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Jim Heimann's introduction provides some historical context, but it's the photos themselves that are the real attraction here. From them you'll get a sense of what the gambling parlors, speakeasies, and drag balls of the period looked like--as well as Beverly Hills movie premieres, the back alleys of Chinatown, and the exteriors of such swank nightclubs as La Conga and the Mocambo. Sins of the City is fascinating reference material for readers of classic L.A. noir (it includes quotes from several authors, among them Raymond Chandler and John Fante), as well as anyone interested in studying or writing about this period.
Culled from historical archives, newspaper photo morgues, and personal collections, this visual history traverses the mean streets of Angel City taking you in to the heart of the grit and grime. From gin joints to waterfront tattoo parlors, casino barges to the back alleys of Chinatown, a hopped-up Sunset Strip to jazz-drenched Central Avenue, SINS OF THE CITY presents a rare view of a confidential Los Angeles.
For those fascinated with the myth as well as the reality, SINS OF THE CITY delivers the visual documents and fascinating details of a city looking for redemption.
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