{"product_id":"freewaytopia-how-freeways-shaped-los-angeles-paperback","title":"Freewaytopia: How Freeways Shaped Los Angeles - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Haddad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePatt Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreewaytopia: How Freeways Shaped Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e explores how social, economic, political, and cultural demands created the web of freeways whose very form--futuristic, majestic, and progressive--perfectly exemplifies the City of Angels.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the Arroyo Seco Parkway, which began construction during the Great Depression, to the Century Freeway, completed in 1993, author Paul Haddad provides an entertaining and thought-provoking history of the 527 miles of roadways that comprise the Los Angeles freeway system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach of Los Angeles's twelve freeways receives its own chapter, and these are supplemented by \"Off-Ramps\"--sidebars that dish out pithy factoids about Botts' Dots, SigAlerts, and all matter of freeway lexicon, such as why Southern Californians are the only people in the country who place the word \"the\" in front of their interstates, as in \"the 5,\" or \"the 101.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreewaytopia\u003c\/i\u003e also explores those routes that never saw the light of day. Imagine superhighways burrowing through Laurel Canyon, tunneling under the Hollywood Sign, or spanning the waters of Santa Monica Bay. With a few more legislative strokes of the pen, you wouldn't have to imagine them--they'd already exist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaddad notably gives voice to those individuals whose lives were inextricably connected--for better or worse--to the city's freeways: The hundreds of thousands of mostly minority and low-income residents who protested against their displacement as a result of eminent domain. Women engineers who excelled in a man's field. Elected officials who helped further freeways . . . or stop them dead in their tracks. He pays tribute to the corps of civic and state highway employees whose collective vision, expertise, and dedication created not just the most famous freeway network in the world, but feats of engineering that, at their best, achieve architectural poetry. And let's not forget the beauty queens--no freeway in Los Angeles ever opened without their royal presence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreewaytopia\u003c\/i\u003e is part colorful lore, part civic and historical critique, and part homage to the most famous freeways in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Haddad\u003c\/b\u003e's books include the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003e10,000 Steps a Day in L.A.: 57 Walking Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHigh Fives, Pennant Drives, and Fernandomania: A Fan's History of the Los Angeles Dodgers' Glory Years, 1977-1981\u003c\/i\u003e (named one of the Best Baseball Books of 2012 by the \u003ci\u003eDaily News\u003c\/i\u003e). As a Hollywood-born native, he has written about Los Angeles for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e and hosted a column on \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e about L.A.'s forgotten history. He has authored three award-winning novels, including the L.A. Noir \u003ci\u003eParadise Palms: Red Menace Mob\u003c\/i\u003e. A graduate of University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, Haddad has been nominated for multiple Emmys as a documentary producer. PaulHaddadBooks.com @la_dorkout\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatt Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist, best-selling author, and radio-television personality based in Los Angeles and Southern California. Morrison has a share of two Pulitzer Prizes as a longtime \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e writer and columnist. As a public television and radio broadcaster, she has won six Emmys and a dozen Golden Mike awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767982031136,"sku":"9781595801012","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3344d2ce812f5eb6d38156a84cf9ded1.webp?v=1780322099","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/freewaytopia-how-freeways-shaped-los-angeles-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}