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In a Minute with Evan Lovett

My Favorite Books about L.A.

In a Minute with Evan Lovett

Audacy

Society & Culture, Places & Travel

51K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Books are a driving force for L.A. In a Minute and I want to share some of the most impactful reads about Los Angeles that have inspired me to continue creating and learning about this incredible City. The podcast is broken down into segments based on book content as outlined below. Make sure you bookmark this episode for your holiday gift giving. Happy reading:

Development (5:06)
Preservation (12:20)
Transportation (17:45)
DJ Waldie (20:02)
Food (25:30)
When L.A. Was a Mob Town (31:10)
Historical Modern Los Angeles (34:40)
Mike Davis (38:48)
Michael Connolly (41:45)
Bonus reads (44:33)

Transcript

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0:00.0

Yo, thank you for tuning in to another episode of In a Minute with Evan Lovett coming to you from the

0:13.6

I am studios in the heart of LA. And this is an episode I've been meaning to do

0:17.8

for a long time and it's brought to you by my friends at Culver City

0:21.6

Toyota.

0:23.0

I'm going to give you a list of my favorite books about LA.

0:26.2

So bookmark this episode for your Amazon reading list or for your friend's

0:30.8

birthdays, or come back when you're doing your holiday shopping because I've done a lot of

0:35.9

reading about Los Angeles and it inspired me and continues to inspire

0:40.2

LA in a minute and in a minute with Evan Love it. So I'm a run through the L.A. in a minute and in a minute with Evan Love it.

0:43.8

So I'm a run through the LA books that have inspired me the most.

0:48.0

And you know what really inspires me is $500 in dealer cash from Culver City,. I was at Versailles that great Cuban

0:55.4

spot in Culver City with the Culver City Toyota team the other day and we were

0:58.5

talking about car sales, the history of Toyota, how they got in the biz, and they mentioned that the $500 in dealer cash

1:05.8

is legit getting people in the door and right back out with the newer pre-owned Toyota,

1:11.4

Tacoma, Corolla, R-4, Camry, GR-86 Prius. So go see the team at Culver City, Toyota. They're legit folks. And don't

1:21.6

forget to ask for George, the general manager, to get your $500 in dealer

1:25.3

cash for your ride.

1:26.3

It's right there in Washington and Culver City.

1:29.1

That's Culver City, Toyota.

1:30.9

So whether you're going to be driving your Toyota the bookstore or the library

1:34.6

or even if you just order on Amazon, keep a not-pad or notes app handy for this

1:40.1

episode because I'm going to give you my favorite books about LA.

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