Los Angeles Union Station

"This volume accompanies the exhibition No Further West: The Story of Los Angeles Union Station, held at the Los Angeles Public Library, 2 May-10 August 2014"--Title page verso.

About the author

Marlyn Musicant is a senior exhibitions coordinator at the Getty Research Institute. William Deverell is professor of history at the University of Southern California and director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West. Matthew W. Roth is director of corporate archives at the Automobile Club of Southern California and the founding curator of the Petersen Automotive Museum.

Summary

Union Station today is a celebrated architectural icon and vibrant centrepiece of Los Angeles' regional transportation network. The authors demonstrate how contentious politics informed architectural design - and the many ways in which Union Station was at the heart of the rise of Los Angeles.

Product details

• Authors: . Musicant, .. Musicant, Marlyn Musicant
• Assisted by: Marlyn Musicant (Editor)
• Publisher: Getty, j.paul, museum publ.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.05.2014
• EAN: 9781606063248
• ISBN: 978-1-60606-324-8
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: Getty Publications –
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture