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The Goodyear blimp parked at the Culver City airport at Jefferson Blvd at Mesmer Ave, Culver City (undated)
Most of us only get to see the Goodyear blimp when it’s floating thousands of feet over our heads. So this (undated) shot gives us a better idea of its actual size. Now that I can see if up close, … Continue reading
Aerial photograph looking west across Los Angeles International Airport from a circular Chevron gas station, 1963
What was formerly known as the Mines Field municipal airfield underwent a name change in 1941 to Los Angeles Airport, and then in 1949, it acquired the name we know today: to Los Angeles International Airport, aka LAX. In this … Continue reading
A red 1960 Chevrolet Impala zooms past the Theme building at Los Angeles International Airport, 1965
I’m so glad the photographer of this 1965 image was using color film. Otherwise we might never have known that 1960 Chevrolet Impala zooming past the Theme building at Los Angeles International Airport (which had opened in 1961) was such … Continue reading
Night shot looking east from around Highland Ave showing Hollywood Blvd ablaze with neon lights, circa 1962
Destination #2,783 in my time travel itinerary would be a nighttime stroll along Hollywood Blvd at the blazing height of its neon glory. I suspect this was a picture postcard, and I wish we could read the signs (and banners … Continue reading
A ground crew member loads luggage into a Fokker F-32 aircraft at Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, California, circa early 1930s
In this evocative photo of yesteryear aviation, we’re watching a ground crew member loading luggage into a Fokker F-32 aircraft at Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale. Western Air Express bought two of these in the early 1930s for their … Continue reading
Aerial photograph of Los Angeles International Airport and its vast parking lot, 1968
Here’s an airport parking nightmare story in the making: An aerial photograph of LA International Airport and its vast parking lot in 1968. I can only assume that savvier travelers made a careful note of where they parked their Studebaker … Continue reading
Aerial view of Los Angeles International Airport, 1964
As a 21st-century Angeleno, it’s rather shocking to see all the empty land around Los Angeles International Airport. And to see all the parking spaces surrounding the Theme Building. And only one runway. These days, every square inch of what … Continue reading
A crowd gathers to watch a Los Angeles Airways helicopter take off from the Post Office Terminal Annex on its inaugural air-mail service to LA International Airport, October 1, 1947
The crowd in this photo had gathered on the roof of the Los Angeles Post Office Terminal Annex on the outskirts of downtown LA to watch this Los Angeles Airways helicopter take off. October 1, 1947 was a special day … Continue reading
A helicopter flies over a Foreman & Clark store on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Ivar St, Hollywood, November 15, 1947
This image was taken on November 15, 1947. I don’t know why that helicopter was flying over the Foreman & Clark store on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Ivar St, but from the looks of those dozen or … Continue reading
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Four seaplanes parked on the small runway of Catalina Airport, Hamilton Cove, Santa Catalina Island, California, 1931
Over the past century and a half, most vacationers heading to Santa Catalina Island have traveled via boat. But those in a hurry had an option to fly there. Until the private Buffalo Springs Airport was built in 1941, the … Continue reading