Not For Tourists Guide to Los Angeles 2024

Not For Tourists Guide to Los Angeles 2024

Author: Not For Tourists

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2023-10-17

Total Pages: 911

ISBN-13: 1510777431

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With details on everything from the Hollywood Bowl to the Sunset Strip, this is the only guide a native or traveler needs. The Not For Tourists Guide to Los Angeles is the essential urban handbook that thousands of Los Angelenos rely on daily. The map-based, neighborhood-by-neighborhood guidebook divides the city into fifty-seven mapped neighborhoods and pinpoints all of the essential services and entertainment hot spots with NFT’s user-friendly icons. Want to drive around the palm tree-peppered concrete jungle like a pro? NFT has you covered. How about sunbathing on a beach? We’ve got that, too. The nearest Hollywood club, holistic health practitioner, sports outing, or shopping destination—whatever you need—NFT puts it at your fingertips. The guide also includes: A foldout highway map covering all of Los Angeles More than 150 neighborhood and city maps A guide to TV and movie studio locations Listings for the best shopping destinations Everything from supermarkets, cafés, bars, and gas stations, to information on twenty-four-hour services, beaches, public transportation, and city events—NFT will help you find a boutique for an Oscars gown, and then show you how to get there.


A People's Guide to Los Angeles

A People's Guide to Los Angeles

Author: Laura Pulido

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2012-04-23

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0520953347

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A People’s Guide to Los Angeles offers an assortment of eye-opening alternatives to L.A.’s usual tourist destinations. It documents 115 little-known sites in the City of Angels where struggles related to race, class, gender, and sexuality have occurred. They introduce us to people and events usually ignored by mainstream media and, in the process, create a fresh history of Los Angeles. Roughly dividing the city into six regions—North Los Angeles, the Eastside and San Gabriel Valley, South Los Angeles, Long Beach and the Harbor, the Westside, and the San Fernando Valley—this illuminating guide shows how power operates in the shaping of places, and how it remains embedded in the landscape.


Los Angeles; a Guide to the City and Its Environs

Los Angeles; a Guide to the City and Its Environs

Author: Writers' Program California

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781021410511

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Originally published in 1939, this guidebook to Los Angeles offers a fascinating snapshot of the city during a time of rapid growth and change. The book provides detailed descriptions of major landmarks, neighborhoods, and attractions, as well as insights into the social and cultural life of the city. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Los Angeles and the development of American cities. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.


Top 10 Los Angeles

Top 10 Los Angeles

Author: Catherine Gerber

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2012-04-02

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 0756694299

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Drawing on the same standards of accuracy as the acclaimed DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, DK Top 10 Los Angeles uses exciting photography and excellent cartography to provide a reliable and useful travel companion. Dozens of Top 10 lists provide vital information on each destination, as well as insider tips, from avoiding the crowds to finding out the freebies, the DK Top 10 Guides take the work out of planning any trip.


Overground Railroad

Overground Railroad

Author: Candacy A. Taylor

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2020-01-07

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 1683356578

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This historical exploration of the Green Book offers “a fascinating [and] sweeping story of black travel within Jim Crow America across four decades” (The New York Times Book Review). Published from 1936 to 1966, the Green Book was hailed as the “black travel guide to America.” At that time, it was very dangerous and difficult for African-Americans to travel because they couldn’t eat, sleep, or buy gas at most white-owned businesses. The Green Book listed hotels, restaurants, gas stations, and other businesses that were safe for black travelers. It was a resourceful and innovative solution to a horrific problem. It took courage to be listed in the Green Book, and Overground Railroad celebrates the stories of those who put their names in the book and stood up against segregation. Author Candacy A. Taylor shows the history of the Green Book, how we arrived at our present historical moment, and how far we still have to go when it comes to race relations in America. A New York Times Notable Book of 2020


Not For Tourists Guide to Los Angeles 2025

Not For Tourists Guide to Los Angeles 2025

Author: Not For Tourists

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2024-10-01

Total Pages: 848

ISBN-13: 1510781080

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With details on everything from the Hollywood Bowl to the Sunset Strip, this is the only guide a native or traveler needs. The Not For Tourists Guide to Los Angeles is the essential urban handbook that thousands of Los Angelenos rely on daily. The map-based, neighborhood-by-neighborhood guidebook divides the city into fifty-seven mapped neighborhoods and pinpoints all of the essential services and entertainment hot spots with NFT’s user-friendly icons. Want to drive around the palm tree-peppered concrete jungle like a pro? NFT has you covered. How about sunbathing on a beach? We’ve got that, too. The nearest Hollywood club, holistic health practitioner, sports outing, or shopping destination—whatever you need—NFT puts it at your fingertips. The guide also includes: A foldout highway map covering all of Los Angeles More than 150 neighborhood and city maps A guide to TV and movie studio locations Listings for the best shopping destinations Everything from supermarkets, cafés, bars, and gas stations, to information on twenty-four-hour services, beaches, public transportation, and city events—NFT will help you find a boutique for an Oscars gown, and then show you how to get there.


Secret Stairs

Secret Stairs

Author: Charles Fleming

Publisher: Santa Monica Press

Published: 2010-04-01

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1595809414

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Containing walks and detailed maps from throughout the city, Secret Stairs highlights the charms and quirks of a unique feature of the Los Angeles landscape, and chronicles the geographical, architectural, and historical aspects of the city’s staircases, as well as of the neighborhoods in which the steps are located. From strolling through the classic La Loma neighborhood in Pasadena to walking the Sunset Junction Loop in Silver Lake, to taking the Beachwood Canyon hike through “Hollywoodland” to enjoying the magnificent ocean views from the Castellammare district in Pacific Palisades, Secret Stairs takes you on a tour of the staircases all across the City of Angels. The circular walks, rated for duration and difficulty, deliver tales of historic homes and their fascinating inhabitants, bits of unusual local trivia, and stories of the neighborhoods surrounding the stairs. That’s where William Faulkner was living when he wrote the screenplay for To Have and Have Not; that house was designed by Neutra; over there is a Schindler; that’s where Woody Guthrie lived, where Anais Nin died, and where Thelma Todd was murdered . . . Despite the fact that one of these staircases starred in an Oscar-winning short film—Laurel and Hardy’s The Music Box, from 1932—these civic treasures have been virtually unknown to most of the city’s residents and visitors. Now, Secret Stairs puts these hidden stairways back on the map, while introducing urban hikers to exciting new “trails” all around the city of Los Angeles.


Not For Tourists Guide to Washington DC 2018

Not For Tourists Guide to Washington DC 2018

Author: Not For Tourists

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-11-07

Total Pages: 761

ISBN-13: 1510725229

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The Not For Tourists Guide to Washington DC is the urban manual to the city that no local, or tourist, should be without. This map-based guidebook divides the city into forty-six mapped neighborhoods. Each map is marked by NFT’s user-friendly icons, which help locate the essential services, transportation, and entertainment venues in the area. Want to know the best place to grab an alfresco cocktail? NFT has you covered. How about exploring little residential suburban pockets far away from the National Mall? We’ve got that, too. The nearest up-and-coming restaurant, farmer’s market, LGBT venue, or football game—whatever you need—NFT puts it at your fingertips. The guide also includes: • A foldout highway map • More than one hundred neighborhood maps • Coverage for nearby universities and Baltimore • Details on parks and outdoor activities • Information on the National Mall and the US Capitol It’s the main weapon in implementing our “No resident left behind!” policy.


Insight Guides Explore Los Angeles (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides Explore Los Angeles (Travel Guide eBook)

Author: Insight Guides

Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited

Published: 2018-11-01

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 1789192897

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Insight Explore Guides: books to inspire your on-foot exploration of top international destinations. Experience the best of Los Angeles with this indispensably practical Insight Explore Guide. From making sure you don't miss out on must-see attractions like Disneyland and Hollywood, to discovering hidden gems, the easy-to-follow, ready-made walking routes will help you plan your trip, save you time, and enhance your exploration of this thrilling city. - Practical and packed with inspirational insider information, this will make the ideal on-the-move companion to your trip to Los Angeles - Enjoy over 15 irresistible Best Routes to walk, from Downtown LA, Little Tokyo and the Arts District to Beverley Hills and Santa Monica - Features concise insider information about landscape, history, food and drink, and entertainment options - Invaluable maps: each Best Route is accompanied by a detailed full-colour map - Discover your destination's must-see sights and hand-picked hidden gems - Directory section provides invaluable insight into top accommodation, restaurant and nightlife options by area, along with an overview of language, books and films - Inspirational colour photography throughout About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as phrasebooks, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.