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28 of 36 found the following review helpful:
 Extremely Disappointed Jun 19, 2004
I was given this book by a friend because he knows I was raised in Hollywood and love the history of the area. The archival photographs are quite nicely reproduced, however, the current photographs are very poor. I enjoy digital photography and was in Hollywood a few weeks ago and visited the same historic scenes from this book. I quite easily found the angle of the original shots found in this book.. why this book showed those same shots but taken from different angles than the original photos is beyond me. The modern photos in this book are also very unflattering, out of focus and even amateur in appearance... not much more than snapshots.The worst thing about this book are the many obvious mistakes in locations and historic details. What a shame.
12 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 Hollywood Then and Now Jun 28, 2004
By Brandt
I had been so impressed with the quality and accuracy of Rosemary Lord's book LOS ANGELES THEN AND NOW that I was delighted to find this new book HOLLYWOOD THEN AND NOW. It is brilliant and fascinating. This is an impressive, informative history of Hollywood. I worked in the Hollywood Motion Picture Industry during much of this time and Lord has captured the world I remember so well. I was pleased to see this book on the L.A. Times Bestseller List in January when it first came out and have bought several copies as they make great gifts. I look forward to her next book.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Cool Book! Jul 03, 2009
By TexaCali
"DesertChic"
This is a good book. Lots of good pics from back in the day. I'm a Hollywood reminiscer and I like to "go back in time" to see how things were compared to now. Frankly, I'd rather have been around then...... 30s, 40s. Times were simple, more innocent, not so much crazy new technology. Sometimes all the new tech can be overwhelming. Yea, I love lots of it, like computers and my gosh where would I be without the internet? Lost! But you can't miss what you never had, right? And I liked the other things of simplicity, like price of gas, rent, food, laws were even simpler then, your word and a handshake were all you needed for most transactions, you could run a tab at the corner store and pay it every payday. things are sooooo different now!!!
I enjoyed this book and you will too, if your a Hollywood buff, or even California buff! It shows the different geology of Places from long ago and now. This book is a collector's item and I will keep it forever. The pics are great! this is for any LA lover!
26 of 35 found the following review helpful:
Check your facts Rosemary Mar 15, 2004
By lynxwiler
"lynxwiler"
Another piece of drivel from the typewriter of Rosemary Lord. Don't let the lovely cover fool you, the interior contains nothing of value. Lord's photos are incredibly poor and badly shot. Of course there's also the unappetizing prerequisite of factual errors which are far too common throughout Lord's work. The provenance of the El Capitan Theater seems to have confused her as has the difference between Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax. This book was made for gullible tourists. If Amazon would allow to me to leave "0" stars for this book, it would still deserve a negative.
13 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Don't bother Mar 03, 2004
"Hollywood Then & Now" by Rosemary Lord is a complete waste of time. The photos are very poorly shot, sometimes even out of focus! I was expecting a pictorial commentary on the changing Hollywood landscape, what I got was a very pedestrian production, with little or no attention paid to detail. It is not even a true "Then & Now" book, the concept of which I find fascinating. Some of the new photos have no relation whatsoever to the archival photos, others are shot from a vantage point that in no way mirrors the original setting. I ended up selling this book at a yard sale and was pleased to discover the work of another author, George Jezek, who publised a book called, "Hollywood Now & Then." Surprising that a product with such a similar approach could be so much more satisfying. My second purchase eclipsed the first in every way and truly captures the spirit of a "Now & Then" concept.
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