With over 160 sites listed together with 200 vintage photos, advertisments, and illustrations, this tour guide book documents 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s modern and roadside architecture, art, and attractions in the Southern California cities of Pomona, Ontario, Upland, Claremont, Montclair, Rancho Cucamonga, La Verne, and The Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona. 
From the nifty and novel to the chic and sophisticated, this tour guide book includes the best of the Pomona Valley's classic neon signs, Route 66 landmarks, western, polynesian and space age style, drive-in, drive-up and drive-thru architecture of the car culture, fast food stands, restaurants, bowling alleys, shopping centers, the Claremont Colleges, homes in Padua Hills, the work of famous modern architects, the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright, the legacy of pomona native artist Millard Sheets and much more.

Cruising the Pomona

Phoenix, Charles

Travel

Hom of Plenty Pr

Created with original slides taken by real tourists on vacations and road trips across the country, ""God Bless Americana"" is a delightful retro vacation tour of these United States.

God Bless Americana

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Graphic Arts Books

A treasury of retro Las Vegas of Rat Pack days, when Liberace's candles flamed and Elvis was an opening act. Readers learn how a dusty desert town became the world's favorite playground and entertainment capital. Filled with glamour and intrigue, this collection of anecdotes tells the true story of the town where gangsters and glamour mix -- how Sinatra got his break there, why Ann-Margret became a star -- the stories only insiders know, plus tourist photos, collectibles and remarkable celebrity photographs.

Fabulous Las Vegas in the 50s: Glitz, Glamour & Games

Basten, Fred E.

Angel City Pr

History

Americas

Phoenix presents the colorful region as the locals saw it through the lens of their cameras in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s--more than 170 images printed from the best of Phoenix's collection of other people's old slides. He takes us into the living rooms and backyards of real people, and travels with them uptown and downtown, visiting the famous attractions along the way. He shows the lifestyle and landscape from Santa Barbara to San Diego, from the desert to the sea, filled with futurism, escapism, the unconventional and the hauntingly normal.--From publisher description.

Southern Californialand: Mid-Century Culture in Kodachrome

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE '50s: SUN, FUN AND FANTASY—a treasury of retro car culture, space-age style, suburbia, Hollywood, mountain, desert and seaside resorts, and America's favorite amusement parks. In the 1950s, Southern California was the place to be. The mood was up, prosperity ruled, and the standard of living was high. It was the land of plenty for a new generation of movers and shakers who reinvented the way America would live.

Southern California in the '50s: Sun, Fun and Fantasy

"Here in 144 color pages, with more than 200 color slides, Charles Phoenix tells the story of an era in American history--the Space Age, the Jell-O Salad Days, the Prom Time... yes, indeed, the Mid-Century. A little kitsch here, a lotta love there, some sadness, some joy and most of all, a rollicking good time"--Provided by publisher.

Americana the Beautiful: Mid-century Culture in Kodachrome

Southern California in the ‘50s: Sun, Fun, and Fantasy―a treasury of retro car culture, spaceage style, suburbia, Hollywood, mountain, desert and seaside resorts, and America's favorite amusement parks. In the 1950s, Southern California was the place to be. The mood was up, prosperity ruled, and the standard of living was high. It was the land of plenty for a new generation of movers and shakers who reinvented the way America would live. Filled with colorful memorabilia, never-before-published vintage photos, and carefully researched historical text, Southern California in the ‘50s covers the phenomenon of the space-age promised land―L.A. And beyond―and the society that created a cultural explosion. See and read about how Southern Californians lived, where they worked, how they played and the way they got around. In these pages readers will cruise in hot rods to the drive-in theater, learn how McDonald's inspired a fast-food revolution, and see the suburban spread of stylish tract homes, supermarkets, coffee shops, bowling alleys and shopping centers. Anyone who loves pop culture will relish every color-filled page of Southern California in the ‘50s

Angel City Press

Raised on a used-car lot, Charles Phoenix was destined to become the Ambassador of Americana. The photo collector, food crafter, and field tripper is famed for his hilarious live show performances and "theme park" tour of downtown Los Angeles. This riotously colorful book, replete with Charles's collection of vintage Kodachrome slides, celebrates his lifelong quest to unearth the best of classic and kitschy American life and style.
Charles Phoenix is a showman, tour guide, food crafter, and author known for his live comedy slide-show performances, madcap test-kitchen videos, field-trip-style adventure tours, and colorful books. The self-proclaimed "vintage culture vulture" has appeared on Martha Stewart, The Queen Latifah Show and Cake Wars, been profiled in The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times, and been a guest on NPR's The Splendid Table.

Addicted to Americana: Celebrating Classic & Kitschy American Life & Style

Prospect Park Books

You're invited to celebrate America’s favorite seasonal traditions like never before. Ambassador of Americana Charles Phoenix mixes and mingles spectacular vintage Kodachrome slides of New Year’s, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas with his eye-popping, original recipes for epic edible centerpieces and party pleasers from his colorful Test Kitchen―including his legendary Cherpumple creation! Be prepared for your imagination to be inspired and your holiday spirit to soar!

Holiday Jubilee: Classic & Kitschy Festivities & Fun Party Recipes

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Cruising the Pomona

God Bless Americana

Fabulous Las Vegas in the 50s: Glitz, Glamour & Games

Fabulous Las Vegas in the 50s: Glitz, Glamour & Games

Southern Californialand: Mid-Century Culture in Kodachrome

Southern California in the '50s: Sun, Fun and Fantasy

Americana the Beautiful: Mid-century Culture in Kodachrome

Southern California in the '50s: Sun, Fun and Fantasy

Addicted to Americana: Celebrating Classic & Kitschy American Life & Style

Holiday Jubilee: Classic & Kitschy Festivities & Fun Party Recipes