Los Angeles Before the Freeways: Images of an Era 1850-1950

Discover of a lost Los Angeles from an era before the freeways in this beautiful coffee table book from iconic architectural photographer Arnold Hylen.

Los Angeles Before the Freeways: Images of An Era 1850-1950 gives a lush, visual tour of a Los Angeles that no longer exists--one of elegant office buildings and stately mansions that were razed in the name of "progress" to build the city's famous freeways. Featuring stunning black-and-white photography from Arnold Hylen that captures a lost era, the book contains an original essay by the photographer that provides historical background and context for the time period. This new edition contains additional, never-before-seen photographs from Hylen and newly unearthed information from historian Nathan Marsak on these lost architectural treasures.

Author: Arnold Hylen
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Angel City Press
Published: 03/25/2025
Pages: 192
Weight: 2.15lbs
Size: 10.21h x 8.34w x 0.78d
ISBN: 9781626401334