Change in the air: Rare images of 1964 Los Angeles
Award-winning photographer Bruce Davidson snapped this shot as he landed in Los Angeles in 1964. He was there on assignment for Esquire magazine, but his pictures were never published and were largely unseen until his new book, "Los Angeles 1964."
Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos/Steidl
A bodybuilder flexes on Venice Beach. Esquire had sent Davidson to California with the idea that his photos would accompany an article written by someone like Tom Wolfe -- someone who represented an unconventional non-fiction writing style that was being called New Journalism.
Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos/Steidl
A woman walks by a Cadillac.
Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos/Steidl
People wait at a bus station.
Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos/Steidl
Men play chess near the beach.
Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos/Steidl
The city was about to undergo a cultural transformation driven by a Baby Boomer generation that was coming of age.
Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos/Steidl
A man uses a microphone to order food from a drive-in diner. This photo was also used as the cover of the Beastie Boys album "Ill Communication."