Most of us only get to see the Goodyear blimp when it’s floating thousands of feet over our heads. So this (undated) shot gives us a better idea of its actual size. Now that I can see if up close, the gondola at the bottom doesn’t look very big. Even if it’s cramped, I’d love to fly over LA in one. The caption of this photo said that the shot was taken at the Culver City airport. Tracking down the airport’s location proved to be harder than I expected, but it appears to have been in the vicinity of where Jefferson Blvd intersects with Mesmer Ave.
This satellite image show what the land around Culver City airport looked like in January 2024. No room for plans to land now—unless you count the San Diego Freeway!
My thanks to Bernard Lee for this map of the location of the Culver City airport:
Airport was on the northeast corner of Jefferson/Mesmer intersection.
Heh, across the street from where my doctor’s office used to be.
Quite a bit of interesting articles and you tube videos online on this airport and Culver City.
https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p15150coll2/id/4458/
That line of female aviators in 1930 is pretty amazing, isn’t it?
Yes, it is. I of course knew of Amelia Earhart but had no idea there were so many early women aviators.
Me either?!
The Culver City Airport was roughly bounded by Jefferson Boulevard, Sepulveda Boulevard, La Ballona Creek and roughly Slauson Avenue.