Freewaytopia: How Freeways Shaped Los Angeles

3201 Riverside Drive,Los Angeles CA 90027

19 January, 2022

Description

Enjoy a catered breakfast, silly songs, club traditions, and special presentation each week at the historic Los Angeles Breakfast Club. PLEASE REMEMBER, EVENTBRITE TICKET SALES CLOSE 48 HOURS BEFORE BREAKFAST. THERE WILL BE NO WALK-INS AT THE DOOR. VACCINATION REQUIREMENT: Out of a concern for health and safety, we are requiring all attendees to be COVID vaccinated at least 14 days prior to visiting the LABC. Please bring your COVID vaccination card or digital record issued by the State of California or County of Los Angeles to the club the morning of your visit. We respectfully remind you that no guest will be admitted to the LABC without proof of full vaccination. https://freewaytopia.eventbrite.com ABOUT THE BOOK: To know Los Angeles, one must know its freeways. FREEWAYTOPIA: HOW FREEWAYS SHAPED LOS ANGELES explores how socioeconomic, political, and cultural demands created the web of freeways whose very form―futuristic, majestic, and progressive―perfectly exemplifies the City of Angels. From the Arroyo Seco Parkway, which began construction during the Great Depression, to the Century Freeway, completed in 1993, author Paul Haddad provides a detailed and thought-provoking history of the 527 miles of roadways that comprise the Los Angeles freeway system. FREEWAYTOPIA also explores those routes that never saw the light of day—superhighways burrowing through Laurel Canyon, tunneling under the Hollywood Sign, or spanning the waters of Santa Monica Bay. The book also gives voice to those individuals whose lives were uprooted for freeways through eminent domain. Part colorful lore, part civic and historical critique, and part homage, FREEWAYTOPIA is the first comprehensive book about the most famous freeway system in the world. The book’s Foreword is written by legendary Los Angeles Times journalist Patt Morrison. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Paul Haddad is a Los Angeles Times Bestselling author and Emmy-winning TV producer who writes about his native Los Angeles. His work has appeared in the L.A. Times and HuffPo. His books include FREEWAYTOPIA: HOW FREEWAYS SHAPED LOS ANGELES, 10,000 STEPS A DAY IN L.A.: 57 WALKING ADVENTURES, and HIGH FIVE, PENNANT DRIVES, AND FERNANDOMANIA: A FAN’S HISTORY OF THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS’ GLORY YEARS (1977-1981). ABOUT THE CLUB: Founded in 1925, the Los Angeles Breakfast Club still thrives with food, friendship, and fun. Our meetings are held in our clubhouse, Friendship Auditorium, located at 3201 Riverside Drive, near the corner of Los Feliz Boulevard, in Griffith Park. Best described as a variety show, attendees enjoy a catered breakfast, silly songs, club traditions, and an interesting presentation from a guest speaker. https://freewaytopia.eventbrite.com TICKETS: Sales on Eventbrite close 48 hours before breakfast. Non-members are $25 and Members are $18, utilizing a special promo code. Please arrive between 6:45 - 7:00 AM sharp! Doors close at 7:15 AM. Your admission includes a buffet breakfast, enjoyment of our 97-year-old club traditions, plus a special presentation from our Speaker of the Week! The Los Angeles Breakfast Club, founded in 1925 by notable businessmen and entertainment icons, still thrives today with its eccentric traditions and good food.