{"product_id":"1929-gillespie-s-guide-and-atlas-of-los-angeles","title":"1929 Gillespie's Guide and Atlas of Los Angeles","description":"\u003cp\u003eR. L. Gillespie and Hamlin Clay (Engineer). Gillespie's Guide and Atlas of Los Angeles. Revised 1929 Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLos Angeles: Gillespie Guide Company, 1012 Broadway Place, 1929 (copyright 1928). Approximately 8 x 3.5 inches. 71 sectional maps with street index. Original printed card covers with textured faux-leather pattern. Covers show light soiling and minor edge wear; small chip at upper right corner of rear cover. Interior pages clean and tight; maps crisp and legible with red and black printing. Very good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderful pocket-sized automobile guide to Los Angeles and 65-plus surrounding towns at the height of the late 1920s boom. Compiled from official and personal records, the guide indexes 11,500 streets with house numbers, boulevard maps, and detailed sectional maps covering Los Angeles, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Pasadena, Long Beach, Santa Monica, Glendale, Burbank, Van Nuys, Inglewood, Whittier, and dozens more communities. The maps show the LA basin in fascinating detail just before the Great Depression — with the Coliseum, Midwick Country Club, Huntington Library, and Encino Country Club all marked. Originally priced at one dollar. A charming and scarce piece of Southern California automobilia and urban history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSatisfaction guaranteed or you can send it back!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSatisfaction guaranteed or you can send it back!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LaCava Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48510188552347,"sku":"EBAY-358394648076","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/7705\/6411\/files\/57_18df2a7a-fc0b-43ce-9aa3-10ac85fb56fa.jpg?v=1778113533","url":"https:\/\/lacavararebooks.com\/products\/1929-gillespie-s-guide-and-atlas-of-los-angeles","provider":"LaCava Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}