Dydia DeLyser
Dydia DeLyser is a cultural-historical geographer, writer and researcher based in Los Angeles, California. An expert on the cultural impact of Helen Hunt Jackson's novel Ramona[1] and the history of neon signage,[2][3] DeLyser is an associate professor at California State University, Fullerton in the Department of Geography & the Environment.[4]
A pilot herself and expert in early female aviators, she served as associate producer for the 2009 film The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club, a documentary about Pancho Barnes, a female pilot from the early 20th century.
DeLyser has written extensively about the California "ghost town" Bodie[5][6][7] as well as about the process of historic motorcycle and automotive restoration, together with her partner Paul Greenstein. The 1941 Tatra T87 (a rare vehicle from Czechoslovakia) that they own and restored[8] won the 2010 award for Collectible Car of the Year from the New York Times.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ DeLyser, Dydia. (2005). Ramona memories : tourism and the shaping of Southern California. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0-8166-4571-X. OCLC 56682518.
- ^ "Pair sheds new light on L.A.'s claim to neon fame". Los Angeles Times. 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ^ Delyser, Dydia (2014-03-01). "Tracing absence: Enduring methods, empirical research and a quest for the first neon sign in the USA". Area. 46: 40–49. doi:10.1111/area.12076.
- ^ "Dydia_DeLyser - Department of Geography & the Environment | CSUF". geography.fullerton.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ^ DeLyser, Dydia (1998). Good, by God, we're going to Bodie! Landscape and social memory in a California ghost town (PhD dissertation). Syracuse University. ISBN 978-0-599-00614-0. ProQuest 304471070.
- ^ DeLyser, Dydia (1999). "Authenticity on the Ground: Engaging the Past in a California Ghost Town". Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 89 (4): 602–632. doi:10.1111/0004-5608.00164. ISSN 0004-5608. JSTOR 2564461.
- ^ "The Most Famous Ghost Town in America". Discover Magazine. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ^ "1941 Tatra T87: The Jalopnik Classic Review". Jalopnik. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ^ Tellem, Tori (2010-07-23). "Votes Are In, and the Fin Has Won". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
External links
[edit]- Dydia DeLyser at LSU website
- Trailer for The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club documentary at youtube.com
- Bodie: A City of Abandoned Dreams | Lost LA featuring an interview with Dr. Dydia DeLyser at youtube.com
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