Los Angeles Then and Now
Rosemary Lord
Edita Thunder Bay Press
144 páginas con fotografías en b/n y color
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Otro libro de la colección de esta editorial sobre ciudades de las que muestra imágenes de antes y de ahora.
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Como he dicho de los anteriores libros de esta colección, son muy interesantes y se les saca más partido si ya conocemos la ciudad.
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Me permito incluir una fotografía de un edificio que pervive y que no aparece mencionado en el libro. Y no entiendo la razón.
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Es el Bradbury Building
304 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA
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This National Historic Landmark, built in 1893 and designed by George Wyman, is Los Angele's oldest commercial building and one of the city's most revered architectural achievements. Legend has it that an inexperienced draftsman named George Wyman accepted the $125,000 commission after communicating with his dead brother through a Ouija board. Capped by a magical five-story skylight, Bradbury's courtyard combines glazed brick, ornate Mexican tile floors, rich Belgian marble, Art Nouveau grillwork, handsome oak paneling, and lacelike wrought-iron railings -- it's one of the great interior spaces of the 19th century. The glass-topped atrium is often used as a movie and TV set; you've probably seen it before in Chinatown and Blade Runner. Extraído de Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles, CA
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This National Historic Landmark, built in 1893 and designed by George Wyman, is Los Angele's oldest commercial building and one of the city's most revered architectural achievements. Legend has it that an inexperienced draftsman named George Wyman accepted the $125,000 commission after communicating with his dead brother through a Ouija board. Capped by a magical five-story skylight, Bradbury's courtyard combines glazed brick, ornate Mexican tile floors, rich Belgian marble, Art Nouveau grillwork, handsome oak paneling, and lacelike wrought-iron railings -- it's one of the great interior spaces of the 19th century. The glass-topped atrium is often used as a movie and TV set; you've probably seen it before in Chinatown and Blade Runner. Extraído de Los Angeles Times.
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Cuando lo visitamos e hice esta fotografía, en el año 1999, estaba cerrado al público, pero conseguimos colarnos.
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Una curiosidad del libro es que menciona el gentilicio de los habitantes de Los Angeles, el nombre completo de la ciudad es el del título del comentario, que es Los Angelenos.
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Yo no lo sabía.
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