Tag Archives: Aerial photographs
Aerial view of Paramount studios and the Hollywood Memorial Cemetery, Hollywood, circa 1930s
This shot gives us a bird’s-eye view of Paramount studios sometime in the 1930s. Running up the middle of the photo we can see the soundstages and to the right (i.e. the west) the backlot. This was a time when … Continue reading
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Aerial shot looking north across Hollywood from the Cinerama Dome to the Hollywood sign, circa 1980s
On a particularly clear evening during what I take to be the 1960s – ** UPDATE ** – IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN THE 1980s – someone went up in an aircraft and took this shot of Hollywood. The white … Continue reading
Aerial shot of La Cienega Blvd at Venice Blvd during the construction of the Santa Monica Fwy, Los Angeles, 1964
The freeways of LA seem so deeply embedded in the fabric of Los Angeles, that it can sometimes feel like they’ve been there forever. This aerial shot from 1964 is of La Cienega Blvd at Venice Blvd during the construction … Continue reading
Aerial color photograph of Disneyland, Anaheim, 1963
This color aerial gives us a bird’s-eye view of what Disneyland looked like in 1963. It’s a reminder that 8 years after it opened, the place really wasn’t that big—at least, not compared to the two-park behemoth it is these … Continue reading
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Aerial shot of the Goldwyn Pictures movie studios (later MGM), Culver City, Los Angeles, 1922
The triangular-shaped movie studio lot in Culver City bordered by Washington Blvd, Culver Blvd, and Overland Ave has been many incarnations over the years. When this aerial photo was taken in 1922, it was home to Sam Goldwyn’s Goldwyn Pictures. … Continue reading
Aerial shot of the Warner Bros./First National movie studios, Burbank, Los Angeles, 1928
In September 1928, Warner Bros., flush with all their Jazz Singer money, bought the First National studios in Burbank in the San Fernando Valley and relocated their main production facilities there. This aerial photo (we’re looking east, so that’s the … Continue reading
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Aerial photo of the intersection of Fairfax Ave and Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1954
This aerial photo gives us a wonderful bird’s-eye view of the busy intersection of Fairfax Ave and Wilshire Blvd in 1954. The May Co. department store, which opened in 1940 on the northeast corner, dominated the corner then as it … Continue reading
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Aerial shot of the Hal Roach Studios, 8822 Washington Blvd, Culver City, California, circa 1950s
Until I came across this aerial photo of the Hal Roach Studios at 8822 Washington Blvd in Culver City, I hadn’t even known it was there. Perhaps that’s because its neighbors—MGM and the Selznick studios—usually hogged the lion’s share of … Continue reading
Tumbleweed Theater at night, 11918 Garvey Ave, El Monte, Los Angeles, 1939
As the strippers in “Gypsy” told us, you gotta have a gimmick. And the gimmick chosen by the Tumbleweed Theatre at 11918 Garvey Ave, El Monte (due east of downtown Los Angeles) was to build its marquee into a wooden … Continue reading
Aerial photo of the Fox Film studio backlot, looking south from Santa Monica Blvd, Century City, Los Angeles, 1928
In this sweeping aerial shot, we’re looking at the Fox Film studio backlot in Century City. The main street at the bottom, where the grand gates are, is Santa Monica Blvd. William Fox founded his studio in 1915 on what … Continue reading