The original version of Hylen’s book contained 116 photos, and the expanded new edition of “Los Angeles Before the Freeways” has 143 images. Hylen began taking photographs downtown about 1950. The ...

Top image: an early view of the the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) at Bristol in Santa Ana, courtesy of the Orange County Archives. Los Angeles southland transportation Daily Newsletter ...

Most images show traffic jam on larger freeway in China. Only the first image in the carousel shows the Katy Freeway, Adam Hammons, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Transportation, said ...

Avila described the painting “Wedding Photos-Hollenbeck Park” by David Botello, made in 1990 (see image above). It depicts a photographer setting up a wedding party in front of a willow tree in ...

As you linger over the photos within “Los Angeles Before the Freeways: Images of an Era 1850-1950,” you might catch glimpses of the city you recognize today.

The book has also been reformatted from its original layout, which had the text in the front and photos in the back. O riginally published with 116 images, the updated version of “Los Angeles Before ...