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Aerial photograph looking south across orange groves of what is now Studio City and Sherman Oaks in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, 1919
These days, the areas of the San Fernando Valley known as Studio City and Sherman Oaks are wall-to-wall suburban development. But for the first few decades of the 20th century, and even up to WWII, most of that was carpeted … Continue reading
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Studio City Theater marquee at night, just before its opening at 12136 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, 1938
Most photos I come across of theaters at night are taken when all the lights are blazing for a premiere or during the run of a popular movie. I suspect this is the first one I’ve found taken before the … Continue reading
Warner Bros soundstages, Burbank, California, 1937
For those of you have never been on a movie studio lot, this photo of the Warner Bros. studio lot gives you an idea of how cavernous the soundstages are. And they need to be. One week they could be … Continue reading
Aerial photo of the new NBC television studios with stored Hollywood Blvd Christmas trees, Burbank, California, 1953
Many people (including me!) have enjoyed the photos I’ve posted recently (HERE and HERE) showing the huge metal Christmas trees that used to decorate Hollywood Blvd during the holiday season. Those photos beg the question of where those trees were … Continue reading
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Aerial view of agricultural San Fernando Valley looking north from Woodman Ave and Chandler Blvd, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, 1927
As a San Fernando Valley dweller myself, I’m used to the suburban sprawl that now blankets most of the valley north of the Hollywood Hills. So this photo from 1927 comes as a bit of a shock to be reminded … Continue reading
Pacific Electric streetcar (#5146) on Van Nuys Blvd at Sherman Way prepares to make the final run on the San Fernando Valley line to the Subway Terminal in downtown Los Angeles, December 29, 1952
For us LA history enthusiasts, this is a sad photo indeed. What we’re seeing is Pacific Electric streetcar #5146 on Van Nuys Blvd at Sherman Way as it prepares to make the final run on the San Fernando Valley line … Continue reading
Aerial shot looking north across Hollywood from the Cinerama Dome to the Hollywood sign, circa 1980s
On a particularly clear evening during what I take to be the 1960s – ** UPDATE ** – IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN THE 1980s – someone went up in an aircraft and took this shot of Hollywood. The white … Continue reading
A Boeing 247 at night in front of the United Airport Terminal, Burbank, California, 1933
This photo is so beautifully lit that it almost looks as though it could have come from a movie. I don’t know why a photographer was standing on the tarmac of the United Airport Terminal in Burbank when this Boeing … Continue reading
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Aerial shot of the Warner Bros./First National movie studios, Burbank, Los Angeles, 1928
In September 1928, Warner Bros., flush with all their Jazz Singer money, bought the First National studios in Burbank in the San Fernando Valley and relocated their main production facilities there. This aerial photo (we’re looking east, so that’s the … Continue reading
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Color dusk shot of Lakeside Pharmacy, 10100 Riverside Drive, Toluca Lake, California, circa 1975
These days, the Los Angeles cityscape is filled with Rite Aid and CVS pharmacies who all look the same and feel interchangeable. It seems a shame that we no longer have individual pharmacies with their own personalities. This lovely shot … Continue reading