Amalgamated Los Angeles
$25.95
There are many maps of great cities, but none are as impressive as the 1909 lithograph of the City of Los Angeles by the Birdseye View Publishing Company. Painstakingly drawn by artist Francis Lawrence, the map shows in great detail the majority of business’ and homes in the greater Los Angeles area. Of course, there are many buildings not drawn in or even slightly changed, but the map is 95% accurate and is an historical marker of time travel. Using the wonderful 1909 Birdseye View Publishing Company map to identify a building, a section of the map was matched with a known photograph of an historic building.
With Amalgamated Los Angeles: City Buildings, Volume One, Jeff Moreno comprises a visual and narrative timeline to discusses the history and architectural details of thirty historic buildings in Los Angeles, with map location and historic photographs. This book is a must have for any vintage photography fan.
What's Inside the Book
Author: Jeff Moreno
Book Price: $25.95
Publish Date: March 2026
Dimension: 6 x 9
Format: Hardback
Color Type: B&W
Page Count: 200
ISBN: 978-1-942616-00-9
The Undertaker in the City of Angels
Author: Jeff Moreno
Meet the very first known undertaker in Los Angeles, William Hayes Perry. Mr. Perry built the very first building to be used as an undertaker and furniture store in Los Angeles in 1853 on Main Street, that still stands today. Go back in time to historic Los Angeles, to follow the city undertaker's as they move throughout the city partnering with one another and grow as the city grows. With never before published undertaking advertisements, the history of the city undertaker's awaits you.
With The Undertaker in the City of Angels, Jeff Moreno comprises a visual and narrative timeline to discuss the history of undertaking in Los Angeles between 1850 and 1899, with maps and historical photographs. This book is a must have for any vintage photography and Los Angeles history fan.
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Mortuary Row
Author: Jeff Moreno
Follow the stories of the mortician's in Los Angeles along Mortuary Row on West Washington Blvd., as well as other parts of Los Angeles. The "Row" was once the primary location of mortuaries in Los Angeles until the early 1950s, when the end of the grand mortuaries came to an end. Read the stories of their relocations and name sake from undertaker to mortician to funeral director, with never before published photographs of Mortuary Row.
With Mortuary Row Los Angeles, Jeff Moreno comprises a visual and narrative timeline to discuss the history of undertaking in Los Angeles between 1900 and 1950, with maps and historical photographs. This book is a must have for any vintage photography and Los Angeles history fan.
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Charter Street Burying Ground
Author: Jeff Moreno
Charter Street Burying Ground in Salem, Massachusetts, is the second oldest cemetery in America, and the only cemetery that has a direct connection to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The historic burying ground is a well visited cemetery during the Halloween season in Salem, and is perhaps one of the top visited cemeteries in America. Many visitors come from all over the world to visit Salem and to absorb its significant history. Yet many of the visitors to the burying ground never know the true history of the cemetery, until now.
With Charter Street Burying Ground of Salem, Massachusetts, Jeff Moreno comprises a visual and narrative composition to discuss the history of the Cemetery with historical and contemporary photographs. This book is a must have for any vintage photography and Salem history fan.
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Historic Salem, Massachusett's
Author: Jeff Moreno
Salem, Massachusetts is the Witch Capital of America and a favorite Halloween destination for a million visitors a year. Salem's rich history dates back to 1626, with many buildings still standing from the 1600s. A tragic fire in 1914 destroyed most of Salem's historic buildings and landmarks, but many historic buildings survived and allow us to step into the past.
With Historic Salem, Massachusetts, Jeff Moreno comprises a visual and narrative composition to discuss the history of Salem with maps, and historical photographs. This book is a must have for any vintage photography and Salem history fan.
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Hotel's of Los Angeles
Author: Jeff Moreno
Many historic hotel's have paranormal activity, it is just a part of any historic building's history. There was a time in Los Angeles, like many large cities in America, that distraught people ended their lives in a hotel room. Many left behind a story of what brought them to such a tragic ending in their life, while many others left the living without a reason. Perhaps many of those souls are still wondering the halls of the hotel's that remain standing today.
With Hotel's of Los Angeles: A Haunting History, Jeff Moreno comprises a visual and narrative composition to discuss the history and tragic ending of many lost souls in many historic hotel's in Los Angeles, with maps and historical photographs. This book is a must have for any vintage photography and Los Angeles history fan.
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Historic Chinatown
Author: Jeff Moreno
Author: Ping Wang
The original Chinatown in Los Angeles has long vanished, replaced by the Union Railway Station, parking lots and a freeway. Fortunately, we have historic photographs that allow us to return back in time and see the buildings that were once part of the great history of Chinatown in Los Angeles.
With Historic Los Angeles: Old Chinatown, Jeff Moreno comprises a visual and narrative composition to discuss the history and destruction of the original Chinatown in Los Angeles, with maps and historical photographs. This book is a must have for any vintage photography and Los Angeles history fan.
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The Super Blocks of Bunker Hill
Author: Jeff Moreno
In the 1960s, the Community Redevelopment Agency, better known as the CRA, and the County of Los Angeles, systematically erased the North and South historic Bunker Hill area of Los Angeles, building by building. What became known as the Super-Blocks, from First Street to Fifth Street, and Fremont Avenue to Hill Street, the twenty-four Super-Blocks were cleared of their historic homes, mansions and hotels, and sold to the highest bidder to build a new modern-day Los Angeles.
With The Super Blocks of Bunker Hill, Jeff Moreno comprises a visual and narrative composition to discuss the history and destruction of South Bunker Hill in Los Angeles, with maps and historical photographs. This book is a must have for any vintage photography and Los Angeles history fan.
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