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Gas and glamour : roadside architecture in Los Angeles /

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Los Angeles's car-culture-induced optimism and ambition reflected in polychromatic, star-spangled coffee shops, gas stations and car washes, that once lured the gaze of passing motorists, documented in the author's photography.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sinha, Ashok (Architectural photographer) (Author, Photographer)
Other Authors: Esterson, Jack (writer of supplementary text.), Huber, Sandra (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg, Germany : Kehrer, [2022].
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Sinha, Ashok > Exhibitions.
Architectural photography > California > Los Angeles > Exhibitions.
Commercial buildings > California > Los Angeles > Pictorial works.
Symbolism in architecture > California > Los Angeles > Pictorial works.
Architecture > California > Los Angeles > 20th century.
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Summary:Los Angeles's car-culture-induced optimism and ambition reflected in polychromatic, star-spangled coffee shops, gas stations and car washes, that once lured the gaze of passing motorists, documented in the author's photography.
Item Description:First edition: 2020.
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Center for Book Arts, New York, October 9 to December 12, 2020.
Physical Description:63 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 30 cm.
ISBN:3969000815
9783969000816