This stunning aerial shot is a Los Angeles two-fer: two L.A. icons in one shot—the Goodyear blimp flying over the Hollywood Bowl. This shot gives us a better view of the natural amphitheater in which the Bowl sits, and all those parking lots behind it (which I think is now used for performers and crews, but I might be wrong about that.) This shot was taken on September 24, 1932, so it also gives us a glimpse into what pre-freeway Hollywood looked like. These days the Hollywood Freeway rampages through the area shown here on the far left of the image.
This satellite view of the same area is from January 2020:
BEEM TO MANY CONCERTS WHILE LIVING IN L,A,
DIANA ROSS WAS A HIGH LIGHT AND THE 4TH OF JULY WAS ALWAYS A SPECTACULAR CONCERT.
BUT THE TRAFFIC TO AND FRO WAS A CHALLENGE, TO SAY THE LEAST
Was curious what packed the parking lots of the Bowl during the daytime. Turns out FDR was campaigning on the west coast.
“On September 24, 1932, he spent a long day among cheering crowds, with a parade – viewed by 200,000 people – lunch, and finally an afternoon speech at the famous Hollywood Bowl. An evening of entertainment at the Los Angeles Olympic Stadium was organized by Democrat Jack Warner, of Warner Brothers, and Will Rogers, a star for the Fox Film Company, was the emcee.”
From: http://www.roosevelthouse.hunter.cuny.edu/seehowtheyran/portfolios/1932-fdrs-first-presidential-campaign/
Wonderful! Thanks, Bernard!
great shot. Thanks…