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LAtitudes : an Angeleno's atlas / edited by Patricia Wakida ; foreword by Luis Alfaro ; introduction by Glen Creason ; cartography by David Deis ; illustrations by Leighton Kelly.
- Title
- LAtitudes : an Angeleno's atlas / edited by Patricia Wakida ; foreword by Luis Alfaro ; introduction by Glen Creason ; cartography by David Deis ; illustrations by Leighton Kelly.
- Publication
- Berkeley, California : Heyday, [2015]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | F869.L85 L37 2015 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xi, 217 pages; 26 cm
- Summary
- "Offers fresh and sometimes startling insights into a city that brims with complexity and surprise, revealing its multiple histories, the nuances of its lived experiences, and the possibilities inherent in an ever-shifting world. Illuminated by boldly conceived maps and infographics, nineteen thought-provoking essays explore "the hitherto terra incognita of LA," covering terrain from the cowboys-and-spacemen-themed landscapes of the San Fernando Valley to the kitchen of a family taquero business in El Monte, and topics as varied as urban forests, catacombs, LGBT places of sanctuary and worship, and the enduring communities of the indigenous Tongva people. What has often been ignored, such as social and environmental injustice, comes to the forefront, and what has been maligned is reexamined with a sense of pride: the city's freeways, for example, take the shape of a dove when viewed from midair and pulsate with wailing blues, surf rock, and brassy banda. Highly imaginative while deeply rooted in one extraordinary place, Latitudes dares you to rethink Los Angeles."--Cover flap.
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- Genre/Form
- Maps
- Maps.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Naming Los Angeles / Rosten Woo -- Gridding the city / Nathan Masters -- Ugly buildings / Wendy Gilmartin -- Freeway jam / David L. Ulin -- Coyote tours / Cindi Moar Alvitre -- The bovid metropolis / Teddy Varno -- Landscapes of racial violence / Laura Pulido -- The fortifications and catacombs of the conquests of Los Angeles / Jason Brown -- Emperors of dust / Anthea M. Hartig and Jose Sides -- Cycleway / Dan Koeppel -- Woody and buzz / Steven M. Graves -- Pioneers on the frontier of faith / Sylvia Sukop -- How xicanas are the makeweight of Los Angeles's past, present, and future / Luis J. Rodriguez -- Orphans, dwarfs, strangers, and monsters / Charles Hood -- Stalking carp / Andrew O. Wilcox -- Under the radar and off the charts / Jen Hofer -- The view from the air / Lynell George -- Los Angeles is singing / Josh Kun -- Speakeasy tacos / Michael Jaime-Becerra.
- ISBN
- 9781597142977
- 1597142972
- LCCN
- ^^2014031139
- OCLC
- 896787485
- SCSB-11386262
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library