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Title: Eden by Design: The 1930 Olmsted-Bartholomew Plan for the Los Angeles by Greg Hise, William Deverell, William F. Deverell ISBN: 0-520-22414-0 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 28 February, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Remarkable Foresight
Comment: It's true that the maps are often too small and would be better in color, as the originals are. However, the reprints are far from illegible, and the text of the Olmsted-Bartholomew proposal is captivating in and of itself.
I was fascinated to read the astute predictions of these men of vision, and their thoughtful proposals for increasing the quality of life for Angelenos. I remarked at the urgency of their recommendations; they seem to genuinely fear the social consequences of allowing a city to grow with inadequate space reserved for recreation and natural beauty.
If only we could know what L.A. would have been if the plan had been adopted!
Rating: 2
Summary: Reprinted maps are dark, and hard to read.
Comment: This reprint of "The 1930 Olmsted-Bartholemew Plan for the Los Angeles Region" is more exactly a low-quality copy. The maps are so dark they are very difficult to read, and the way they are bound into the book, much of the details are lost into the seams. The original maps were color, so any references to colors in the legends are lost, and the gray scales blended together make the maps even less articulate. It's important that a document such as this is reprinted for all to see, but it seems as if this volume has missed an opportunity of becoming a library keepsake.
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Title: The Los Angeles River: Its Life, Death, and Possible Rebirth by Blake Gumprecht ISBN: 0801866421 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
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Title: Metropolis in the Making: Los Angeles in the 1920s by Tom Sitton, William Francis Deverell ISBN: 0520226275 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 06 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
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Title: Central Park, An American Masterpiece: A Comprehensive History of the Nation's First Urban Park by Sara Cedar Miller ISBN: 0810939460 Publisher: Harry N Abrams Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: The Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles by William B. Fulton ISBN: 0801865069 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
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Title: The Power of Place: Urban Landscapes as Public History by Dolores Hayden ISBN: 0262581523 Publisher: MIT Press Pub. Date: 07 February, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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