{"product_id":"greetings-from-los-angeles","title":"Greetings From Los Angeles","description":"\u003cp\u003eHardcover book by Peter Moruzzi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product attribute overview\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"value\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product attribute overview\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"value\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA fascinating tour of Los Angeles told through vintage images.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe City of Angels’ story is told through a fun and colorful collection of old photos, picture postcards, brochures, ads, and other vintage ephemera, accompanied by author Peter Moruzzi’s candid and insightful commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeatured are rare glimpses of the city’s early years as a dusty pueblo; Chinatown’s evolution; the miraculous orange empire; backyard oil wells; Venice of America; the roaring 1920s and corrupt 1930s; colorful evangelists; glamorous Wilshire Boulevard; fabulous nightclubs; movie studios and lavish stars’ estates; and theme parks such as Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, and Marineland of the Pacific. Witness the birth of midcentury modernism, futuristic Googie coffee shops, and space-age LAX. Recall a postwar suburban paradise of drive-ins, bowling palaces, beach parties, Dodgers baseball, hot-rod culture, and mushrooming tract developments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCalifornia natives, newcomers, and vistors alike will discover a largely forgotten history of Los Angeles, much of it lost to progress, as chronicled from the late 1800s through the mid–twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Moruzzi\u003c\/b\u003e graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and later attended the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. In 1999, he founded the Palm Springs Modern Committee (PS ModCom), an architectural preservation group. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePalm Springs Holiday, Palm Springs Paradise,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHavana Before Castro.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e176 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Destination PSP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67740972777751,"sku":"igb1791801585533","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/8479\/4647\/files\/greetings-from-los-angeles_1.jpg?v=1791801592","url":"https:\/\/riverlyn.shop\/products\/greetings-from-los-angeles","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}