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191 p. : ill. ; photographs ; 27 cm. "Los Angeles Before the Freeways: Images of An Era 1850-1950 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" to build the city's famous freeways. Featuring stunning black-and-white photography from Arnold Hylen that captures a lost 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." -- Provided by publisher Introduction by Nathan Marsak 15 -- Architecture in Hylen ‘ s Los Angeles -- Pre-Industrial Los Angeles 18 -- Evolution and the Italianate 19 -- Boom Years and the Bay Window 21 -- Romanesque Revival 22 -- The Queen Anne 22 -- The 1890 ’ s and Beyond : New Visions, Tall Buildings 24 -- Mission Revival 27 -- Los Angeles Before the Freeways by Arnold Hylen 31 -- The Historical Background 1850 - 1950 37 -- Photography in Los Angeles 172 -- Afterword 186 -- About the Authors 191 -- Acknowledgements 191 -- IMAGES: Felipe de Neve in the Plaza 4 -- Hildreth Mansion: Victorian ornamentation 6 -- The view on Third Street, across Fermont Avenue 7-8 -- Den’s Building: the Italianate façade 9 -- First Los Angeles High School: Fort Moore Hill10 -- Southwest corner of First and Flower 12-13 -- Hylen leans against a storefront in the Martz Flats (page 170) 14 -- The Talamentes / Santa Cruz adobe 17 -- Italianate on Main Street 18 -- The Clairmont Block 20 -- The Westminster at Fourth and Main Street 21 -- The Willard Block 22 -- Queen Anne on Bunker Hill 24 -- The Stimson Block 26 -- The Bur – Mar 28 -- Bunker Hill ‘ s Mission Apartments 29 -- 219 – 227 N. Los Angeles St. 30 -- 137 – 139 Broadway 32 -- Looking North at Second and Spring Streets 34-35 -- A stroll on Main Street 37 -- Wilshire Saint Paul Place 39 -- Old Clay Street 40 -- Victorian Hill Street 44 -- The Rochester from Court Street 49 -- Plaza Area from Fort Moore Hill 51 -- Patio of Plaza Church 52 -- Gabrielino Metate (mortar) 53 -- Interior of Avila Adobe: Olvera Street 54 -- Patio of Avila Adobe: Olvera Street 55 -- Casa Lugo: Los Angeles Street near Sunset 56 -- Talametes Adobe : Broadway near Sunset 58 -- Veranda of Talametes Adobe 59 -- Intersection of Sunset and Main, looking northwest 60-61 -- Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Angeles 62 -- Interior of Plaza Church ( 1950 ) 63 -- Día de la Reina, Plaza Church August 15, 1950 63 -- Downey Block, Grand Central Hotel, and Pico ’s Building 68 -- Den ‘ s Building 70 -- Ducommun Block 72-73 -- Pico House , Theater Mercedes , and Masonic Hall 75 -- Sepulveda Block 76 -- Sentous Block 79 -- Los Angeles Street, looking south from the Plaza 81 -- Ferguson Alley , looking east from Los Angeles Street 83 -- Los Angeles Street at Ferguson Alley : southeast corner 84 -- Garnier Block , looking north towards plaza 85 -- Main Street, looking northeast from Commercial 86 -- Los Angeles Street at corner of Commercial 87 -- Intersection of Los Angeles Street and Commercial 89 -- Los Angeles Street , looking northwest at Market 90 -- Harper and Reynolds , and east side of Main Street 92 -- The Paris Inn : 210 E. Market St -- Oriental Hotel: Alameda and Commercial 94 -- Northwest corner of Commercial and Alameda 95 -- Amestoy Block : Main and Market 96 -- Amestoy Block : South Elevation -- Buildings ( 126 – 134 N. Main St. ) on east side of Main 98-99 -- Pouyfourcast Block : 113 – 15 East First St. 100 -- J & B Wilson Block : 110 – 120 E. First St. 101 -- Gollmer Block : 223 E First St 102 -- Natick Hotel : First and Main 103 -- Panorama III : Intersection of Los Angeles , First , and Weller 106 -- Panorama IV : Area northeast of Main and First 107 -- Northeast corner of First and Main 108 – 109 -- Robarts Block : Seventh and Main 110 -- Victorian Building ( 135 – 139 ) S Main St 111 -- Well Block : 146 – 150 S Main St 111 -- Werdin Place and Saint Vibiana Cathedral 112 -- Westminster Hotel : Fourth and Main 113 -- Alcazar Hotel : Main and Winston 114 -- Victorian Building ( 332 – 334 ) S Spring St 115 -- Victorian Buildings: 215 – 219 S Spring St. 116-117 -- Stimson Block : Third and Spring 118 -- Bradbury Building : Third and Broadway 119 -- West Side of Broadway , looking south from Second 120 -- West Side of Broadway between Second and Third 121 -- West Side of Broadway , looking north toward First 122 -- Mason Opera House : 125 – 127 South Broadway 124-125 -- Banning Carriage House : Fort Moore Hill 126 -- Original Los Angeles High School 127 -- Fort Moore Hill and First Los Angeles High School from City Hall 128 -- From the site of the original Los Angeles High School Building 129 -- Old Courthouse steps , looking north on Broadway 130 -- Hall of Records and Former Site of New High Street 132 -- Hall of Records : North Broadway near Temple 133 -- California Street Building on First Street 134 -- Bunker Hill at intersection of First and Hill 136 -- First Street , looking east from northwest corner of Hill 137 -- Intersection of First and Olive , looking southwest 138 -- Olive Street near northwest corner of First 139 -- North side and First between Grand and Olive 141 -- Hill Street tunnels , looking north from First 142 -- Terrace above tunnels , looking south on Hill street 142 -- Civil Center top of Court Flight 143 -- Bath Block on southeast corner of Fifth and Hill 144 -- Black Building northwest corner of Fourth and Hill 145 -- Northeast corner of Fourth and Hill 146 -- Fourth Street at northeast corner of Hill 148 -- Angels Flight and Third Street tunnels at Hill 149 -- Angels Flight , looking east on Third from Clay Street 150 -- Clay Street , looking north from Angel Flight 151 -- Angels Flight and old house on northeast corner of Clay Street 152 -- The Vendome 231 S Hill St 153 -- South side of Second at intersection of Olive 154-155 -- Mission apartments : Second and Olive 156 -- Apartment building : 512 West Second 156 -- The Dome : Second and Grand 157 -- The Ems : 321 S Olive St 158 -- Victorian Residence 221 S Olive St 158 -- The Melrose and Richelieu : 130 – 132 S Grand Ave 159 -- The Brousseau Mansion ; 238 S Bunker Hill Ave 160 -- The Foss Home 315 S Bunker Hill Ave 160 -- Victorian House 333 S Bunker Hill Ave 161 -- The Castle : 325 S Bunker Hill Ave 161 -- Deserted gardens : Hope Street near Third 162 -- Hildreth Mansion : Hope Street at Fourth 163 -- Fifth and Beaudry , looking southeast 164 -- Fifth and Fremont , looking southwest 165 -- Fifth and Fremont , looking east 166-167 -- East side of Figueroa between Fifth and Sixth 168 -- North Side of Sixth at corner of Figueroa 169 -- Northeast corner of Sixth and Figueroa 169 -- Boutiques at Martz Flats : Seventh and Flower 170 -- Seventh Street , looking east at Figueroa 171 -- Seventh Street , looking west at Figueroa 173 -- Beginning of the new : The Hilton and Freeway from Sixth and Flower 174 -- The Rochester , 1012 W Temple St 176 -- Victorian Residence : Bixel north on Seventh 177 -- End of the old : The Castle on Bunker Hill Avenue 179 -- Looking north on Hill , toward Second Street 180 -- The Johnson Block / Westminster Annex 181 -- 691 S Bixel St 182 -- Chavez Ravine 183 -- Golfing Downtown 184 -- Nearing the End 185 -- The original 1981 edition of Los Angeles Before the Freeways 187 -- Left to Right: Downey Block, Grand Central, Pico’s Building, and the former site of Bella Union 188-189 -- Victorian Residence : 835 W Sunset Blvd 190 -- Discover a lost Los Angeles from an era before the freeways in this beautiful coffee table book from iconic architectural photographer Arnold Hylen First edition published in 1981 by Dawson's Book Shop Architecture Domestic 19th century California Los Angeles Architecture Domestic 20th century California Los Angeles Historic buildings California Los Angeles Buildings, structures, etc California Los Angeles History California Los Angeles Description and travel California Los Angeles F869.L88 A23 2025 9781626401334 1626401330 pucpr 251024 20251024114145.0 eng