Description: With over 160 sites listed together with 200 vintage photos, advertisments, and illustrations, this tour guide book documents 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s modern and roadside architecture, art, and attractions in the Southern California cities of Pomona, Ontario, Upland, Claremont, Montclair, Rancho Cucamonga, La Verne, and The Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona. From the nifty and novel to the chic and sophisticated, this tour guide book includes the best of the Pomona Valley's classic neon signs, Route 66 landmarks, western, polynesian and space age style, drive-in, drive-up and drive-thru architecture of the car culture, fast food stands, restaurants, bowling alleys, shopping centers, the Claremont Colleges, homes in Padua Hills, the work of famous modern architects, the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright, the legacy of pomona native artist Millard Sheets and much more.Author(s)Charles PhoenixEdition3rd EditionPub. date06-15-1999PublisherHom of Plenty PrBindingPaperbackPages182Item Weight0.71 poundsPackage Dimensions9 x 6 x 0.5 inchesPackage Weight0.65 pounds
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Book Title: Cruising the Pomona Valley 1930 thru 1970
Publication Name: Hom of Plenty Pr
Book Series: Historical
Original Language: English
Item Length: 9 in
Vintage: Yes
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: english
Item Height: 6 in
ISBN-10: 0967292107
Personalized: No
Features: Illustrated
Topic: Local History, Local Interest, Southern California, Pomona Valley, Los Angeles
Item Width: 0.5 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Hom of Plenty Pr
Inscribed: No
Intended Audience: Adults
Publication Year: 1999
Type: Paperback
Era: 1930 to 1970
Author: Phoenix, Charles
Genre: History
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 0.7 pounds
Number of Pages: 182