Chris Nichols | |
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| Occupations | 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]
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] In 2024, Angel City Press and Los Angeles Public Library published Bowlarama: The Architecture of Mid-Century Bowling Alleys, an illustrated hardcover book about the lost iconic and exotic bowling centers, written by Chris Nichols with additional contribution by Adrien Biondo. [9] The book is a 2024 Silver Winner for Next Generation Indie Book Awards or INDIE Book of the Year Awards in the category Adult Nonfiction: Popular Culture, [10] and 2025 Gold Winner of Independent Publisher Book Awards in the category Popular Culture. [11]
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