LAVA – The Los Angeles Visionaries Association and the On Bunker Hill time travel blog in association with the Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection and Photo Friends present George Mann’s Lost Los Angeles, a celebration of a newly-discovered treasure trove of mid-century photographs captured by the one-time Vaudeville dance sensation, and projected for the first time tonight in stunning 3-D Kodachrome. Join us as historians Richard Schave (Esotouric) and Nathan Marsak (On Bunker Hill) contextualize the places, 3-D experts Susan Pinsky and David Starkman (Reel 3-D) demystify the format’s history and technology, and Bunker Hill native son Gordon Pattison takes us on a virtual tour of his beloved neighborhood.

 

The event is free but space is limited. Arrive early to ensure a seat. 3-D glasses will be provided. For parking rates and lot locations, see http://www.lapl.org/central/parking.html

 

George Mann just might be the most interesting Los Angeles photographer you’ve never heard of. His color scenes of the lost Victorian neighborhood of Bunker Hill, taken just before it was demolished fifty years ago in a misguided urban renewal project, have transformed our understanding of downtown through their presentation on the On Bunker Hill history blog and a recent exhibition at Gary Leonard’s Take My Picture gallery.

 

Now LAVA- The Los Angeles Visionaries Association, the On Bunker Hill time travel blog and the Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection and Photo Friends are delighted to announce an evening celebrating the photographic work of the late George Mann (1905-1977) as it was meant to be seen: in jaw-dropping Kodachrome 3-D. George Mann’s rediscovered color images of mid-century Los Angeles are astonishing, and a must see for anyone who loves the city and wants to know it better. The event celebrates the recent donation by the George Mann Archive of a portfolio of Bunker Hill prints to the Los Angeles Public Library.

 

The free presentation of George Mann’s Lost Los Angeles takes place in the Mark Taper Auditorium of the Central Library on Wednesday, November 14, from 6-7:45pm. Space is limited, and early arrival advised.