ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction: The Sons and Daughters of Los – David E. James2. Peripheral Outlaws: Beyond Baroque and the Los Angeles Poetry Renaissance – Bill Mohr3. The Los Angeles Woman's Building and the Feminist Art Community, 1973-1991 – Laura Meyer4. Fortifying Community: African American History and Culture in Leimert Park – Eric Gordon5. Considering the Art World Alternatives: Lace And Community Formation in Los Angeles – Claudine Isé6. Not History: Remarks on the Foundation for Art Resources, 1977-1998 – Sande Cohen7. Highways Performance Space: Communities-in-Transit – Meiling Cheng8. Signifying Nations: Cultural Institutions and the Korean Community in Los Angeles – Jiwon Ahn9. All Over The Map: A History of L.A. Freeways – James M. Moran10. Self-Help Graphics: Tomás Benitez Talks to Harry Gamboa Jr.11. Unorthodox Mystics: Swans that Flock to the Vedanta Society of Southern California – Nithila Peter12. Popular Cinemas in Los Angeles: The Case of Visual Communications – David E. JamesAbout The Contributors