Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-237) and index.
Contents
Origins amid a devastated city -- An apprentice with a trace of genius -- From nickelodeons to movie palaces -- Skyscrapers for the Jazz Age -- Monument to the Crash -- Paradise found at the Paramount -- Finding work during the Great Depression -- Trials and tribulations: the Bay Bridge -- Cocktail lounges and a world's fair -- Feminine mystique -- Epilog: a legacy continues -- List of works.
