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Sheep graze near the terminal of the Los Angeles Municipal Airport, then known as Mines Field now LAX, 1930.
Let’s file this photo under “Look How Far We’ve Come.” This photo is dated circa 1930 and these sheep are happily grazing near the terminal of the Los Angeles Municipal Airport, then known as Mines Field, but which we now … Continue reading
Graf Zeppelin next to a Goodyear blimp at Mines Field (future LAX), in August 1929
In 1929, the Graf Zeppelin completed a Hearst-sponsored circumnavigation of the world. On August 8th, it landed in Los Angeles at Mines Field (the future site of LAX), and was huge news. As we can see from this photo of … Continue reading
Art Deco decoration on the Glendale Airport, north of Los Angeles.
This stunning piece of Art Deco stunning-breathtaking-ness was on the original Los Angeles airport in Glendale before LAX was developed in the late 1920s (originally called Mines Field.) What a shame we no longer build airports that feature decoration like … Continue reading
Douglas DC-3 aircraft parked at the Glendale Airport, circa 1940s
Before the city of Los Angeles developed LAX, it’s next best thing was the Glendale airport (aka Glendale Municipal Airport, then later Grand Central Air Terminal) on the valley side of the Hollywood hills. This photo shows a Douglas DC-3 … Continue reading
Looking east along Hollywood Boulevard from Orange Drive, 1930
Here we have a view looking east along Hollywood Boulevard from Orange Drive (where Madame Tussauds now stands). The year is 1930s, which we know because Howard Hughes’ “Hell’s Angels” is playing at Grauman’s Chinese Theater. The movie must have … Continue reading
Mines Field (Los Angeles International Airport, February 1930
Hard to believe, but this is what L.A. International Airport used to looked like: one building, two cars and the Goodyear blimp. This photo is dated February 1930, and back then, the airport (if you can call it that) was … Continue reading
Mike Lyman’s Flight Deck & Rocket Room, Los Angeles International Airport
Mike Lyman’s “Flight Deck” Restaurant at 5900 Avion Drive was the first restaurant at Los Angeles International Airport, on the second (and top) floor of the then main terminal building.
Model aircraft display at Union Station, downtown Los Angeles, 1943 (WWII)
Los Angeles’ Union Station turned 75 this month (May 2014) so a number of old photos of it have been surfacing. I thought this one was particularly interesting. It was taken in 1943—the middle of WWII—and shows a . . … Continue reading
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Howard Hughes airplane crash on Linden Drive, Beverly Hills, July 7th, 1946
One of the most memorable scenes in the movie “The Aviator” was when, in July 1946, Howard Hughes found the aircraft he was test piloting was failing. He headed for the Los Angeles Country Club to land the place as … Continue reading
Harry Chandler & Cecil B. DeMille in “The Goose” – the first all-metal airplane in Los Angeles, 1920.
L.A. Times owner Harry Chandler in the doorway of “The Goose” – the first all-metal airplane in Los Angeles, 1920. Also in this picture is Cecil B. DeMille leaning on wing (nearest the plane.) They were leaving for lunch … Continue reading