City at the Edge of Forever: Los Angeles Reimagined

How did Los Angeles transform from a dusty frontier town to a global supercity?

Author Peter Lunenfeld brands Los Angeles as the alchemical city, where earth became real estate, fire fueled growth, air defined the era, and water is now the key element, with Southern California’s ports being the largest in the western hemisphere. Lunenfeld intertwines art, architecture, design, entertainment, and literary histories, moving from kitchens to recording studios to research labs. He reimagines Los Angeles as a 21st-century exemplar and cautionary tale.

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