Then and Now: San Fernando Valley - Softcover

Klein, Jake

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1586852299 ISBN 13: 9781586852290

Publisher: Gibbs Smith, 2003

Synopsis

$14.95 gatefold paper * 1-58685-229-9 * March< BR>11 x 8-1/2 in, 96 pp, 40 Color Photographs, 40 Black & White Photographs,< BR>Rights: W, Regional/History< BR>Launching our new "Then & Now" series, Then & Now: San Fernando Valley showcases photographs of buildings and locales from decades past, contrasted with recent photographs of the same locations and today's inhabitants. Reminisce about the famous buildings that still stand, and visit the newer architectural and cultural contributions to California's beautiful San Fernando Valley in this visually rich documentation of memories and inevitable change.< BR>Jake Klein is a writer, photographer, editor, and creative director who has contributed to Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, US Weekly, and British GQ. He was the West Coast contributing editor to Wallpaper Magazine, and is currently an editor with Wink Media, Wallpaper's marketing and branding arm. He lives in Los Angeles.< BR>

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About the Author:

Jake Klein is a writer, photographer, editor, and creative director who has contributed to Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, US Weekly, and British G2. He was the West Coast contributor editor to Wallpaper Magazine, and is currently an editor with Wink Media, Wallpaper's marketing and branding arm. He lives in Los Angeles.

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Introduction
Laid out like a refulgent jeweled box jealously guarded by the rolling San Gabriels on three sides like a recumbent giant, the night skyline of the San Fernando Valley glows like a beaded breastplate from some fantasy princess. Miles upon blocks upon rows of yellow sodium lamps and green-glowing flourescents vibrate and pulse with the wattage that courses through them. They light oceans of asphalt, an urban forest with a populace of foreign trees, and millions of perfect square plots upon which sit the dreams of countless American families, old and new. There it lies, ever-looking over the shoulder of its big sister Los Angeles. Located just over the Hollywood Hills or the Santa Monica Mountains or through the Angeles National Forest depending on the direction from which you have traveled, the San Fernando Valley is a green carpet of urbanism during the day and a twinkling box of precious stones after the sun has set. TheValley is the much maligned and constantly debased stepchild of an equally maligned and debased parent city. Together, these two survivors tell an important tale.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1586852299
• ISBN 13: 9781586852290
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96