Chavez Ravine: 1949: A Los Angeles Story

by Don Normark

Book Overview

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"