The 1920s marked a huge period of growth for the city of Los Angeles. At the start of the decade, just over half a million people called the sunny, Southern California town home. By 1930, that number ...

The decade of the 1920s transformed Los Angeles. What had been a winter resort for the wealthy and a fresh-air oasis for “invalids” became a true metropolis through sheer will of a few civic leaders — ...

Building independence in suburbia -- Peopling the suburb -- The texture of everyday life -- The politics of independence -- "A beautiful place" -- The suburban good life arrives -- The racializing of ...