The fragmented metropolis: Los Angeles, 1850-1930

Introduction

- part I. Los Angeles, 1850-1930: from pueblo to town

Private enterprise, public authority, and urban expansion

The rivalry between Los Angeles and San Diego

The great migration

Transportation, water, and real estate

Commercial and industrial progress

Part II. The fragmented metropolis: the urban landscape

The failure of the electric railways

The quest for community

The politics of progressivism

The municipal ownership movement

City and regional planning.