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A compilation of Julius Shulman´s extraordinary images of his adopted city, ranging from residential, commercial, shops, factories, and street life of Los Angeles, a true portrait of a modern metropolis. The book will show the photographs chronologically from 1934, when Shulman shot Richard Neutra´s Sten House on spec, to 1972, when Los Angeles comes into its own as a world metropolis. About 250 images of various aspects of the city life are represented, from residential to commercial, shops, offices, churches, schools, and street life.

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Julius Shulman is considered to be the most well-known and accomplished architectural photographer of the 20th century. He would have turned 100 in October 2010.

Sam Lubell is the west coast editor for The Architect´s Newspaper and the author of several books on contemporary architecture.

Judy McKee is Julius Shulman´s only child and the executor of his estate.

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