Chris Nichols
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Occupation(s) | journalist, author |
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]
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.[3] This book received positive reviews, including from Publishers Weekly,[4] and it won a 2008 Independent Publisher Bronze Medal award.[5]
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.
- ^ 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.