Art Deco made its formal appearance in Paris at the 1925 L'Exposition Internationale des Arts Dâecoratifs et Industriels Modernes, a showcase for art, architec

At 5:55 p.m. on March 10, 1933, Southern California was rocked by a massive earthquake. Wood-frame bungalows lost their chimneys, and engineered concrete buildi

Explores the tradition of the streamlined design and reveals how it was manifested in the great buildings, furniture, and merchandise of the 1930s.

"A history of the famous Miracle Mile neighborhood along Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, with a special focus on the area's architecture"--

In the early twentieth century, there was no better example of a classic American downtown than Los Angeles, and most of its "historic core" has been left intac