From the first known photograph taken in Los Angeles to its most recent sweeping vistas?? this?photographic tribute to the City of Angels?provides a fascinating journey through the city??s cultural?? political?? industrial?? and sociological history. It traces the city??s development from the 1880s?? real estate boom?? through the early days of Hollywood and the urban sprawl of the late 20th century?? right up to the present day. With?over 500 images?? L.A. is shown emerging from a desert wasteland to become a vast palm-studded urban metropolis.

Events that made world news?including two Olympics?? Bobby Kennedy??s assassination?? and the"iots?reveal a city of many dimensions. The entertainment capital of the world?? Hollywood?? and its celebrities are showcased along with many other notab