Promise Of Private Housing Lured Residents To Los Angeles

The appeal of Los Angeles rests in its unique living, and the clever marketing associated with owning the 'perfect' home.

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July 8, 2005, 7:00 AM PDT

By Brenda Meyer

"Looked at in a certain way, the history of Los Angeles, and perhaps of Southern California as a whole, is the history of an effort to perfect the single-family residence, and then to advertise the results of that effort around the world. The driving force and the chief metaphor for the growth of Los Angeles over the last century has been the notion that the average working family could move here and find a handsome, sun-splashed little house with a patch of lawn and maybe even its own palm tree to complete the picture."

Thanks to Brenda Meyer

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