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Sand rush the revival of the beach in twentieth-century Los Angeles /

An original approach to the iconic landscape of California - the beaches of Los Angeles - this book recovers untold stories of presidential jaunts, wild spring break celebrations, underground gay beaches, and engineering feats that enlarged the shores overnight. From the creation of a mini-Venice on...

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Uniform Title: Ruée vers le sable. English
Main Author: Devienne, Elsa,
Other Authors: Tice, Troy,, Oxford Scholarship Online.
Format: eBook
Language: English
French
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024.
Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations.
Series: Oxford scholarship online.
Subjects:
Bathing beaches -- Government policy -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
Bathing beaches -- Environmental aspects -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
Urban renewal -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
City planning -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century.

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