> Hello all. I am new to the list and have enjoyed some
of the
> suggestions. I am working on some material for a
project.
(snip)
> My project involves Prohibition era speakeasy and
gangster locals and
> scenarios. I am looking for good examples of this
kind of thing.
If some non-fiction would help, you might try:
_Los Angeles: A to Z_, an encyclopedia of the city--use it to
find
short articles on people and places
_Sunshine and Wealth_, by Henstell--Los Angeles in the '20s
and '30s,
lots of black and white photographs
_Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles_--don't remember the
author(s), but
it does include photographs of some of the places Chandler
wrote about.
I've only glanced briefly through it--some of the photos seem
more
arty than informative, but it is interesting. As I remember,
though,
most of Chandler's stuff is post-prohibition.
If you have a large library near you, you should be able to
see
microfilm copies of the Los Angeles Times. You might also
take a
look at April issues of Architectural Digest--it's the
Hollywood
issue.
Hope this helps--
-----Diane Trap
trap@rhett.libs.uga.edu
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