Description: "Since its first publication in 1965, The Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles has explored every rich potency of the often relentless, but sometimes relenting L.A. cityscape. It now contains ninety-six sections organized in thirteen geographic chapters, boasting over 200 new additions to over thousands of entries cataloging every crease of Los Angeles County's metropolitan sheath"--
Brief description: Dr. Robert W. Winter (1924-2019)--lauded as a "Guru," "Father," and "Godfather" of Los Angeles architecture--was a renowned historian of fabricated California, claiming a rich bibliography of various guides and histories on California architecture, including Craftsman Style (2004).