Dydia DeLyser

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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 . 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[]

  1. ^ DeLyser, Dydia. (2005). Ramona memories : tourism and the shaping of Southern California. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0-8166-4571-X. OCLC 56682518.
  2. ^ "Pair sheds new light on L.A.'s claim to neon fame". Los Angeles Times. 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Dydia_DeLyser - Department of Geography & the Environment | CSUF". geography.fullerton.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  5. ^ DeLyser, Dydia (1998-01-01). "Good, by God, we're going to Bodie! Landscape and social memory in a California ghost town". Geography - Dissertations.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "The Most Famous Ghost Town in America". Discover Magazine. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  8. ^ "1941 Tatra T87: The Jalopnik Classic Review". Jalopnik. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  9. ^ Tellem, Tori (2010-07-23). "Votes Are In, and the Fin Has Won". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-11-23.

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