Sand rush : the revival of the beach in twentieth-century Los Angeles /
Devienne, Elsa,
Sand rush : the revival of the beach in twentieth-century Los Angeles / Elsa Devienne ; foreword by Jenny Price ; translated by Troy J. Tice. - 1 online resource : illustrations. - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2024. Translated from the French.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 the LA sands in 1905 to Baywatch's David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson captivating billions of television viewers worldwide in the 1990s, the book offers a comprehensive look at a landscape that is at once natural and artificial, but now under threat from climate change and rising sea levels.
Specialized.
9780197539781 No price
10.1093/oso/9780197539750.001.0001 doi
Bathing beaches--Government policy--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century.
Bathing beaches--Environmental aspects--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century.
Urban renewal--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century.
City planning--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social life and customs--20th century.
F869.L857 / D4813 2024
979.49405
Sand rush : the revival of the beach in twentieth-century Los Angeles / Elsa Devienne ; foreword by Jenny Price ; translated by Troy J. Tice. - 1 online resource : illustrations. - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2024. Translated from the French.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 the LA sands in 1905 to Baywatch's David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson captivating billions of television viewers worldwide in the 1990s, the book offers a comprehensive look at a landscape that is at once natural and artificial, but now under threat from climate change and rising sea levels.
Specialized.
9780197539781 No price
10.1093/oso/9780197539750.001.0001 doi
Bathing beaches--Government policy--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century.
Bathing beaches--Environmental aspects--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century.
Urban renewal--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century.
City planning--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social life and customs--20th century.
F869.L857 / D4813 2024
979.49405