Tag Archives: Aerial photographs
Aerial view of Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, 1962
This is an aerial view of Dodger Stadium just outside of downtown Los Angeles taken the year it opened, 1962. Get a load of that parking lot. You wouldn’t want to be the doofus who forgot where he parked, would … Continue reading
Hollywoodland sign without the “H” after it fell down during a storm in 1944
In 1944, Los Angeles suffered through a storm that was so fierce that it blew down the “H” in the Hollywoodland sign. As we can see from this photo, the “L” and the “A” suffered damage, too. The “LAND” part … Continue reading
Aerial photographer of the intersection of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, 1920
These days the intersection of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave on the Miracle Mile is a busy one and will only get busier when the Academy Museum opens, But back in 1920 when this aerial photo was taken, it was … Continue reading
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Howard Hughes’s “Hell’s Angels” opens at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre with 200 searchlights on May 24, 1930
Whenever I see a spectacular photo of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre that makes me go “Wow! Which premiere that was for?” almost invariably it turns out to be the taken the night of the spare-no-expense night that Howard Hughes’s “Hell’s Angels” … Continue reading
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Aerial view of the northern end of Vine Street, Hollywood and beyond, circa early 1940s
Nowadays, the northern end of Vine Street in Hollywood is largely offices and parking lots. But in this aerial view circa early 1940s, we can see that the neighborhood was once largely residential, with large and lovely homes and scattered … Continue reading
Hollywoodland sign on Mt Lee, December 13, 1948
This photo of the Hollywoodland sign on Mt. Lee with the lights of the San Fernando Valley twinkling behind it is dated December 13, 1948. Within months, the “LAND” portion of the sign was removed leaving the “HOLLYWOOD” sign as … Continue reading
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Arial shot of the Frankenstein Village, Universal Studios backlot, circa early 1930s
When viewed from above and behind, the Frankenstein Village on the Universal Studios backlot doesn’t seem so scary. Then again, I don’t have a grunting flat-topped, seven-foot Boris Karloff chasing me down or throwing me into the village lake, do … Continue reading
Griffith Park Observatory during construction with Greek Theatre below, circa 1934
This is a pretty spectacular aerial shot of the Griffith Park Observatory while it was being built. Construction started in June 1933 so I place this photo circa early 1934. From this angle, the Greek Theater (opened September 1930) really … Continue reading
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A traffic policeman stops for a tea break, Broadway and 11th Street, Los Angeles, 1927
I don’t know what sort of benefits that members of the Los Angeles Police Department get these days, but I doubt today’s traffic cops get a tea break delivered to them by a uniformed waitress—but they also don’t have to … Continue reading
Courthouse Square on the Universal Studios back lot, Universal City, 1963
This telling aerial shot is of what’s known as Courthouse Square on the Universal Studios back lot. We’ve probably all seen it a ton of times, but it’s most famously known as Hill Valley, where Doc Brown and Marty McFly … Continue reading
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