I’m eternally glad that someone thought to bring along a camera or photographer when they went up in an airplane or the Goodyear blimp; aerial shots like this give us a whole different perspective. In this 1921 photo facing north, Santa Monica Blvd is along the bottom. Beverly Dr is running up the center of the photo, and Rodeo Drive on the left. Note the bridle path down the center of Rodeo. Prior to 1920, it was used as a one-trolley car system (known locally as “Dinky”) that took people from the Pacific Electric station at Canon Dr and Santa Monica Blvd) to the Beverly Hills Hotel, which we can juuuuust see in the background.