, addresses, etc. if anyone has a copy, i'll buy it. i can't find it anywhere and apparently, amazon won't do a search for it.

6 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Additional Resources, July 14, 1999

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This review is from: Los Angeles: An Architectural Guide (Paperback)

If Amazon won't do a search, check out William Stout Architectural Books at 804 Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA 94133. tel [phone]; fax [phone]. I'm about to take an afternoon constitutional over there, enjoy the sunshine and mild breezes, schmooze with Bill Stout for a bit, and leave with book in hand and a smile on my face. Meanwhile, I'll be supporting one of the finest architectural bookstores in the world. Happy reading.