SINS OF THE CITY. THE REAL LOS ANGELES NOIR. INGLES, ALEMAN, FRANCES. TAPA DURA C

In the years following World War I, Los Angeles was a city awakening to its darker side, transforming itself from a backwater town t o a gleaming metropolis and city of the future. But along the way a tarnished patina began to coat its ever-more glamorous façade. A s thousands flocked to the city with their dreams and desires, so too came get-rich-quick schemes, phony religions, organized crime, and corruption. A visual history like no other, Sins of the City brings together images from archives, museums, newspaper photo mor gues, pr...[Read more]