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• 1871 original edition © 2010 by Peter J. Spalding. Revised edition © 2016 by Peter J. Spalding. All Rights Reserved.
• Artwork © 2015, 2016 by W.E.
• Artwork is based in part upon John Chapin’s Chicago in Flames- The Rush for Life over Randolph Street Bridge. Wood engraving. New York: Harper’s Weekly, 1871.
• Picture Palace © 2016 by Peter J. Spalding. All Rights Reserved.
• Artwork © 2016 by W.E.
• Artwork is based in part upon Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, HABS, Reproduction Number HABS ILL,16-CHIG,109–16.
• Break a Leg © 2016 by Peter J. Spalding. All Rights Reserved.
• Artwork © 2016 by W.E.
• Artwork is based in part upon Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, HABS, Reproduction Number HABS CAL,19-LOSAN,11–12.

ADDITIONAL WEB CONTENT:

• Artwork, web design, and original photography © 2016 W.E. All Rights Reserved.
• The following photographs are licensed under CC BY 4.0:
• “Actors Natalie Wood and Tab Hunter arriving at the 28th Academy Awards with gossip writer Louella Parsons in background, 1956”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Actress Marilyn Monroe walking from Santa Monica courthouse with her attorney, Jerry Giesler after divorce from Joe DiMaggio”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Angustain family evicted from home in Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles (Calif.)”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Automobiles crowd parking lot of Garden Grove Community Church for indoor/outdoor service, Calif., 1961”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Biltmore Hotel at 506 South Grand Avenue in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Bob Hope on his return from eight-day Christmas tour of military bases greeted by his dog Recession in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Bulldozer razes last standing home in Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles (Calif.)”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Chavez Ravine property owners looking through bulldozed remains of houses in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Chavez Ravine residents wave good-bye from truck”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Cityscape seen from top of city hall tower looking south in Los Angeles, Calif., 1950”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “City street scene with neon signs of bars, hotels and theatres along skid row in Los Angeles, Calif., 1965”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Crowd lining street under the marquee of the Pantages Theater at the 31st Academy Awards in 1959”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Engineer Heinz Heckeroth points out features on model of Southern California freeways, 1958”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Grading work on section of San Diego Freeway running across Santa Monica Mountains, Calif., 1961”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Know Your City No.3 View down alleyway at Angels Flight car Los Angeles, Calif.”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Know Your City No.22 Night time view of Los Angeles’ old Hall of Records”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Know Your City No.84 San Pedro Chamber of Commerce building with Port of Los Angeles in background”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Know Your City No.95 Good Samaritan Hospital building at 1212 Shatto Street, Los Angeles, Calif.”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Know Your City No.147 Shakespeare Bridge and surrounding homes on Franklin Ave. Los Angeles, Calif.”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Know Your City No.173 Southbound lanes of Pasadena Freeway going through Elysian Park”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Lobby of the Los Angeles Theatre, 1987”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Los Angeles City Hall seen from the US 101 and Interstate 110 interchange, 1950”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Mayor Valerie Terrigno removing ‘Fagots Stay Out’ sign from Barney’s Beanery in West Hollywood, Calif., 1985”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Movie fans, reporters and valets at entrance of Pantages Theater during benefit premiere of motion picture ‘Cleopatra’ in Hollywood, Calif., 1963”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Pacific Electric Railway cars piled atop one another at junkyard on Terminal Island, Calif., 1956”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Pickets march in front of Kress Store in protest of firm’s refusal to serve blacks in Pasadena, Calif., 1960”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Primary grading for Dodger Stadium in Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles (Calif.)”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Senator John F. Kennedy with Calif. Gov. Edmund G. (Pat) Brown leaving after a speech in 1960 Los Angeles, Calif.”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Sheriff Deputies evict Abrana Arechiga from Chavez Ravine home”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Smoggy day in Los Angeles, Calif., 1960”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Vice-President Richard Nixon shaking hands with spaceman and spacegirl at Disneyland, Calif., 1959”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• “Watts Towers, surrounded by scaffolding, undergoes pressure testing as people watch in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959”; Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. Cropped from original.
• The following photograph was approved for publication by the copyright holder for any purpose:
• “Stonewall Inn, site of the 1969 Stonewall riots, New York City, USA”; Diana Davies, copyright owned by New York Public Library.
• In the 1871 section, all historical photographs and drawings were originally created prior to 1896 and/or published prior to 1923, and are thus in the public domain in the United States.
• In the Picture Palace and Break a Leg sections, the following photographs were either published prior to 1923, or published between 1923 and 1977 without a copyright notice, and are thus in the public domain in the United States:
• “A screenshot of Judith Anderson and Joan Fontaine in ‘Rebecca'”; screenshot from trailer. Selznick International Pictures & United Artists. Originally published in 1940 without a copyright notice.
• “CHICAGO, Sept. 26–STARS OF CAMPAIGN DEBATE–Presidential candi­dates Sen. John Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon pose tonight following their debate at a Chicago television studio (AP Wirephoto)”; Associated Press. No copyright found.
• “Original Studio Photo of Judy Garland”; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Originally published in 1940 without a copyright notice.
• “Photo of television host Jack Paar and John F. Kennedy as a Senator and Presidential candidate when he appeared on The Tonight Show in 1959.”; ABC Television. No copyright found.
• “Premiere at the Egyptian Theatre”; Los Angeles Public Library, Security Pacific National Bank Collection, Order Number 00063853. Originally published 1922.
• “The Marx Brothers, top to bottom, Zeppo, Harpo, Groucho and Chico, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front”; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Reproduction Number LC-USZ62-126207. No copyright found.
• The following photographs are from the Historic American Buildings Survey:
• “1. October 2, 1960 LOWER STATION – NORTHEAST ELEVATION – ‘Angels Flight’, Third & Hill Streets, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA”; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, HABS, Reproduction Number HABS CAL,19-LOSAN,13–1
• “1. October 2, 1960 NORTHWEST CORNER ELEVATION – Bradbury Building, 304 South Broadway, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA”; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, HABS, Reproduction Number HABS CAL,19-LOSAN,11–1
• “8. LOOKING SOUTH, GROUND FLOOR, INNER LOBBY, AREA IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE OPEN MULTI-STORY LOBBY. – Granada Theatre, 6425-6441 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL”; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, HABS, Reproduction Number HABS ILL,16-CHIG,109–8
• “9. GROUND FLOOR, LOOKING EAST, VIEW ALONG THEATER SPACE ENTRY DOORS. – Granada Theatre, 6425-6441 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL”; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, HABS, Reproduction Number HABS ILL,16-CHIG,109–9
• “14. MAIN LOBBY CEILING FROM GROUND LEVEL (AXIS IS EAST-WEST). – Granada Theatre, 6425-6441 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL”; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, HABS, Reproduction Number HABS ILL,16-CHIG,109–14
• “18. FROM STAGE, LOOKING SOUTHWEST SHOWING ALCOVE AND STAIRCASE ENTRY. – Granada Theatre, 6425-6441 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL”; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, HABS, Reproduction Number HABS ILL,16-CHIG,109–18

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