A man wears a gas mask on a bad smog day, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1958

A man wears a gas mask on a bad smog day, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1958 Cartoon about solving the air polution in Los Angeles, 1950sThe bad old days before Los Angeles decided it needed to address its ever-increasing air pollution woes. The man of the right strolls down the street wearing a gas mask, while women on the left use their handkerchiefs to wipe away their tears. Circa 1958.

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One response to “A man wears a gas mask on a bad smog day, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1958”

  1. Eitan Alexander says:

    Wonderful picture! We’re looking north on Broadway towards 7th St. here, correct? I believe the man with the gas mask is walking by the Marinello School of Beauty, with the Pig N Whistle just a couple of doors up from there. And that’s the State Theater on the left on the corner of Broadway & 7th.

    Thanks again for sharing all these wonderful photos.

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