Tag Archives: Aerial photographs
Aerial view of the Green Mill nightclub at the intersection of Washington and National Blvds, Culver City, California, 1924
A few days ago, I posted a photo from the mid-1930s of Frank Sebastian’s Cotton Club at the intersection of Washington and National Blvd in Culver City. During my research, I came across this interesting aerial photo. Before this place … Continue reading
Aerial photograph of Studio Drive In Theater, 5250 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, 1961
By the time this aerial photograph of Studio Drive-in Theater (open from 1948 to 1993) at 5250 Sepulveda Blvd in Culver City was taken in 1961, a lot of the land had been developed so the triangular site carved out … Continue reading
Aerial view of Hollywood High School, Hollywood, circa late 1920s
Here we have a bird’s-eye view of Hollywood High School. That main road running from left to right near the bottom of the picture is Sunset Blvd, crossing with Highland Ave at the bottom right corner. The school no longer … Continue reading
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Aerial photo of the Santa Monica pier, Santa Monica Beach, Los Angeles, 1924
Here we have an aerial photo of the Santa Monica pier from 1924. We can see the Looff Hippodrome. Built in 1916, it’s that square building with the tower. It houses the Looff’s carousel and is still there. Meanwhile, the … Continue reading
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Aerial shot of the Taft building at the corner of Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, 1926
I wish this photo were bigger so that we could see more detail, but when a photo was taken nearly 100 years ago, we have to take what we can get. This 1926 aerial was shot taken looking southeast across … Continue reading
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Aerial photograph of downtown Los Angeles, 1937
Back when this aerial photograph was taken in 1937, the tallest building in Los Angeles was, by law, City Hall, which had opened in 1928. It’s the tall, white building in the top right corner. No wonder it became an … Continue reading
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Aerial shot of the newly dubbed Desilu Studios, 9336 Washington Blvd, Culver City, California, circa 1958
On January 25, 1958, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz closed escrow on the Culver City studios and backlot that had once belonged to RKO-Pathé and before that David O. Selznick. After paying $6,150,000, they took possession of the property and … Continue reading
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Aerial photo of the Pickford-Fairbanks studios on Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, during the filming of “Robin Hood” in 1922
Following on from yesterday’s photo of the Hollywood gasometer next to the Goldwyn Studios, this aerial shot is of the same studios but from an earlier time. Before Sam Goldwyn owned them, they were known as the Pickford-Fairbanks Studios, and … Continue reading
Aerial photo of the Hollywood gasometer and Goldwyn Studios, West Hollywood, circa 1930s
The filmmakers at the Goldwyn Studios (fomrerly the United Artists studios) at Santa Monica Blvd and Formosa Ave in Hollywood had an extra headache when using the backlot. It was the enormous Hollywood gasometer, which was a holding tank for … Continue reading
Aerial shot of the original Abbot Kinney Amusement Pier, Venice Beach, California, circa 1920
Abbot Kinney, the man who conceived the huge “Venice of America” project on what we now know as simply “Venice Beach,” also built a vast amusement pier, which he opened in 1905. It featured an auditorium, dance pavilion, fun house, … Continue reading