Lost Hollywood

Lost Hollywood
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : 0312288638
ISBN-13 : 9780312288631
Rating : 4/5 (631 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Lost Hollywood by : David Wallace

Download or read book Lost Hollywood written by David Wallace and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-03-25 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich trip into a vanished place and time, Lost Hollywood tells the story of the world's most image-conscious city through the fantastical places and people who once held center stage. From Marion Davies' extraordinary Santa Monica playpen Ocean House, known as "Xanadu by the Sea," to America's first luxe housing development, Whitley Heights, and its now-iconic Mediterranean architecture, long gone building projects are brought back to vivid life. This delicious and engrossing book also unearths fresh details on classic institutions from the Hollywood Canteen to the Garden of Allah, from the Brown Derby and the Cocoanut Grove to the legendary Pickfair. Lost Hollywood resurrects a colorful and evocative era in the history of the movies and will delight and inform even the most knowledgeable film buff.


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