TY - BOOK AU - Hylen, Arnold AU - Marsak, Nathan TI - Los Angeles before the freeways : : images of an era 1850-1950. SN - 9781626401334 AV - F869.L88 A23 2025 PY - 2025/// CY - Los Angeles PB - Angel City Press, KW - Architecture Domestic KW - 19th century KW - California Los Angeles KW - 20th century KW - Historic buildings KW - Buildings, structures, etc KW - History KW - Description and travel N1 - 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; 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 -- N2 - "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 ER -