{"product_id":"wilshire-boulevard-kevin-roderick-9781883318932","title":"Wilshire Boulevard: Grand Concourse of Los Angeles","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilshire Boulevard is the unofficial Main Street of dreams that flows through Los Angeles history. Like Los Angeles itself, Wilshire is an accidental phenomenon created out of civic pride and the yearning of the masses to drive. Its 15-mile route to the sea has been called the Fifth Avenue of the West and the Champs Elysees of the Pacific. Wilshire's style, architecture and historic prominence are recorded in more than 150 photos, so readers understand the fascinating cultural geography of the first auto-dependent metropolis. \u003ci\u003eWilshire Boulevard\u003c\/i\u003e details the thoroughfare's crucial part in the emergence of Los Angeles as a world city and relates the fascinating story of Gaylord Wilshire, the turn-of-the-century social gadfly who never experienced his namesake's enduring fame.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKevin Roderick is a journalist, editor, blogger and author living in Los Angeles. He is the creator and publisher of LA Observed, a widely cited news website that Forbes rated as Best of the Web. He is a Contributing Writer on politics and media at \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, an award-winning radio commentator, and is often asked by the media to talk about Southern California issues. In addition to \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles, \u003c\/i\u003e Kevin's magazine reporting has appeared in \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian, Los Angeles Times Magazine, The Industry Standard, C, L.A. Architect\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eJewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.\u003c\/i\u003e His latest book, \u003ci\u003eWilshire Boulevard: Grand Concourse of Los Angeles, \u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and Editor's Choice, as well as a finalist for the Southern California Book Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Roderick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1883318939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781883318932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Angel City Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 9.20w x 0.70d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kevin Roderick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080375202047,"sku":"9781883318932","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_819ba3f2-16ba-40d3-b829-dce749305471.jpg?v=1685486453","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wilshire-boulevard-kevin-roderick-9781883318932","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}