Merry Ovnick's
Los Angeles: The End of the Rainbow is an excellent and thorough (if just a tad academic) history of L.A.'s domestic
architecture, from the Gabrielino Indians to current times. One is struck by the amazing marketing of the L.A. dream, the hyperbole
and propaganda that lured so many west. Ovnick's double-edged subtitle gives an indication of her thoughtful, balanced views on
the subject, giving insight into the not-infrequent disillusionment as well... which Beaudry and gsj have underscored here with their
great shots of some sad endings.
Here are a few scenes of the Los Angeles dream before the Santa Anas began to blow in, before "...meek little wives [began to]
feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks...." The cars are key...what's the L.A. dream without one?
All images LAPL