Griffith Observatory opening ceremony for 500 invited guests, Mount Hollywood, May 14, 1935

Griffith Observatory opening ceremony for 500 invited guests, Mount Hollywood, May 14, 1935Here’s some L.A. history in the making. After two years of construction as a Works Progress Administration project, the U.S.’s third planetarium, the Griffith Observatory on Mount Hollywood opened with a ceremony for 500 invited guests on May 14, 1935. It looks like the early birds in this photo nabbed the best seats.

The Griffith Observatory is still very much a part of the Los Angeles fabric. Here is a satellite photo from 2020:

Griffith Observatory satellite 2020

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2 responses to “Griffith Observatory opening ceremony for 500 invited guests, Mount Hollywood, May 14, 1935”

  1. Gordon Pattison says:

    From the number of unoccupied seats, it looks like they were expecting more people.

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