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Aerial view showing the Adohr Dairy farm at 18000 Ventura Blvd, Encino, 1925
Back in 1925, when the San Fernando Valley was still largely pastoral, one of the most well-known farms was the one that provided L.A. with a lot of its milk: Ahohr. (Named after the owner’s wife, Rhoda, but spelled backwards.) … Continue reading
Aerial view of Warner Bros West Coast Studios at 5800 Sunset Blvd at Van Ness, Hollywood
Here we have a bird’s-eye view the Warner Bros. studio at 5800 Sunset Blvd in Hollywood where they filmed their game-changing “The Jazz Singer.” I’ve only ever seen photos of these studios from ground level, and always of the classic-style … Continue reading
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Aerial shot of the Los Angeles river reaching the Long Beach foreshore with the Rainbow Pier jutting out into the Pacific, California, December 2, 1955
It’s amazing how being 12,000 feet in the air can change your perspective. This shot looks north across Long Beach, California on December 2, 1955. That wide channel on the left is the Los Angeles river. And that huge arc … Continue reading
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Aerial photograph looking north across 20th Century-Fox movie studios, Century City, Los Angeles, 1954
In this aerial photograph, we’re looking north across the 20th Century-Fox movie studios in the Century City part of Los Angeles in 1954. (Originally the land was a ranch owned by movie cowboy, Tom Mix, but was later renamed after … Continue reading
Aerial view of the Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1940
This 1940 aerial view gives us a whole different perspective of the Ambassador Hotel which stood on Wilshire Blvd at Alexandria Ave. The hotel opened in 1921, when the land along that part of Wilshire Blvd was cheap and plentiful, … Continue reading
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Aerial photograph of Universal Studios backlot, Universal City, California, 1963
In this aerial photo taken by Life magazine, we get to see what a chunk of the Universal Studios backlot looked like in 1963. If you’ve not been to a movie studio backlot before, the castle in the bottom right … Continue reading
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Aerial view of Los Angeles International Airport, 1963
This aerial view of Los Angeles International Airport was taken in 1963, two years after the main terminal complex opened, and with lots of empty land around it. These days the layout is pretty much the same, except that the … Continue reading
Aerial photo of the looking south across the Famous Players-Lasky Studios at Sunset Blvd and Vine S, Hollywood, 1918
Back in Hollywood’s heyday, one of the most well-known landmarks was the NBC radio (and later television) studios on the northeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St, which opened in 1938. But on the site once stood the Famous … Continue reading
Aerial photograph of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum under construction, south of downtown Los Angeles, circa 1922
Commissioned in 1921 as a memorial to L.A. veterans of World War I, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum quickly became one of those city landmarks that it would be hard to imagine L.A. without. Construction broke ground on December 21, … Continue reading
Aerial shot of the intersection where Wilshire and Santa Monica Blvds meet, Beverly Hills, California, 1913
This aerial shot from 1913 shows the distinctive wedge-shaped corner where Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevards meet at the western edge of Beverly Hills. The Beverly Hilton Hotel has occupied this land since 1955 (and more recently the Waldorf Astoria … Continue reading