Early Architects of Los Angeles: Fifteen Profiles, 1884-1951

Professional architects first began to arrive in California in the 1880s. These architects wanted to practice their profession but were unknown entities, so they stood little chance against the established architectural firms in the major cities of Chicago and New York. Instead of wrestling oversized opponents for tidbits of work, they journeyed to California. They may have gone to San Francisco first, but they quickly discovered it was similar to the big eastern and midwestern cities with...