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Los Angeles: The End of the Rainbow [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Merry Ovnick (Author)

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Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press; 1 edition (May 1, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0964311909
ISBN-13: 978-0964311909
Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 7.1 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,720,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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ARCHEOLOGISTS OF THE FUTURE will surely be perplexed by a city where houses resemble caves or mushrooms, Tudor manors, Cape Cod cottages, Cinderella castles, Spanish haciendas, or Mayan temples. Read the first page

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tract developers, stucco boxes, bungalow court, tourist literature

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Los Angeles, Southern California, Lloyd Wright, World War, United States, Southern Pacific, New York, San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel, Santa Monica, San Pedro, Hollyhock House, San Francisco, American Colonial, Mediterranean Colonial, Case Study, Queen Anne, San Diego, Mission Revival, Colonial Revival, Pacific Electric, Beverly Hills, Italian Renaissance, Pearl Harbor, Richard Neutra

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Cultural Heritage: Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies (v. 1, v. 2, v. 3 & v) by Laurajane Smith in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
California Bungalow by Robert Winter in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
The Second Generation by Esther McCoy in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Richard Neutra (Masters of World Architecture) by Esther McCoy in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
End of the Rainbow (Slide and Seek) by Random House on page 282, and Back Matter

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