Tag Archives: Aerial photographs
Aerial view of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during the Summer Games of the 10th Olympiad, August 7, 1932
Opening in 1923, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was also the home of the Summer Games of the 10th Olympiad, which took place between July 30 and August 14, 1932. This soaring bird’s-eye view was taken on August 7, when … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Olympic Games, Sports
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Aerial view of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) movie studios, Culver City, Los Angeles, August 27, 1939
In the aerial shot we’re looking at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) studio lot in Culver City on August 27, 1939. That year is generally considered Hollywood’s greatest year, having put out a huge number of classic movies, and so this photo … Continue reading
Aerial view of the Automobile Club of Southern California building, Figueroa St., Los Angeles, circa 1930s
The Automobile Club of Southern California building on Figueroa St. south of downtown Los Angeles is a marvelous example highly photogenic architecture, and has often been captured on film over the years. But it’s rare to see a shot taken … Continue reading
Aerial view of Vine St, Gower St, and Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, 1938
Most aerial photos of Los Angeles I find look out across LA or Hollywood or sometimes the San Fernando Valley. So it’s nice to find one that looks directly down. This is from 1938, and those three main north-south streets … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Hollywood, Movie Studios, Paramount Pictures
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Panoramic aerial looking north across Hollywood, circa 1930s
This rather stunning shot gives us a panoramic view of Hollywood taken so high in the air that we can even see the San Fernando Valley behind Mt. Hollywood. For a photo taken more than eighty years ago and from … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Churches, Hollywood, Hollywood Sign, San Fernando Valley, Stores and Shopping
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Very high altitude aerial photograph of Los Angeles, circa late 1920s
There are plenty of vintage aerial photos of Los Angeles, but I don’t think I’ve seen one from such a great height as this one taken probably in the late 1920s. That cluster of buildings near the center is downtown … Continue reading
Aerial photo looking west along Wilshire Blvd at Rogers Airport on Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, 1922
The land around the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave is so densely developed these days that it’s hard to imagine it was once home to an airport. This aerial photo was taken in 1922 looking west along Wilshire … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Airports Aircraft Airlines, Wilshire Blvd
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Aerial photo looking south along Western Ave from Sunset Blvd at the William Fox Studios, Los Angeles, 1918
In this aerial shot, we’re looking south along Western Ave. The cross street near the bottom of the photo is Sunset Blvd, which means that block with the long buildings is the William Fox movie studios. They were built in … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Century-Fox, Aerial photographs, Movie Studios, Sunset Blvd
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Aerial shot looking east along Wilshire Blvd across the San Vicente Blvd intersection, Los Angeles, 1930
In this rather stunning aerial view, we’re looking east along Wilshire Blvd. The cross street around cutting through the middle of the image is San Vicente Blvd, which means the street running along the bottom of the photo is La … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Carthay Circle Theater, Oil, Theaters, Wilshire Blvd
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Aerial photo of Warner Bros movie studios, Burbank, California, 1933
This aerial shot gives us a wonderful bird’s-eye view of the Warner Bros. movie studios in Burbank in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. This was taken in 1933, which means they could have been filming “42nd Street” … Continue reading
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