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R J Smith
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| #141132 in Books | Public Affairs | 2006-06-12 | Ingredients: Example Ingredients | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 1.13 x6.74 x9.44l, | File type: PDF | 336 pages | ||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| A trip down a gritty road.|By James Conley|I was researching this era for a theatrical production I’m working on, but couldn’t find much in the way of source material. I came across this book at my local library and (in a figure of speech) haven’t been able to put it down.
It paints a vivid panorama of street life in Los Angeles in the 40’s a|From Publishers Weekly|With stunning descriptive language (and the occasional bit of cheese), Smith paints a portrait of 1940's Central Avenue in all its glory, serving as home-away-from-home for familiar figures such as Ellington, Dandridge and DuBois, as well
This book, like a major archaeological dig, unearths a littleknown, now vanished civilization and changes how we understand history. In the 1940s, when FDR opened up the defense industry to black workers, it inspired a massive wave of black migration to a small area of Los Angeles along Central Avenue—and cultural ferment in the arts, culture, and politics. In a neighborhood densely packed with black musicians, independent labels and after hours spots, rhythm ...
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