{"product_id":"los-angeles-before-the-freeways","title":"Los Angeles Before the Freeways","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBy Nathan Marsak and Arnold Hylen\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Before the Freeways: Images of An Era 1850-1950\u003c\/em\u003e gives a lush, visual tour of a Los Angeles that no longer exists—one of elegant office buildings and stately mansions that were razed in the name of “progress.” Featuring stunning black-and-white photography from Arnold Hylen that captures a forgotten era, the book contains an original essay by the photographer that provides historical background and context for the time period. This new edition contains additional, never-before-seen photographs from Hylen and newly unearthed information from historian Nathan Marsak on these lost architectural treasures.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe stunning photography recalls an era when downtown Los Angeles was unmarred by wide-scale redevelopment and retained much of its original character. Each page offers a glimpse of what the city used to be, before some of its architectural treasures were razed for the newer, more modern city that would soon follow—it’s no coincidence that many of these original buildings were demolished to make way for parking lots.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOriginally published by Dawson’s Book Shop in 1981, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Before the Freeways\u003c\/em\u003e has become a cult classic among LA’s architectural historians. Now fully updated in a larger, more elegant format with expanded captions that provide additional context for Hylen’s essay, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Before the Freeways\u003c\/em\u003e will be a treasured read for fans of architecture, photography, and Angelenos of all stripes.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18b1ac5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb15f91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eAngel City Press, 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eHardcover, 192 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e8 x 10 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Angel City Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41265808179280,"sku":"9781626401334","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0035\/4502\/files\/cover_23e4e77e-1a43-4df2-b2ee-046846bc0768.jpg?v=1789607053","url":"https:\/\/mocastore.org\/products\/los-angeles-before-the-freeways","provider":"MOCA Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}