Fear and Loathing in Los Angeles: Industrial Decentralization and the Rise and Fall of L.A.'s Periphery

During the 1920s, Los Angeles Boosters, fearing the congestion of East coast cities,developed ideas about urban growth that emphasized industrial decentralization and urban dispersal. Before, during, and after WWII, these fears intertwined with the rise of defense related industries, particularly a...

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Main Author: Bargmann, Alexander
Format: Others
Published: Scholarship @ Claremont 2011
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Online Access:http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/95
http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1153&context=cmc_theses