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7. Making Mexico in Los Angeles
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix
- PREFACE xi
- Introduction Metropolis in the Making: Los Angeles in the 1920s 1
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PART ONE. METROPOLITAN SPACES
- 1. Industry and Imaginative Geographies 13
- 2. Mulholland Highway and the Engineering Culture of Los Angeles in the 1920s 45
- 3. The Quest for Independence: Workers in the Suburbs 77
- 4. Sunshine and the Open Shop: Ford and Darwin in 1920s Los Angeles 96
- 5. "Another World": Work, Home, and Autonomy in Blue-Collar Suburbs 123
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PART TWO. METROPOLITAN IDENTITIES
- 6. The Star of Ethiopia and the NAACP: Pageantry, Politics, and the Los Angeles African American Community 145
- 7. Making Mexico in Los Angeles 161
- 8. The View from Spring Street: White-Collar Men in the City of Angels 179
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PART THREE. FAITH IN THE METROPOLIS
- 9. "Practically Every Religion Being Represented" 201
- 10. Fighting Like the Devil in the City of Angels: The Rise of Fundamentalist Charles E. Fuller 220
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PART FOUR. METROPOLITICS
- 11. How Hollywood Became Hollywood: Money, Politics, and Movies 255
- 12. My America or Yours? Americanization and the Battle for the Youth of Los Angeles 277
- 13. Did the Ruling Class Rule at City Hall in 1920s Los Angeles? 302
- 14. Behind the Scenes: Bronco Billy and the Realities of Work in Open Shop Hollywood 319
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PART FIVE. THE END: METROPOLITAN FINALE
- 15. Selling Eternity in 1920s Los Angeles 341
- CONTRIBUTORS 361
- INDEX 365
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix
- PREFACE xi
- Introduction Metropolis in the Making: Los Angeles in the 1920s 1
-
PART ONE. METROPOLITAN SPACES
- 1. Industry and Imaginative Geographies 13
- 2. Mulholland Highway and the Engineering Culture of Los Angeles in the 1920s 45
- 3. The Quest for Independence: Workers in the Suburbs 77
- 4. Sunshine and the Open Shop: Ford and Darwin in 1920s Los Angeles 96
- 5. "Another World": Work, Home, and Autonomy in Blue-Collar Suburbs 123
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PART TWO. METROPOLITAN IDENTITIES
- 6. The Star of Ethiopia and the NAACP: Pageantry, Politics, and the Los Angeles African American Community 145
- 7. Making Mexico in Los Angeles 161
- 8. The View from Spring Street: White-Collar Men in the City of Angels 179
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PART THREE. FAITH IN THE METROPOLIS
- 9. "Practically Every Religion Being Represented" 201
- 10. Fighting Like the Devil in the City of Angels: The Rise of Fundamentalist Charles E. Fuller 220
-
PART FOUR. METROPOLITICS
- 11. How Hollywood Became Hollywood: Money, Politics, and Movies 255
- 12. My America or Yours? Americanization and the Battle for the Youth of Los Angeles 277
- 13. Did the Ruling Class Rule at City Hall in 1920s Los Angeles? 302
- 14. Behind the Scenes: Bronco Billy and the Realities of Work in Open Shop Hollywood 319
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PART FIVE. THE END: METROPOLITAN FINALE
- 15. Selling Eternity in 1920s Los Angeles 341
- CONTRIBUTORS 361
- INDEX 365