Chavez Ravine: 1949: A Los Angeles Story

by Don Normark

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In 1949, photographer Don Normark walked up into the hills of Los Angeles, looking for a good view. Instead, he found Chavez Ravine, a ramshackle Mexican-American neighborhood tucked away in Elysian Park like a poor mans Shangri-la. Enchanted, he stayed for a year amidst the wild roses, tin roofs, and wandering goats of this uniquely intact rural community on the citys outskirts. Accepted by the residents, Normark was able to photo-graph a life that,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0811840573

ISBN13:9780811840576

Release Date:May 2003

Publisher:Chronicle Books

Length:144 Pages

Weight:1.26 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 8.0" x 9.0"

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