Chris Nichols | |
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Chris Nichols is an American columnist, editor, preservationist, and author. He has written the "Ask Chris" column as an Associate Editor of LA Magazine since 2000.[1]
Career
Nichols, a former Chairman of the Los Angeles Modern Committee of the Los Angeles Conservancy, works to preserve the mid century modern architecture of Los Angeles.[2][1] He began writing the "Ask Chris" column for Los Angeles Magazine in 2000.[1] In "Ask Chris", Nichols answers readers' questions about Los Angeles area history and people.[1] Chris Nichols produces an annual Halloween-themed Spooks Tour. [3]
Nichols is the author of The Leisure Architecture of Wayne McAllister, a book largely about historic neon signage and mid-century structures in Las Vegas and other cities.[4] This book received positive reviews, including from Publishers Weekly,[5] and it won a 2008 Independent Publisher Bronze Medal award.[6] In 2018, Taschen published Walt Disney's Disneyland[7] a definitive book on the creation of Disneyland written by Chris Nichols and co-authored by his wife, Charlene Nichols.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d Kozlowski, Carl (November 16, 2017). "There's no place like home for Los Angeles magazine Associate Editor Chris Nichols, LA's real-life Wizard of Oz". Pasadena Weekly. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Chris Nichols". lamag.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ A. Martinez (October 24, 2014)"Uncovering The Secrets Of Pumpkin Spice". LAist. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ Cohen, Alex (August 10, 2007). "Architect McAllister Worked Hard to Create Leisure". npr.org. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ staff. "The Leisure Architecture of Wayne McAllister". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Announcing 2008 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results". Independent Publisher. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Nichols, Chris, 1971- (2018). Walt Disney's Disneyland. Nichols, Charlene (Archivist) (English ed.). [Köln, Germany]. ISBN 978-3836563482. OCLC 1018083433.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Planet, Lonely. "Own a visual history of Disneyland with this stunning new book". Lonely Planet News. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
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