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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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Tagged Airports Aircraft Airlines, Downtown Los Angeles, Trains and Railways, Union Station, WWII
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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
The Air National Guard’s Griffith Park Aerodrome, 1927
Until I found this 1927 photograph, I didn’t even know a Griffith Park Aerodrome ever existed. It was used by the Air National Guard and was located on the site of today’s Gene Autry Museum.
Santa Catalina Island airport, off the coast of Los Angeles
Who knew that Santa Catalina Island had an airport? Apparently it was established at Hamilton Cove near Avalon in 1931, and was the airport was home to the Wilmington-Catalina Air Line, which provided transportation to and from the island for … Continue reading
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Tagged Airports Aircraft Airlines, Beaches, Los Angeles, Santa Catalina Island
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The Graf Zeppelin and the Goodyear Blimp, Mine’s Field, Los Angeles, 1929
Amid much fanfare, the Graf Zeppelin arrived in Los Angeles’ Mine Field (now L.A. International Airport) in August 1929 as part of a Hearst-sponsored round-world journey. You can see how big it was when compared to the Goodyear blimp.
Maddux Air Lines ticket office, 636 South Olive Street, Los Angeles, 1928.
Maddux Air Lines ticket office, 636 South Olive Street, Los Angeles, 1928. I love the very deco styling of the signage. Maddux Air Lines was an airline based in Southern California that operated in California, Arizona, and Mexico in the … Continue reading
Thomas B. Slate’s airship company at Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, California
1920s aviation belonged to the dirigibles. In 1929, William Randolph Hearst sponsored the round-world voyage of the Graf Zeppelin which was eagerly followed as it crossed the globe. In 1925, intrepid entrepreneur named Thomas B. Slate started an airship company … Continue reading
Graf Zeppelin dirigible landing at Mine’s Field (LAX) in 1929
In 1929, the 776-foot-long Graf Zeppelin dirigible docked at Mines Field (which later became the location for L.A. International Airport) as part of its circumnavigation of the globe. Newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, the most powerful and richest man in … Continue reading
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Graf Zeppelin flying over Los Angeles, 1929
In 1929 the Graf Zeppelin circumnavigated the world. On August 8th, it landed in Los Angeles at Mines Field (now LAX airport) after flying in from Tokyo. The voyage made headlines around the world thanks to the sponsorship of newspaper … Continue reading