THIS PICTURE reminded me Louis Adamic's literary piece, "Laughing in the Jungle", when he wrote, "Los Angeles is probably one of the most interesting spots on the face of the earth. In it's advertisements, the Realty Board calls the town 'The City Beautiful,' 'The Wonder City,' 'The Earthly Paradise,' and other fancy names, none of which is exactly inaccurate. It is beautiful and wonderful in spots, and I guess for some people it is paradise. But that isn't coming anywhere near the truth about it..." (Ulin, 51). This advertisement as a General Motors Ad and it is set in Los Angeles. This advertisement does portray a perfect and beautiful city and it seems too good to be true..The town is lively, people are out and about, people are dressed well, and many people have cars. It really does make Los Angeles seem like a place of opportunity.
caption: Advertising LA and General Motors Car
credit: Alden Jewell, flickr creative commons
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