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<title>The Goodyear blimp parked at the Culver City airport at Jefferson Blvd at Mesmer Ave, Culver City (undated)</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[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, … <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/12/03/the-goodyear-blimp-parked-at-the-culver-city-airport-at-jefferson-blvd-at-mesmer-ave-culver-city-undated-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="30839" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/12/03/the-goodyear-blimp-parked-at-the-culver-city-airport-at-jefferson-blvd-at-mesmer-ave-culver-city-undated-2/the-goodyear-blimp-parked-at-the-culver-city-airport-at-jefferson-blvd-at-mesmer-ave-culver-city-undated/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The-Goodyear-blimp-parked-at-the-Culver-City-airport-at-Jefferson-Blvd-at-Mesmer-Ave-Culver-City-undated.jpeg?fit=999%2C733&ssl=1" data-orig-size="999,733" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="The Goodyear blimp parked at the Culver City airport at Jefferson Blvd at Mesmer Ave, Culver City (undated)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The-Goodyear-blimp-parked-at-the-Culver-City-airport-at-Jefferson-Blvd-at-Mesmer-Ave-Culver-City-undated.jpeg?fit=300%2C220&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The-Goodyear-blimp-parked-at-the-Culver-City-airport-at-Jefferson-Blvd-at-Mesmer-Ave-Culver-City-undated.jpeg?fit=640%2C470&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-30839" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The-Goodyear-blimp-parked-at-the-Culver-City-airport-at-Jefferson-Blvd-at-Mesmer-Ave-Culver-City-undated.jpeg?resize=640%2C470&ssl=1" alt="The Goodyear blimp parked at the Culver City airport at Jefferson Blvd at Mesmer Ave, Culver City (undated)" width="640" height="470" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The-Goodyear-blimp-parked-at-the-Culver-City-airport-at-Jefferson-Blvd-at-Mesmer-Ave-Culver-City-undated.jpeg?w=999&ssl=1 999w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The-Goodyear-blimp-parked-at-the-Culver-City-airport-at-Jefferson-Blvd-at-Mesmer-Ave-Culver-City-undated.jpeg?resize=300%2C220&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The-Goodyear-blimp-parked-at-the-Culver-City-airport-at-Jefferson-Blvd-at-Mesmer-Ave-Culver-City-undated.jpeg?resize=768%2C564&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />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, the gondola at the bottom doesn’t look very big. Even if it’s cramped, I’d love to fly over LA in one. The caption of this photo said that the shot was taken at the Culver City airport. Tracking down the airport’s location proved to be harder than I expected, but it appears to have been in the vicinity of where Jefferson Blvd intersects with Mesmer Ave.</p>
<p>This satellite image show what the land around Culver City airport looked like in January 2024. No room for plans to land now—unless you count the San Diego Freeway!</p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="30840" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/12/03/the-goodyear-blimp-parked-at-the-culver-city-airport-at-jefferson-blvd-at-mesmer-ave-culver-city-undated-2/january-2024-8/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/January-2024.png?fit=888%2C599&ssl=1" data-orig-size="888,599" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="January 2024" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/January-2024.png?fit=300%2C202&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/January-2024.png?fit=640%2C432&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-30840" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/January-2024.png?resize=640%2C432&ssl=1" alt="" width="640" height="432" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/January-2024.png?w=888&ssl=1 888w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/January-2024.png?resize=300%2C202&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/January-2024.png?resize=768%2C518&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>My thanks to Bernard Lee for this map of the location of the Culver City airport:</p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="30844" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/12/03/the-goodyear-blimp-parked-at-the-culver-city-airport-at-jefferson-blvd-at-mesmer-ave-culver-city-undated-2/map-showing-the-location-of-the-culver-city-airport/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Map-showing-the-location-of-the-Culver-City-airport.jpg?fit=888%2C465&ssl=1" data-orig-size="888,465" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Map showing the location of the Culver City airport" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Map-showing-the-location-of-the-Culver-City-airport.jpg?fit=300%2C157&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Map-showing-the-location-of-the-Culver-City-airport.jpg?fit=640%2C335&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-30844" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Map-showing-the-location-of-the-Culver-City-airport.jpg?resize=640%2C335&ssl=1" alt="" width="640" height="335" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Map-showing-the-location-of-the-Culver-City-airport.jpg?w=888&ssl=1 888w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Map-showing-the-location-of-the-Culver-City-airport.jpg?resize=300%2C157&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Map-showing-the-location-of-the-Culver-City-airport.jpg?resize=768%2C402&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
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<title>A gas station with a miniature Goodyear blimp at the corner of S. La Brea Ave and W. 2nd St, Los Angeles, 1931</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[How cute is this gas station with a miniature Goodyear blimp over their pumps?! It stood at the corner of S. La Brea Ave and W. 2nd St, which puts it not far from the La Brea Tar Pits. From … <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/01/10/a-gas-station-with-a-miniature-goodyear-blimp-at-the-corner-of-s-la-brea-ave-and-w-2nd-st-los-angeles-1931-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="28445" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2024/01/10/a-gas-station-with-a-miniature-goodyear-blimp-at-the-corner-of-s-la-brea-ave-and-w-2nd-st-los-angeles-1931-2/a-gas-station-with-a-miniature-goodyear-blimp-at-the-corner-of-s-la-brea-ave-and-w-2nd-st-los-angeles-1931/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A-gas-station-with-a-miniature-Goodyear-blimp-at-the-corner-of-S.-La-Brea-Ave-and-W.-2nd-St-Los-Angeles-1931.jpg?fit=1080%2C645&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1080,645" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="A gas station with a miniature Goodyear blimp at the corner of S. La Brea Ave and W. 2nd St, Los Angeles, 1931" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A-gas-station-with-a-miniature-Goodyear-blimp-at-the-corner-of-S.-La-Brea-Ave-and-W.-2nd-St-Los-Angeles-1931.jpg?fit=300%2C179&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A-gas-station-with-a-miniature-Goodyear-blimp-at-the-corner-of-S.-La-Brea-Ave-and-W.-2nd-St-Los-Angeles-1931.jpg?fit=640%2C383&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28445" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A-gas-station-with-a-miniature-Goodyear-blimp-at-the-corner-of-S.-La-Brea-Ave-and-W.-2nd-St-Los-Angeles-1931.jpg?resize=640%2C382&ssl=1" alt="A gas station with a miniature Goodyear blimp at the corner of S. La Brea Ave and W. 2nd St, Los Angeles, 1931" width="640" height="382" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A-gas-station-with-a-miniature-Goodyear-blimp-at-the-corner-of-S.-La-Brea-Ave-and-W.-2nd-St-Los-Angeles-1931.jpg?w=1080&ssl=1 1080w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A-gas-station-with-a-miniature-Goodyear-blimp-at-the-corner-of-S.-La-Brea-Ave-and-W.-2nd-St-Los-Angeles-1931.jpg?resize=300%2C179&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A-gas-station-with-a-miniature-Goodyear-blimp-at-the-corner-of-S.-La-Brea-Ave-and-W.-2nd-St-Los-Angeles-1931.jpg?resize=1024%2C612&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A-gas-station-with-a-miniature-Goodyear-blimp-at-the-corner-of-S.-La-Brea-Ave-and-W.-2nd-St-Los-Angeles-1931.jpg?resize=768%2C459&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />How cute is this gas station with a miniature Goodyear blimp over their pumps?! It stood at the corner of S. La Brea Ave and W. 2nd St, which puts it not far from the La Brea Tar Pits. From the words “Vulcanizing” and “Tire Service” in the background, I’m guessing this gas station also did a roaring trade in tires, which explains the mini Goodyear blimp. This photo is from 1931, so those two Angelenos were lucky to have job in the depth of the Depression.</p>
<p>Here’s another view. What a beautiful building it was!</p>
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<p>SF_Historian on Twitter said: “<span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">Many people believe that the Depression began instantly after the stock market crash of 1929, but that is far from the truth. It took several years for the depths to set in. Most towns in California entered 1931 with optimism. It was not until 1932 that the bottom fell out.</span>”</p>
<p>Dan R said: “Vulcanizing is the process of using heat. It is how they would patch a tube. You can read Shell on the pump. Also advertising Exide brand batteries.”</p>
<p>Bob G. on Twitter said: “<span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">Likely a model of the Goodyear Type AD 1925–1931 which was semi rigid, meaning it had supporting trusses inside rather and just an airbag. They were replaced by a more conventional model – PS most Goodyear blimps were made for the Navy.”</span></p>
<p>The southwest corner now has a Valvoline oil change location, so I assume that’s where the gas station used to be. This image is from May 2022.</p>
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<title>The Goodyear Blimp parked in an open field somewhere in Southern California, 1931</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 14:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[These days, riding the LA skies in the Goodyear Blimp is strictly by invitation (which doesn’t prevent it from being a bucket-list item for me!) but back when this photo was taken “somewhere in Southern California” in 1931, that sign … <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2023/08/14/the-goodyear-blimp-parked-in-an-open-field-somewhere-in-southern-california-1931-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="27370" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2023/08/14/the-goodyear-blimp-parked-in-an-open-field-somewhere-in-southern-california-1931-2/the-goodyear-blimp-parked-in-an-open-field-somewhere-in-southern-california-1931/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/The-Goodyear-Blimp-parked-in-an-open-field-somewhere-in-Southern-California-1931.jpg?fit=1481%2C1027&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1481,1027" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1690136490","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="The Goodyear Blimp parked in an open field somewhere in Southern California, 1931" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/The-Goodyear-Blimp-parked-in-an-open-field-somewhere-in-Southern-California-1931.jpg?fit=300%2C208&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/The-Goodyear-Blimp-parked-in-an-open-field-somewhere-in-Southern-California-1931.jpg?fit=640%2C444&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27370" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/The-Goodyear-Blimp-parked-in-an-open-field-somewhere-in-Southern-California-1931.jpg?resize=640%2C444&ssl=1" alt="The Goodyear Blimp parked in an open field somewhere in Southern California, 1931" width="640" height="444" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/The-Goodyear-Blimp-parked-in-an-open-field-somewhere-in-Southern-California-1931.jpg?w=1481&ssl=1 1481w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/The-Goodyear-Blimp-parked-in-an-open-field-somewhere-in-Southern-California-1931.jpg?resize=300%2C208&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/The-Goodyear-Blimp-parked-in-an-open-field-somewhere-in-Southern-California-1931.jpg?resize=1024%2C710&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/The-Goodyear-Blimp-parked-in-an-open-field-somewhere-in-Southern-California-1931.jpg?resize=768%2C533&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/The-Goodyear-Blimp-parked-in-an-open-field-somewhere-in-Southern-California-1931.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />These days, riding the LA skies in the Goodyear Blimp is strictly by invitation (which doesn’t prevent it from being a bucket-list item for me!) but back when this photo was taken “somewhere in Southern California” in 1931, that sign on the side of the blimp – “RIDE WITH US – VOLUNTEER” – suggests they were begging for passengers. Granted, in the early 1930s, things may have been a little less safe than they are nowadays, but I’d still have taken my chances. What about you?</p>
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<title>Transferring mail from an ocean liner to the Goodyear Blimp in Los Angeles Harbor, May 25, 1931</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The caption to this photo read “Transferring mail from an ocean liner to the Goodyear Blimp in Los Angeles Harbor” which left me wondering: Was the liner arriving into LA, in which case couldn’t the mail just taken off the … <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/06/21/transferring-mail-from-an-ocean-liner-to-the-goodyear-blimp-in-los-angeles-harbor-may-25-1931-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="24961" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/06/21/transferring-mail-from-an-ocean-liner-to-the-goodyear-blimp-in-los-angeles-harbor-may-25-1931-2/transferring-mail-from-an-ocean-liner-to-the-goodyear-blimp-in-los-angeles-harbor-in-1931/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Transferring-mail-from-an-ocean-liner-to-the-Goodyear-Blimp-in-Los-Angeles-Harbor-in-1931.jpg?fit=1149%2C767&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1149,767" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Transferring mail from an ocean liner to the Goodyear Blimp in Los Angeles Harbor, May 25, 1931" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Transferring-mail-from-an-ocean-liner-to-the-Goodyear-Blimp-in-Los-Angeles-Harbor-in-1931.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Transferring-mail-from-an-ocean-liner-to-the-Goodyear-Blimp-in-Los-Angeles-Harbor-in-1931.jpg?fit=640%2C428&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-24961" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Transferring-mail-from-an-ocean-liner-to-the-Goodyear-Blimp-in-Los-Angeles-Harbor-in-1931.jpg?resize=640%2C428&ssl=1" alt="Transferring mail from an ocean liner to the Goodyear Blimp in Los Angeles Harbor in 1931" width="640" height="428" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Transferring-mail-from-an-ocean-liner-to-the-Goodyear-Blimp-in-Los-Angeles-Harbor-in-1931.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Transferring-mail-from-an-ocean-liner-to-the-Goodyear-Blimp-in-Los-Angeles-Harbor-in-1931.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Transferring-mail-from-an-ocean-liner-to-the-Goodyear-Blimp-in-Los-Angeles-Harbor-in-1931.jpg?resize=768%2C513&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Transferring-mail-from-an-ocean-liner-to-the-Goodyear-Blimp-in-Los-Angeles-Harbor-in-1931.jpg?w=1149&ssl=1 1149w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />The caption to this photo read “Transferring mail from an ocean liner to the Goodyear Blimp in Los Angeles Harbor” which left me wondering: Was the liner arriving into LA, in which case couldn’t the mail just taken off the ship? Or if the liner was leaving LA, how much mail could they have already accumulated? It seems to me that transferring something like mail from a little row boat to the Goodyear Blimp sounds awfully tricky with an all-too-real danger that the mail might end up in the Pacific.</p>
<p><strong>** UPDATE **</strong> – “20,000 Letters on Ship for Transfer to Blimp” – From the San Pedro News-Pilot, May 25, 1931″</p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="24971" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/06/21/transferring-mail-from-an-ocean-liner-to-the-goodyear-blimp-in-los-angeles-harbor-may-25-1931-2/20000-letters-on-ship-for-transfer-to-blimp-from-the-san-pedro-news-pilot-may-25-1931/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2220000-Letters-on-Ship-for-Transfer-to-Blimp22-From-the-San-Pedro-News-Pilot-May-25-193122.jpg?fit=566%2C514&ssl=1" data-orig-size="566,514" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="“20,000 Letters on Ship for Transfer to Blimp” – From the San Pedro News-Pilot, May 25, 1931″" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2220000-Letters-on-Ship-for-Transfer-to-Blimp22-From-the-San-Pedro-News-Pilot-May-25-193122.jpg?fit=300%2C272&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2220000-Letters-on-Ship-for-Transfer-to-Blimp22-From-the-San-Pedro-News-Pilot-May-25-193122.jpg?fit=566%2C514&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24971" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2220000-Letters-on-Ship-for-Transfer-to-Blimp22-From-the-San-Pedro-News-Pilot-May-25-193122.jpg?resize=566%2C514&ssl=1" alt=""20,000 Letters on Ship for Transfer to Blimp" - From the San Pedro News-Pilot, May 25, 1931"" width="566" height="514" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2220000-Letters-on-Ship-for-Transfer-to-Blimp22-From-the-San-Pedro-News-Pilot-May-25-193122.jpg?w=566&ssl=1 566w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2220000-Letters-on-Ship-for-Transfer-to-Blimp22-From-the-San-Pedro-News-Pilot-May-25-193122.jpg?resize=300%2C272&ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px" /></p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="24974" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/06/21/transferring-mail-from-an-ocean-liner-to-the-goodyear-blimp-in-los-angeles-harbor-may-25-1931-2/20000-letters-on-ship-for-transfer-to-blimp-from-the-san-pedro-news-pilot-may-25-1931-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2220000-Letters-on-Ship-for-Transfer-to-Blimp22-From-the-San-Pedro-News-Pilot-May-25-193122-2.jpg?fit=707%2C834&ssl=1" data-orig-size="707,834" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="“20,000 Letters on Ship for Transfer to Blimp – From the San Pedro News-Pilot, May 25, 1931” (2)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2220000-Letters-on-Ship-for-Transfer-to-Blimp22-From-the-San-Pedro-News-Pilot-May-25-193122-2.jpg?fit=254%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2220000-Letters-on-Ship-for-Transfer-to-Blimp22-From-the-San-Pedro-News-Pilot-May-25-193122-2.jpg?fit=640%2C755&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-24974" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2220000-Letters-on-Ship-for-Transfer-to-Blimp22-From-the-San-Pedro-News-Pilot-May-25-193122-2.jpg?resize=640%2C755&ssl=1" alt=""20,000 Letters on Ship for Transfer to Blimp - From the San Pedro News-Pilot, May 25, 1931" (2)" width="640" height="755" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2220000-Letters-on-Ship-for-Transfer-to-Blimp22-From-the-San-Pedro-News-Pilot-May-25-193122-2.jpg?w=707&ssl=1 707w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2220000-Letters-on-Ship-for-Transfer-to-Blimp22-From-the-San-Pedro-News-Pilot-May-25-193122-2.jpg?resize=254%2C300&ssl=1 254w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
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<title>Aerial view of the Hollywood Bowl with Goodyear Blimp, Los Angeles, September 24, 1932</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[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 … <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/04/27/aerial-view-of-the-hollywood-bowl-with-goodyear-blimp-los-angeles-september-24-1932-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="24615" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2022/04/27/aerial-view-of-the-hollywood-bowl-with-goodyear-blimp-los-angeles-september-24-1932-2/aerial-view-of-the-hollywood-bowl-with-goodyear-blimp-los-angeles-september-24-1932/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Aerial-view-of-the-Hollywood-Bowl-with-Goodyear-Blimp-Los-Angeles-September-24-1932.jpg?fit=1155%2C910&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1155,910" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1647434395","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Aerial view of the Hollywood Bowl with Goodyear Blimp, Los Angeles, September 24, 1932" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Aerial-view-of-the-Hollywood-Bowl-with-Goodyear-Blimp-Los-Angeles-September-24-1932.jpg?fit=300%2C236&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Aerial-view-of-the-Hollywood-Bowl-with-Goodyear-Blimp-Los-Angeles-September-24-1932.jpg?fit=640%2C504&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-24615" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Aerial-view-of-the-Hollywood-Bowl-with-Goodyear-Blimp-Los-Angeles-September-24-1932.jpg?resize=640%2C504&ssl=1" alt="Aerial view of the Hollywood Bowl with Goodyear Blimp, Los Angeles, September 24, 1932" width="640" height="504" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Aerial-view-of-the-Hollywood-Bowl-with-Goodyear-Blimp-Los-Angeles-September-24-1932.jpg?resize=1024%2C807&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Aerial-view-of-the-Hollywood-Bowl-with-Goodyear-Blimp-Los-Angeles-September-24-1932.jpg?resize=300%2C236&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Aerial-view-of-the-Hollywood-Bowl-with-Goodyear-Blimp-Los-Angeles-September-24-1932.jpg?resize=768%2C605&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Aerial-view-of-the-Hollywood-Bowl-with-Goodyear-Blimp-Los-Angeles-September-24-1932.jpg?w=1155&ssl=1 1155w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />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 those parking lots behind it (which I think is now used for performers and crews, but I might be wrong about that.) This shot was taken on September 24, 1932, so it also gives us a glimpse into what pre-freeway Hollywood looked like. These days the Hollywood Freeway rampages through the area shown here on the far left of the image.</p>
<p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" dir="auto" lang="en">This satellite view of the same area is from January 2020:</span></p>
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<title>The Goodyear blimp flies over Royce Hall on the UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) campus, Westwood, 1931</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Turnbull]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Was there ever a time when the Goodyear blimp didn’t fly over the skies of Los Angeles? In this shot it’s sailing over Royce Hall on the campus of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the Westwood/Bel Air area. … <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2021/10/28/the-goodyear-blimp-flies-over-royce-hall-on-the-ucla-university-of-california-los-angeles-campus-westwood-1931-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="23508" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2021/10/28/the-goodyear-blimp-flies-over-royce-hall-on-the-ucla-university-of-california-los-angeles-campus-westwood-1931-2/the-goodyear-blimp-flies-over-royce-hall-on-the-ucla-university-of-california-los-angeles-campus-westwood-1931/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/The-Goodyear-blimp-flies-over-Royce-Hall-on-the-UCLA-University-of-California-Los-Angeles-campus-Westwood-1931.jpg?fit=840%2C678&ssl=1" data-orig-size="840,678" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="The Goodyear blimp flies over Royce Hall on the UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) campus, Westwood, 1931" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/The-Goodyear-blimp-flies-over-Royce-Hall-on-the-UCLA-University-of-California-Los-Angeles-campus-Westwood-1931.jpg?fit=300%2C242&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/The-Goodyear-blimp-flies-over-Royce-Hall-on-the-UCLA-University-of-California-Los-Angeles-campus-Westwood-1931.jpg?fit=640%2C517&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-23508" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/The-Goodyear-blimp-flies-over-Royce-Hall-on-the-UCLA-University-of-California-Los-Angeles-campus-Westwood-1931.jpg?resize=640%2C517&ssl=1" alt="The Goodyear blimp flies over Royce Hall on the UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) campus, Westwood, 1931" width="640" height="517" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/The-Goodyear-blimp-flies-over-Royce-Hall-on-the-UCLA-University-of-California-Los-Angeles-campus-Westwood-1931.jpg?w=840&ssl=1 840w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/The-Goodyear-blimp-flies-over-Royce-Hall-on-the-UCLA-University-of-California-Los-Angeles-campus-Westwood-1931.jpg?resize=300%2C242&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/The-Goodyear-blimp-flies-over-Royce-Hall-on-the-UCLA-University-of-California-Los-Angeles-campus-Westwood-1931.jpg?resize=768%2C620&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />Was there ever a time when the Goodyear blimp didn’t fly over the skies of Los Angeles? In this shot it’s sailing over Royce Hall on the campus of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the Westwood/Bel Air area. The university moved from its original location on Vermont Ave in 1929. This photo is from 1931, so the view up there in the blimp would have largely been of empty land, some of which we can see in the background.</p>
<p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" dir="auto" lang="en">Royce Hall really is something. This shot is from 1938:</span></p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="23509" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2021/10/28/the-goodyear-blimp-flies-over-royce-hall-on-the-ucla-university-of-california-los-angeles-campus-westwood-1931-2/profile-view-showing-the-full-extent-of-royce-hall-ucla-1938/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Profile-view-showing-the-full-extent-of-Royce-Hall-UCLA-1938.jpg?fit=1045%2C733&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1045,733" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Profile view showing the full extent of Royce Hall, UCLA, 1938" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Profile-view-showing-the-full-extent-of-Royce-Hall-UCLA-1938.jpg?fit=300%2C210&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Profile-view-showing-the-full-extent-of-Royce-Hall-UCLA-1938.jpg?fit=640%2C449&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23509" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Profile-view-showing-the-full-extent-of-Royce-Hall-UCLA-1938.jpg?resize=640%2C449&ssl=1" alt="Profile view showing the full extent of Royce Hall, UCLA, 1938" width="640" height="449" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Profile-view-showing-the-full-extent-of-Royce-Hall-UCLA-1938.jpg?resize=1024%2C718&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Profile-view-showing-the-full-extent-of-Royce-Hall-UCLA-1938.jpg?resize=300%2C210&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Profile-view-showing-the-full-extent-of-Royce-Hall-UCLA-1938.jpg?resize=768%2C539&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Profile-view-showing-the-full-extent-of-Royce-Hall-UCLA-1938.jpg?w=1045&ssl=1 1045w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" dir="auto" lang="en">This is a 2021 satellite image of Royce Hall today:</span></p>
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<title>A Goodyear blimp hovers over Hughes Airport, Playa Vista, Los Angeles, circa late 1940s</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2020 14:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[One of these days, I’d love the chance to ride in a Goodyear blimp over Los Angeles. It’s virtually impossible to get a seat on one of those things so I’ll have to make do with photos like this. Here … <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2020/06/01/a-goodyear-blimp-hovers-over-hughes-airport-playa-vista-los-angeles-circa-late-1940s-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="20269" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2020/06/01/a-goodyear-blimp-hovers-over-hughes-airport-playa-vista-los-angeles-circa-late-1940s-2/a-goodyear-blimp-hovers-over-hughes-airport-playa-vista-los-angeles-circa-late-1940s/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/A-Goodyear-blimp-hovers-over-Hughes-Airport-Playa-Vista-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1940s.jpg?fit=1024%2C386&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1024,386" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="A Goodyear blimp hovers over Hughes Airport, Playa Vista, Los Angeles, circa late 1940s" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/A-Goodyear-blimp-hovers-over-Hughes-Airport-Playa-Vista-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1940s.jpg?fit=300%2C113&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/A-Goodyear-blimp-hovers-over-Hughes-Airport-Playa-Vista-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1940s.jpg?fit=640%2C241&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20269" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/A-Goodyear-blimp-hovers-over-Hughes-Airport-Playa-Vista-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1940s.jpg?resize=640%2C241&ssl=1" alt="A Goodyear blimp hovers over Hughes Airport, Playa Vista, Los Angeles, circa late 1940s" width="640" height="241" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/A-Goodyear-blimp-hovers-over-Hughes-Airport-Playa-Vista-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1940s.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/A-Goodyear-blimp-hovers-over-Hughes-Airport-Playa-Vista-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1940s.jpg?resize=300%2C113&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/A-Goodyear-blimp-hovers-over-Hughes-Airport-Playa-Vista-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1940s.jpg?resize=768%2C290&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />One of these days, I’d love the chance to ride in a Goodyear blimp over Los Angeles. It’s virtually impossible to get a seat on one of those things so I’ll have to make do with photos like this. Here we see the blimp hovering over Hughes Airport (as in Howard Hughes’ private airfield, which was in the Playa Vista area of Los Angeles, just north of L.A. International Airport. The runway was just south of where Jefferson Blvd runs these days.) In this photo we’re looking northeast toward the Hollywood hills. This photo is undated but the best guess is that it was taken in around the late 1940s, which is an even better time to take a ride in a Goodyear blimp, if you ask me.</h4>
<h4>This map from Wikipedia shows were the Hughes Airport was in current-day Playa Vista:</h4>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="20270" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2020/06/01/a-goodyear-blimp-hovers-over-hughes-airport-playa-vista-los-angeles-circa-late-1940s-2/this-map-from-wikipedia-shows-were-the-hughes-airport-was-in-current-day-playa-vista/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/This-map-from-Wikipedia-shows-were-the-Hughes-Airport-was-in-current-day-Playa-Vista.png?fit=1156%2C890&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1156,890" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="This map from Wikipedia shows were the Hughes Airport was in current-day Playa Vista" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/This-map-from-Wikipedia-shows-were-the-Hughes-Airport-was-in-current-day-Playa-Vista.png?fit=300%2C231&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/This-map-from-Wikipedia-shows-were-the-Hughes-Airport-was-in-current-day-Playa-Vista.png?fit=640%2C493&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-20270" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/This-map-from-Wikipedia-shows-were-the-Hughes-Airport-was-in-current-day-Playa-Vista.png?resize=640%2C493&ssl=1" alt="This map from Wikipedia shows were the Hughes Airport was in current-day Playa Vista:" width="640" height="493" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/This-map-from-Wikipedia-shows-were-the-Hughes-Airport-was-in-current-day-Playa-Vista.png?resize=1024%2C788&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/This-map-from-Wikipedia-shows-were-the-Hughes-Airport-was-in-current-day-Playa-Vista.png?resize=300%2C231&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/This-map-from-Wikipedia-shows-were-the-Hughes-Airport-was-in-current-day-Playa-Vista.png?resize=768%2C591&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/This-map-from-Wikipedia-shows-were-the-Hughes-Airport-was-in-current-day-Playa-Vista.png?w=1156&ssl=1 1156w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
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<title>Goodyear blimp at Culver City Airport, Los Angeles, circa late 1940s</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 14:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[When I came across this photo of the Goodyear blimp at Hughes Airport, I was struck by how little the design of the Goodyear blimp has changed over the years. This photo is circa 1940s but that blimp could be … <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2019/07/14/goodyear-blimp-at-culver-city-airport-los-angeles-circa-late-1940s-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="18490" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2019/07/14/goodyear-blimp-at-culver-city-airport-los-angeles-circa-late-1940s-2/goodyear-blimp-at-the-culver-city-airport-los-angeles-circa-late-1930s/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Goodyear-blimp-at-the-Culver-City-airport-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1930s.jpg?fit=960%2C571&ssl=1" data-orig-size="960,571" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Goodyear blimp at the Culver City airport, Los Angeles, circa late 1930s" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Goodyear-blimp-at-the-Culver-City-airport-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1930s.jpg?fit=300%2C178&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Goodyear-blimp-at-the-Culver-City-airport-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1930s.jpg?fit=640%2C381&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18490" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Goodyear-blimp-at-the-Culver-City-airport-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1930s.jpg?resize=640%2C381&ssl=1" alt="Goodyear blimp at the Culver City airport, Los Angeles, circa late 1930s" width="640" height="381" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Goodyear-blimp-at-the-Culver-City-airport-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1930s.jpg?w=960&ssl=1 960w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Goodyear-blimp-at-the-Culver-City-airport-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1930s.jpg?resize=300%2C178&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Goodyear-blimp-at-the-Culver-City-airport-Los-Angeles-circa-late-1930s.jpg?resize=768%2C457&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />When I came across this photo of the Goodyear blimp at Hughes Airport, I was struck by how little the design of the Goodyear blimp has changed over the years. This photo is circa 1940s but that blimp could be the current one. Those hills in the background are Baldwin Hills, which had oil derricks until the 1970s.</h3>
<h3>Kelly C says: “<em>The little Ercoupe parked next to the Chevy did not go on sale until 1940. From a history site – “The two-seat ERCO Ercoupe 415 went on sale in 1940 but only 112 were delivered before World War II</em>.””</h3>
<h3>A map showing the Hughes Airport (as in “Howard Hughes”)</h3>
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<h3>David R says: “<em>It was known as the Hughes Airport and was a private airport owned by Howard Hughes for the Hughes Aircraft Company (later becoming Hughes Helicopters). I watched the very first AH-64 Attack Helicopter perform aerial maneuvers over the runway when I worked there back in the 80s. It’s all now a planned community (Playa Vista) with some of the hangars having been converted into sound stages</em>.”</h3>
<h3>Michael D says: “<em>The airport that the blimp was photographed over is actually Culver City Airport (Baker Airport in Culver City and was bordered by Mesmer on the west, Jefferson on the south, Sepulveda/Sawtelle on the east. And I believe this photo is from 1948 or 1949. The airport was there from 1927 till 1950 when the Mayfair market and housing for Sunkist Park was built. </em><em>This was not Hughes airport that is a bit more southwest with the Westchester bluffs on the south side</em>.”</h3>
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<h3>Susan M. says: <em>That building with the arched windows to the left of the blimp, was the old armory building that became an officers club during WWII and for a time after. By the late 50s, Synanon took it over. That was ‘the Synanon house on the beach,’ through out the 60s, prior to their moving into Casa del Mar. I went to some really fun dances when it was the officers club in that old armory.</em></h3>
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