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Aerial photo looking east across the Goldwyn movie studios, Culver City, Los Angeles, 1919
In this aerial photo, we’re looking east across the Goldwyn movie studios in Culver City. That’s Washington Blvd on the left and Culver Blvd on the right. Sam Goldwyn bought the Triangle Studios (named for reasons that are obvious is … Continue reading
Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, late summer 1961, as seen from the roof of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
In this photo of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre taken from the roof of the nearby Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel during the late-summer 1961 seven-week run of “The Young Doctors,” two things stood out to me. All that parking! There’s a lot to … Continue reading
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Aerial photograph looking south up Coldwater Canyon from Ventura Blvd, Studio City, California, 1925.
This aerial photograph from 1925 was taken looking south toward the Hollywood Hills from the San Fernando Valley. The straight road leading into the hills on the right is Coldwater Canyon Avenue and is still one of the main roads … Continue reading
Color aerial photograph of Disneyland, Anaheim, California, August 1963
This photo treats us to an aerial photo that’s also in color. We’re looking at Disneyland in August of 1963, where we can make out the Jungle Cruise at top right, the Matterhorn on the left, and the nearby swirling … Continue reading
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Aerial shot of Westwood Village, Los Angeles, circa early 1930s
Being used to a Los Angeles of 10 million people and practically every square inch developed, landscaped, and accounted for, I never tire of seeing L.A. of yesteryear when great swaths of land were still wide open and there for … Continue reading
Aerial photo of the Hollywoodland sign circa mid 1940s before its 1949 makeover
In this circa mid 1940s aerial photo of the Hollywoodland sign, we can see that its deterioration was starting to set in. The sign went up in 1923, so by this stage it was over 20 years old. Decay was … Continue reading
Aerial view of the Gilmore Drive-in Theatre, 6201 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles, 1967
The upscale outdoor shopping mall, The Grove, that opened next in 2002 has become such an intrinsic part of Los Angeles’ shopping and social life that it’s hard to picture what used to be there. Fortunately we have this aerial … Continue reading
Aerial view of Metro Pictures movie studios at Cahuenga Blvd and Romaine St, Los Angeles, 1921
In this aerial shot of the Metro Pictures movie studios in 1921, the horizontal street at the top is Melrose; the next one down is Waring, followed by Willoughby, then Romaine. Taken three years before merging with the Samuel Goldwyn … Continue reading
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Aerial shot of Goldwyn Pictures triangular movie studios, Culver City, Los Angeles, circa early 1920s
In 1915, Thomas Ince partnered with D.W. Griffith and Mack Sennett to form The Triangle Motion Picture Company. It’s not hard to see where they got the name: the triangular shape of their studio lot bordered by Washington Blvd on … Continue reading
Aerial photograph of Mack Sennett studios, Studio City, Los Angeles, circa 1927
In this circa 1927 aerial photograph, we’re looking at the studios freshly built by Mack Sennett, aka Hollywood’s ‘King of Comedy’ in the area known as Studio City in the San Fernando Valley. These days, all that vacant land you … Continue reading
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