Tag Archives: Aerial photographs
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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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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Aerial photograph of the Griffith Observatory, on Mt Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1949
It’s stunning aerial photos like this one taken in 1949 that show why Los Angeles chose this site on Mt Hollywood to build the Griffith Observatory. It was constructed between 1933 and 1935 from money stipulated in Griffith J. Griffith’s … Continue reading
Aerial view of the Hollywood Bowl with Goodyear Blimp, Los Angeles, September 24, 1932
This stunning aerial shot is a Los Angeles two-fer: two L.A. icons in one shot—the Goodyear blimp flying over the Hollywood Bowl. This shot gives us a better view of the natural amphitheater in which the Bowl sits, and all … Continue reading
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Aerial photo of Ocean Park Pier, Santa Monica, California, 1930
This aerial photo gives us a rather spectacular view of the Ocean Park Pier in Santa Monica in 1930, four years after it opened. It had two big roller coasters on each side, plus a tower with what looks like … Continue reading
Aerial photo looking south across the Thomas Ince Studios, 9336 W. Washington Blvd, Culver City, California, 1918
Here we have a rather grand aerial of what was the first of many incarnations of the movie studios at 9336 W. Washington Blvd in Culver City. This photo is from 1918, which is the year Thomas Ince built them. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Culver City, David O. Selznick, Movie Studios
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