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Aerial photograph looking west along Wilshire Blvd from Sycamore Ave, Los Angeles, circa 1930
In this rather striking aerial we’re photo, looking west along Wilshire Blvd from Sycamore Ave. It was taken around 1930 when a good proportion of the land north and south of Wilshire was still undeveloped. In the top right hand … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, La Brea tar pits, Oil, Park La Brea, Wilshire Blvd
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Aerial view of the Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California, 1929
In my view, the Hollywood Bowl is fairly spectacular no matter which angle you shoot it from, no matter the time of day, no matter the season. But aerial shots of the place really do show how spectacular it is. … Continue reading
Aerial photo looking northwest across Beverly Hills, California, 1922
What a different 102 years makes. In this 1922 aerial photo, we’re looking northwest across Beverly Hills toward the Hollywood Hills. These days, of course, every square inch of all that empty land is filled in with manicured lawns, outsized … Continue reading
Aerial photo taken from a balloon looking north between Main St and Los Angeles St towards the plaza, downtown Los Angeles, 1850
**UPDATE** THIS IS ACTUALLY A PHOTO OF A MODEL OF WHAT 1850 LOS ANGELES WOULD HAVE LOOKED LIKE. (Scroll down for further info.) After posting a daily vintage photo of Hollywood/Los Angeles/Southern California for more than 10 years, I suspect … Continue reading
Aerial photograph of the part of Marina Del Ray known as Silver Strand, Los Angeles, February 4, 1959
Until I came across this aerial photo of Marina Del Ray, I’d never heard of a development called Silver Strand, which is what we are looking at here. It’s only 10 blocks long and 2 blocks wide, and stretches from … Continue reading
Aerial photograph looking west across Los Angeles International Airport from a circular Chevron gas station, 1963
What was formerly known as the Mines Field municipal airfield underwent a name change in 1941 to Los Angeles Airport, and then in 1949, it acquired the name we know today: to Los Angeles International Airport, aka LAX. In this … Continue reading
Aerial photo of Dodger Stadium under construction, Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles, circa 1960
I’m no sports fan, but even I know that the LA Dodgers won the first game of the 2024 World Series at Dodger Stadium on Friday. Here we have an aerial photo of that stadium under construction. The project broke … Continue reading
Aerial photograph of the Disneyland parking lot, Anaheim, California, 1963
And from the “I Wish It Was Still Like This” file comes this 1963 aerial photograph of Disneyland and its parking lot. My first visit was in 1975, and I’m pretty sure it was like this. You drove up to … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Anaheim, Disney, Disneyland, Themeparks
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Aerial photo looking north from south of Sunset Blvd across Hollywood to the Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, 1932
In this remarkably crisp aerial shot from 1932, we’re looking north from south of Sunset Blvd across Hollywood to the Hollywood Hills. They were still sparsely populated with lots of room for more and more homes. The image is so … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Churches, Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Hollywood High School, Theaters
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Aerial view of an almost-completed Los Angeles City Hall, downtown Los Angeles, 1927
Click on the image to see a much larger, zoomable image. In this rather breathtaking aerial photograph, we’re treated to a view of Los Angeles City Hall. It opened on April 26, 1928 and this photo was taken (probably late) … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Hall
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