Miracle Mile in Los Angeles: History and Architecture

by Ruth Wallach

The world-famous Miracle Mile in Los Angeles was shaped into a great commercial and cultural district by the city's tremendous urban expansion in the early twentieth century. Its origins along Wilshire Boulevard are directly related to the twin LA booms in auto travel and real estate ventures. Once the home of such famous stores as the May Company, Silverwood's, Coulter's and Desmond's, as well as Streamline Moderne and Art Deco architecture, Miracle Mile has boasted the La Brea Tar Pits and Farmer's Market, Gilmore Field and CBS Television City, as well as Pan Pacific Park and Museum Row. Join author Ruth Wallach, head of the University of Southern California's Architecture and Fine Arts Library, for this tour through the most emblematic neighborhood of twentieth-century Los Angeles development.

129 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 7, 2013

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Comprehensive overview of the history and architecture of the Miracle Mile in Los Angeles. The book explores the way the neighborhood developed in response to Angeleno’s reliance on the automobile. Highly readable and very interesting. I wish it were longer and with more depth. Another book suggested by the Los Angeles Public Library in conjunction with its 150th birthday