Review: Victorian Los Angeles
Until I sat down to write this review, I hadn’t noticed that Chris Epting is also the author of Teddy Roosevelt in California, which I also enjoyed reading.
Victorian LA is a combination of tour book and historical retrospective mostly set in downtown. LA has a reputation of being a Mid-century Modern, Art Deco, Jet Age kind of city, but this work highlights Victorian buildings and their origins. Epting’s enthusiasm and knowledge shines through. His prose is clear and compelling. Overall a great book to plan a trip downtown (and other older neighborhoods) to scope cool architecture.
Recommended.