Ruth Wallach

Miracle Mile in Los Angeles: History and Architecture Ruth Wallach First edition

The world-famous Miracle Mile in Los Angeles was shaped into a great commercial and cultural district by the citys tremendous urban expansion in the early twentieth century. Its origins along Wilshire Boulevard are directly related to the twin LA booms in auto travel and real estate ventures. Once the home of such famous stores as the May Company, Silverwoods, Coulters and Desmonds, as well as Streamline Moderne and Art Deco architecture, Miracle Mile has boasted the La Brea Tar Pits and Farmers Market, Gilmore Field and CBS Television City, as well as Pan Pacific Park and Museum Row. Join author Ruth Wallach, head of the University of Southern Californias Architecture and Fine Arts Library, for this tour through the most emblematic neighborhood of twentieth-century Los Angeles development.