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Los Angeles, the City of Angels, is the capital of show business, where to be young and beautiful is to have it all. Los Angeles Then & Now is a captivating chronicle of history and change in the mecca of glamour and glitz. This tell-all book matches 70 historic images with 70 specially-commissioned photos of modern LA, showing the amazing evolution of California's largest city.Notice how Native American and Spanish Colonial architectural and cultural influences reside comfortably alongside the glitz of Tinseltown and the cosmopolitan high-rises of LA.Movie fans will enjoy the many then-and-now pix of legendary Hollywood landmarks like Schwab's Pharmacy, Paramount Studios, Grauman's Chinese Theater, and the Roosevelt Hotel.Along with a "Map to the Stars Homes," this compact edition of best-selling Los Angeles Then & Now makes the perfect travel guide.
