Wilshire Subway: The Making of the D Line Subway Extension
Photographed by Ken Karagozian
BOOK SIGNING + POPUP EXHIBITION AT 1301PE
Friday, May 1, 4-7PM
1301PE, 6150 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA, 90048
BOOK DETAILS
On May 8, the first segment of the D Line Subway Extension will open for service, adding 3.92 new miles of rail and three new stations to the Metro system.
But before the first cones were set out on the street, the Wilshire Subway was an unrealized idea passed down for generations. The Backbone Route. Metro Rail. The Purple Line. The D Line.
Wilshire Subway: The Making of the D Line Subway Extension is a photographic essay and cultural history of the D Line Subway Extension written and edited by India Mandelkern and photographed by Ken Karagozian.
The book features a foreword by former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, as well as additional essays by David L. Ulin, Leo Marmol, and James Rojas, which contextualize the project within broader conversations about the political, social, and geological complexities of Los Angeles.
82 pages
50+ black-and-white photographs
8 x 10 x .25 inch
Softcover
ISBN: 9798218874735
First edition
$25 (plus shipping)
Retail partners carrying Wilshire Subway
LACMA Bookstore (5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036)
Skylight Books (1818 N. Vermont Avenue. Los Angeles, CA 90027)
Stories Books and Cafe (1716 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90026)
Artbook @ Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles (901-909 E. Third Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013)
CRAFT Contemporary (5814 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036)
North Figueroa Bookshop (6040 Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90042)
1301PE (6150 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036)
Upcoming book signings
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books @ USC (with Hat & Beard Press), April 18-19, 2026
Printed Matter LA Art Book Fair, LAABF @ ArtCenter (with Hat & Beard Press), May 7-10, 2026