No comments about Caffe L.A. 1994: Your Ultimate Annual Guide to the Coffee Houses and Coffee Merchants of Los Angeles County.

1 comments about Los Angeles : From Pueblo to City of the Future.

1. I can't recall ever reading a historical book as badly written as this one. The prose is choppy, often jumping between unrelated topics within the same paragraph. The analysis is incoherent or nonexistent. The author treats early history simply by recounting facts without any attempt to explore their meaning. His modern history is even worse: a litany of complaints about how crime, pollution, and ethnic conflict have made the city unbearable. It reads like a cross between an elementary school report and the stereotypes of someone who has never lived in Los Angeles.

   Whether you love or hate it, Los Angeles is a tremendously diverse, complex city - in its culture, economy, politics, and geography. I hoped to read an account that would take a well-rounded, sophisticated look at the city, but was utterly disappointed.

   Skip this one.

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3 comments about Thomas Guide 2004 Los Angeles and Orange Counties: Street Guide and Directory (Los Angeles and Orange Counties Street Guide and Directory).

1. As a long term resident of Los Angeles, I can testify that the Thomas Brothers Guide is the essential source for finding one's way in the L.A. megapolis. A comprehensive index lists street addresses, beaches & harbors, cemetaries, chambers of commerce, city halls, colleges, golf courses, hospitals, hotels, libraries, park & ride locations, parks, points of interest (including museums), shopping centers, theaters and transportation hubs -and gives a page and grid letter/number to help you find that location, street, or landmark you are looking for.
   Whenever going to an unfamiliar address, I figure out how to get there first with the Thomas Guide (which I keep in my car). I always recommend to new residents in the city that they purchase a guide to help them find their way - because L.A. County is BIG ! Thomas Brothers Maps are also out on cd-rom. See www.thomasmap.com for more of their maps.
   If used in conjunction with Mapquest.com to get directions, you will surely find your way in L.A.
   ~ Mark



2. In these days of yahoo maps, mapquest et al, the need for something like the Thomas Guide is often questioned. Forget the questions. If you're living in Southern California you need this. It's handy for doing things like finding alternate routes (do you know how to get from Santa Fe Springs to Hollywood when the 5 and the 101 are packed?)

   The CD is windows-only so as Mac guy I've not had the chance to use it. I'd be surprised if it was a significant improvement over the on-line map services, but perhaps it is.

   The fold-out map (not sure if this is in the newer editions, I have mine from my 1990 and 1996 Thomas Guides in my car) is really nice if only because it more clearly delineates the city boundaries than the overview maps in the book do.




3. In the age of internet many of us take it for granted that we can get street map of any part of the country in seconds free of cost, and buying a map is a waste of money. This is not true if you are talking about Greater Los Angeles area and if you have used the current Thomas Guide. We have been vacationing in Los Angeles area for years and we find this guide extremely helpful in navigating around the city. Los Angeles is known for very difficult traffic and the street system is complex compared to other cities in the country. The guide has comprehensive index that lists street addresses, beaches & harbors, cemeteries, schools and colleges, golf courses, hospitals, hotels, libraries, park & ride locations, parks, shopping centers, theaters and many other information you would be interested in. It is easy to use this guide; I strongly recommend this to anyone who drives around Los Angeles area, price is reasonable and it is good value money can buy.

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1 comments about Flashmaps-Los Angeles.

1. This was a wonderful series of pocket-sized guidebooks. I have the 1981 Los Angeles edition. Each map, with its key and index, occupies a page or two and covers a single theme: freeways, parks, neighborhoods, museums, historical sites, and so forth. They stand as great examples of applied cartography: informative but uncluttered and instantly comprehensible. What happened to this series? Someone should revive it.