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The last regular Red Car leaves the San Fernando Valley December 28, 1952
We’re looking at the end of an era here. This is a photo of the last regular Red Car (#5138) to leave the San Fernando Valley on Sunday, December 28, 1952. I like the banner at the front: “’BY ‘BY … 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
Aerial shot of the First National Studios in Burbank, 1926
This is an aerial shot of the First National Studios in Burbank, 1926 – two years before Warner Bros. — flush with cash from their talkie smash, “The Jazz Singer” — purchased a majority interest in them. And it’s not … Continue reading
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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
A red car on the Cahuenga Pass, 1952
The Cahuenga Pass connects Hollywood with the San Fernando Valley. This is how it looked back in 1952. See? There was plenty of room for both automobiles (four lanes in each direction) AND public transportation in the form of red … Continue reading
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Universal City movie studios “City of Wonders”, mid-1910s
This photo is captioned “Entrance to the “City of Wonders.” When you think about it, every Hollywood movie studio could be called a “City of Wonders” but this photo was apparently taken in 1914, which makes me wonder exactly how … Continue reading
Flapper poses in front of the Mack Sennett Studios in Studio City, circa 1920s.
A flapper poses in front of the Mack Sennett Studios in Studio City sometime in the 1920s. Those studios are still around today. Currently they’re CBS, but they’ve also been home to Mascot Pictures, then Republic, then in the 60s … Continue reading
Corner of Ventura and Topanga Canyon Boulevards, Woodland Hills, 1923
Nowadays, the corner of Ventura and Topanga Canyon Boulevards, Woodland Hills, in the San Fernando Valley is a busy intersection of stores, traffic, and mini malls. It’s hard to believe it EVER looked the way it does in this 1923 … Continue reading
Entrance to Universal Studios from Carl Laemmle Boulevard, circa 1910s
The entrance to Universal Studios doesn’t look anything like it did back in the 1910s when this photograph was taken, which is a shame—it looks fairly easy to sneak in and watch your favorite movie star at work!
Hotel Glendale, in Glendale, California, around 1895.
Hotel Glendale, around 1895. This grand Victorian hotel was built during Glendale’s first boom in the late 1880s at a cost of $60,000. Unfortunately, it didn’t even open because the boom busted too fast. So it became a school and, … Continue reading
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