Book Details
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Early Hollywood |
| Author: |
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Marc Wanamaker, Robert W. Nudelman |
| Times Read: |
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1 |
| Last Read: |
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10.16.10 |
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Notes History
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| 10.16.10 | A photo book of very early hollywood compiled by some dudes from a hollywood museum or something like that. Reading through is actually very much like wandering through an exhibit reading the captions next to each photograph: very interesting in the beginning, kind of exhausting and boring by the end. The book is actually pretty cool with the amount of very early development of the city, but since I don't live there I had an ongoing confusion of the geography. I could've done with a few maps or something showing the relation of each photo. And now that I'm griping, the book could also be in large format to allow for more detail in the photos but oh well. All in all a small but interesting diversion. It's pretty crazy how quickly the town grew from large expansive ranchero scrub land to thriving city full of landmmarks. It's also interesting to see that while some buildings have survived, just as many were demolished in the 50s and 60s as the 80s and 90s. With so much development going on, it's kind of a wonder that anything survives at all. It's cool that they do though... I particularly loved seeing various landmark buildings 10 or 20 years later so you see them shiny and new then you see them again weather-stained and dreary. Fun book. |
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