This photo of the Hollywood Freeway from February 1948 has two very rare elements. Firstly, all four southbound lanes are completely empty. Cahuenga Blvd has a fair bit of traffic on it, so I’m guessing those lanes have been blocked off, probably because of all that white stuff covering the ground. It’s called “snow” and apparently it’s quite cold and falls from the sky on Los Angeles about once every ten years, kind of like rain, although I barely recall what that looks like anymore, so it’s all just theoretical at this point.
The southbound lanes of the Hollywood Freeway are empty during a rare Los Angeles snow day, Cahuenga Pass, February 1948
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I remember the day like yesterday.
The last time I can remember seeing snow in Los Angeles was on the day that the last episode of MASH aired. According to imdb, this was February 28, 1983. Not only was there snow, but there also was a small earthquake and a tornado took off part of the roof of the Convention Center. I remember thinking, “God really doesn’t want MASH to end.”