{"product_id":"early-downtown-los-angeles-cory-stargel-9780738570037","title":"Early Downtown Los Angeles","description":"Growing south from the plaza where the city of Los Angeles was founded as a tiny pueblo in 1781, the area now known as downtown L.A. was first developed in the late 1800s as a residential neighborhood, complete with churches and schools. As the population surged at the turn of the 20th century, the downtown area was transformed into a busy business and entertainment center of shops, banks, hotels, and theaters. The explosion of the postcard craze in the early 1900s coincided with this period of downtown's tremendous growth toward a formidable metropolis. This collection of vintage postcards offers a glimpse into the changing city through the 1940s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cory Stargel, Sarah Stargel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738570036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738570037\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Cory Stargel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947047485695,"sku":"9780738570037","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_fd3c2f09-eae9-45b9-a4aa-785f2a431d9e.jpg?v=1681516398","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/early-downtown-los-angeles-cory-stargel-9780738570037","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}