Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/28/2024
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Altadena Community Center
Category(ies)
“The New Suburbia: How Diversity Remade Suburban Life in Los Angeles After 1945” (Photo – Becky Nicolaides)
Becky Nicolaides will discuss her new book, The New Suburbia: How Diversity Remade Suburban Life in Los Angeles After 1945.
Altadena appears in this work as a community caught up in the civil rights struggles that rocked the region. Books will be available for purchase. Space/seating is limited and will operate on a first come first serve basis. Event begins at 7:00 pm with doors opening at 6:30 pm.
Becky Nicolaides is a historian and consultant specializing in the history of suburbs, metro areas, and Los Angeles. She is the author of three books, including The New Suburbia: How Diversity Remade Suburban Life in Los Angeles After 1945 (Oxford, 2024), and her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and other outlets. She’s taught at UCSD, UCLA, Pitzer College, and Arizona State University West, and is currently a research affiliate at the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West. She received her BA from USC, and her PhD from Columbia University. Becky served on the LA Mayor’s Office Civic Memory Working Group and is co-founder of the consulting firm History Studio.
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