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Aerial photo of Gilmore Stadium and Farmers Market at Fairfax Ave and 3rd St, Los Angeles, circa late 1930s
In July 1934, Earl Gilmore (head of the Gilmore Oil Co) opened Farmers Market at Fairfax Ave and 3rd St to help Depression-era farmers sell their products. The original market had 18 little booths the farmers could sell from. I … Continue reading
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Construction of the San Diego 405 Freeway through Sepulveda Pass, Los Angeles, 1956
In my first job in LA, I drove from the San Fernando Valley to LA International Airport and back via the San Diego 405 Freeway. And every morning at 6.30am driving south through the Sepulveda Pass, the traffic would already … Continue reading
Aerial photo of the new NBC television studios with stored Hollywood Blvd Christmas trees, Burbank, California, 1953
Many people (including me!) have enjoyed the photos I’ve posted recently (HERE and HERE) showing the huge metal Christmas trees that used to decorate Hollywood Blvd during the holiday season. Those photos beg the question of where those trees were … Continue reading
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Aerial view down Main Street after construction to widen the street, Santa Monica, California, 1930
Evidently, the city of Santa Monica decided to widen Main Street in 1930. What I don’t quite understand is what’s going on in this photo. It’s obviously wide enough now to accommodate angled parking on both sides and two lanes … Continue reading
Aerial view of agricultural San Fernando Valley looking north from Woodman Ave and Chandler Blvd, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, 1927
As a San Fernando Valley dweller myself, I’m used to the suburban sprawl that now blankets most of the valley north of the Hollywood Hills. So this photo from 1927 comes as a bit of a shock to be reminded … Continue reading
Aerial photo of the Ambassador Hotel under construction, Los Angeles, 1920
From the moment it opened its doors on January 1, 1921, the Ambassador Hotel became a focal point for LA’s social life, especially at its premier nightclub, the Cocoanut Grove. This aerial shot shows it under construction in 1920. Wilshire … Continue reading
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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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