Songs in the Key of Los Angeles Angel City Press Szabo writes in his thoughtful

Szabo writes in his thoughtful Foreword

offering a rare musical window into Southern California history -- from mythic Missions to infinite oranges

It is in the midst of this exciting time that Rolland J

and rise again from the singed pages of despair

Songs in the Key of Los Angeles Angel City Press Szabo writes in his thoughtfulCulled from the Southern California Sheet Music Collection of the Los Angeles Public Library, this unprecedented anthology tells the story of Los Angeles through its songs. Featuring the elaborately designed covers of more than one hundred pieces of vintage sheet music, Songs in the Key of Los Angeles spans 1849 to 1959, offering a rare musical window into Southern California history from mythic Missions to infinite oranges, from rumbling railroads to