LOS ANGELES AND THE AUTOMOBILE. THE MAKING OF THE MODERN CITY

The book examines how the spatial transformation of Los Angeles during the twentieth century fits into a general trend in urban development. It first examines the structure of American cities prior to the invention of the automobile. It is described how motorists in Los Angeles had to fight the railways for the right to use the city streets. Legislation was repealed to sanction the automobile's place in the city's transportation system. The various chapters of the book are as follows: Introduction; The Progressive Response; The Democratic Impulse and the Automobile; The Power of Consensus; The Union Station Controversy; A Lack of Consensus; Reshaping the Modern City; The Road to Autopia; and Epilogue.

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• Corporate Authors:

  University of California Press, Berkeley

  2223 Fulton Street
  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720
• Authors:
  • Bottles, S L
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 302 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Cities; Public transit; Urban development
• Geographic Terms: Los Angeles (California)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00468766
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0-520-05795-3
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1988 12:00AM