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The Bunker Hill Story by Pat Adler (La Siesta Press, 1964 edition)

The Bunker Hill Story by Pat Adler (La Siesta Press, 1964 edition)

$ 35.00


"The Bunker Hill Story" by urban historian Pat Adler was one a series of historical Los Angeles pamphlets published by Walt Wheelock's La Siesta Press in the 1960s, at the dawn of the historic preservation movement. Chronicling the history of the Downtown Los Angeles neighborhood at a time when its demolition was ongoing, this bittersweet community portrait concludes with a status report on the Community Redevelopment Project's purchase of properties and relocation of small businesses and tenants.

36 pages in textured wraps. Illustrated with maps, original and vintage photographs and sketches, with index and references.