Explore the ABCs of the Los Angeles Central Library, from Awesome adventures to the iconic Zodiac...

Jerry de Wilde’s gorgeous photography captures a deeply intimate portrait of a lost era—Los Angel...

Thirty years of photographs of murals of the Virgin of Guadalupe on the walls of Los Angeles, a p...

Los Angeles Central Library POPS: Celebrating a Century of the Light of Learning takes readers on...

Janna Ireland, an award-winning photographer, presents a collection of stunning, intimate black-a...

The bible of Los Angeles Architecture, and an iconic guide to the buildings to see in the City of...

A visual history of the iconic Brockman Gallery, celebrating its art and artists through essays, ...

Leave it for the Children: A Visual History of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra blends new and ar...

Wander through the new David Geffen Galleries which mark the culmination of a two-decade transfor...

Photographer Gary Leonard captured architectural history by documenting Frank Gehry's Walt Disney...

The complex and often alarming history of the Los Angeles city sewer system is captured for the f...

The 1967 Sunset Strip exploded with rock culture as giant hand-painted billboards became temporar...

Marilyn Monroe, Ronald Reagan, Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor, Clark Gable, Bogie and Bacall and ...

Earl L. Stendahl came to Los Angeles in 1909 with the zeal of a showman and an extraordinary eye,...

Culled from the Southern California Sheet Music Collection of the Los Angeles Public Library, thi...

Los Angeles lives largest in the world's imagination. It can be a projection, a solution, a tempo...

Judson: Innovation in Stained Glass by David Judson and Steffie Nelson is a history of the world-...

w 35 famous couples met, courted, and decided to marry. From Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII ...

For everyone who ever drove one, crammed into one, or plays Punch Buggy when one drives by, here ...

Sacred Material details the historic saga of the creation of The Communion of Saints, The Baptism...

A comprehensive history of the trials, tribulations, and triumphs behind the creation of one of t...

Inside Rodeo Drive

Imagine Wilt Chamberlain mano a mano with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at The Forum. And Ben Hogan teeing ...

Mabel and Me is a novel about the Movies--a sharply observed, historically accurate, deliciously ...

Explore 'Hollywood Chinese' through 500+ vintage photographs showcasing Chinese American influenc...

Architect John Parkinson died in 1935, and the Los Angeles Times praised him: 'Future generations...

In Kathy Fiscus: A Tragedy that Transfixed the Nation historian William Deverell tells the heartb...

As National Public Radio puts it, 'Bikes have come to connote coolness, urbanity and romance.' An...

A delightful gallery of fascinating vintage photos depicting celebrations on Hollywood sets from ...

Best-selling author and beloved chronicler of Los Angeles D.J. Waldie reconsiders the city in a c...

From immigrants to billionaires, unknowns to the world-famous, surfers to moviemakers, quacks to ...

Newspapers remain democracy's cornerstone as 'the first draft of history'—journalist Patt Morriso...

The essential history of jazz emerges along with the history of Monterey Jazz -- the oldest ongoi...

Twentynine Palms is a compelling account of the devastating murder of two young girls by a troubl...

Presents over one hundred photographs of Hollywood's most famous golfers and southern California'...

Of all the Mexican land grant ranchos in California, only Rancho Boca de Santa Monica and Rancho ...

Prohibition. Mobsters, murder, and mayhem. FBI agents. Cops, robbers, and worse. Sound like the b...

Discover how Woody Guthrie became the folk icon we know during his Los Angeles years (1937-1941)—...

Los Angeles City Hall is one of the most iconic buildings in America; some say, the world. A bold...

This collection of hand-painted poster art features many pieces by highly collectible artists. It...

Explore Josh Kun's 'The Autograph Book of Los Angeles,' the third in his library-based trilogy, e...

Los Angeles Union Station-opened on May 7, 1939, after days of celebration-was the last great tra...

With more than 250 photographs and rare ephemera, all collected by author Tom Zimmerman, Paradise...

A beautiful, larger-sized book that provides fascinating insights into the inspiration of the art...

'Beyond the Iconic' presents a revolution in imagery of Paris - 139 contemporary images from 24 p...

Wilshire Boulevard is the unofficial Main Street of dreams that flows through Los Angeles history...

Ken Bernstein, a Principal City Planner for the City of Los Angeles shares how Los Angeles has le...

Explore the dramatic evolution of Bunker Hill from LA's first wealthy suburb to urban underbelly ...