Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS IX
3. ILLUSTRATIONS AND CREDITS XI
4. FOREWORD XVII
5. PREFACE TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION XXXI
6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XXXIII
7. INTRODUCTION 1
8. PART ONE. LOS ANGELES, 1850-1930
9. 1 FROM PUEBLO TO TOWN 3
10. 2 PRIVATE ENTERPRISE, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, AND URBAN EXPANSION 24
11. 3 THE RIVALRY BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO 43
12. 4 THE GREAT MIGRATION 63
13. 5 TRANSPORTATION, WATER, AND REAL ESTATE 85
14. 6 COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS 108
15. PART TWO THE FRAGMENTED METROPOLIS
16. 7 THE URBAN LANDSCAPE 135
17. 8 THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRIC RAILWAYS 164
18. 9 THE QUEST FOR COMMUNITY 186
19. 10 THE POLITICS OF PROGRESSIVISM 205
20. 11 THE MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP MOVEMENT 229
21. 12 CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING 247
22. Conclusion: "THE SIMPLE LIFE" 273
23. BIBLIOGRAPHY 279
24. NOTES 297
25. INDEX 349