Los Angeles and the anti-tradition of the suburban city

Creation of myth, invention of tradition in America

Auteur :
KRIM, A.

Description :
The result of the continued development of Los Angeles is a revision of the anti-urban imagery, signaled by high-rise construction and increasing urban density after 1960. Recent critical imagery of the city appears to be based on deep-rooted notions of Old World pre-industrial city structure.


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Journal of historical geography, issn : 0305-7488, 1992, vol. 18, n°. 1, p. 121-138, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : en notes

Date :
1992

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London ; New York, NY ; San Francisco, CA, Academic Press