{"product_id":"westside-chronicles-historic-stories-of-west-los-angeles-hardcover","title":"Westside Chronicles: Historic Stories of West Los Angeles - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJan Loomis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLos Angeles sprawled westward toward the sand and sea of Santa Monica Bay throughout the twentieth century as land-grant ranchos gave way to capitalists and promoters. Developers subdivided the coastal land into neighborhoods and communities: Santa Monica, Brentwood, Bel-Air, Westwood, Venice, Ocean Park, Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Marina del Rey. These became places known to the nation at large for movie stars, moguls and business tycoons;\u003cbr\u003efor Will Rogers, Henry Huntington and UCLA; and for estate homes, amusement piers and surfing beaches. Join Jan Loomis, a former West L.A. magazine publisher and historian, as she tells the stories behind how it all came to be West Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43424930857027,"sku":"9781540231697","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/store7994.com\/products\/westside-chronicles-historic-stories-of-west-los-angeles-hardcover","provider":"STORE 7994","version":"1.0","type":"link"}