Re: RARA-AVIS: Greetings and Call for suggestions

Diane Trap (trap@rhett.libs.uga.edu)
Fri, 10 Apr 1998 15:17:08 -0400 (EDT) Jeff says:

> Hello all. I am new to the list and have enjoyed some of the
> suggestions. I am working on some material for a project.

(snip)

> My project involves Prohibition era speakeasy and gangster locals and
> scenarios. I am looking for good examples of this kind of thing.

If some non-fiction would help, you might try:

_Los Angeles: A to Z_, an encyclopedia of the city--use it to find
short articles on people and places

_Sunshine and Wealth_, by Henstell--Los Angeles in the '20s and '30s,
lots of black and white photographs

_Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles_--don't remember the author(s), but
it does include photographs of some of the places Chandler wrote about.
I've only glanced briefly through it--some of the photos seem more
arty than informative, but it is interesting. As I remember, though,
most of Chandler's stuff is post-prohibition.

If you have a large library near you, you should be able to see
microfilm copies of the Los Angeles Times. You might also take a
look at April issues of Architectural Digest--it's the Hollywood
issue.

Hope this helps--

-----Diane Trap
trap@rhett.libs.uga.edu
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