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Which Way, L.A.?

LA Noir

The Los Angeles City Council still hasn't decided whether the new headquarters of the LAPD should named Parker Center after LA's most controversial former chief .  In the meantime, a new book recounts the history of Los Angeles during the era of Parker and the notorious gangster, Mickey Cohen.  John Buntin spent five years researching and…

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

The Los Angeles City Council still hasn't decided whether the new headquarters of the LAPD should named Parker Center after LA's most controversial

former chief. In the meantime, a new book recounts the history of Los Angeles during the era of Parker and the notorious gangster, Mickey Cohen.

John Buntin spent five years researching and writing

LA Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Sonya Geis

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    John Buntin

    author, 'LA Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City'

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