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Aerial shot looking east along Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills toward Hollywood and the Hollywood Hills, 1924
In this aerial shot we’re looking east along the Beverly Hills stretch of Santa Monica Blvd before it makes a slight turn to the right as it enters West Hollywood. It was taken in 1924, when West Hollywood was still … Continue reading
Aerial view of Beverly Hills north of Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1922
Oh, for a time machine that would take me back to 1922 where I could snap up even just a few plots of all this open land we can see in this aerial view of Beverly Hills. The road cutting … Continue reading
Aerial shot looking southeast across the Hollywood Bowl to the buildings at Hollywood and Vine
We don’t often see the Hollywood Bowl from this angle. My guess is that the photographer was standing on the hillside where the 32-foot cross stands and was facing southeast. It’s interesting to see the Bowl from the rear with … Continue reading
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Aerial shot looking southeast over the intersection of Beverly, Canon and Lomitas Drives, Beverly Hills, 1918
In this aerial shot from 1918, we’re looking at the six-way intersection of Beverly, Canon and Lomitas Drives in Beverly Hills. Even today, no traffic lights control this intersection, so negotiating your way through it requires a combination of courtesy, … Continue reading
Aerial photo of the Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, July 16, 1956
The Disneyland Hotel opened on October 5, 1955, nearly three months after Disneyland opened, and this aerial photo was taken on July 16, 1956. These days, of course, the hotel is completely encircled by the gargantuan Disney resort, and beyond … Continue reading
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Panorama photo looking north across Hollywood toward the Hollywood sign, 1955
This 1955 photo gives us a rather wonderful panoramic view looking north across Hollywood toward the Hollywood sign. At the very bottom we can see the sign for the Filmarte Theatre, which stood 1228 Vine Street on the corner of … Continue reading
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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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