ISBN: 9780964830486 - Arcadia in the Usa (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: FINE. First printing, a trade paperback original. "Forget the cliches about Los Angeles as a vast autobahn zone, a 'city of the future' where the past is a dot on the horizon. Historian/indie publisher Michael Jacob Rochlin wants to show you a timeless, intimate Los Angeles thats waiting to breathe its mysteries into your ear if youll just get out of the car - and maybe read this book of three essays, one printed on recycled paper, richly footnoted and copiously illustrated with black-and-white photos of the city, past and present. The title essay wistfully salutes what Rochlin sees as three underappreciated models of inspired city planning: May Rindges Malibu ranch estate; Aline Barnsdalls utopian hilltop expanse in Hollywood; and Anoakia, the now-vanished seat of Anita Baldwins holdings in the San Gabriel Valley. A second piece laments disjointed L.A.s failure thus far to realize its potential as a cohesive urban entity on the order of a large-scale Renaissance city. The final essay laments the fragmenting effect of TV and freeways on neighborhood life." (Christina Dalton, LA Times) INSCRIBED on the title page. 288 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Very Good.