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Aerial photograph looking south up Coldwater Canyon from Ventura Blvd, Studio City, California, 1925.
This aerial photograph from 1925 was taken looking south toward the Hollywood Hills from the San Fernando Valley. The straight road leading into the hills on the right is Coldwater Canyon Avenue and is still one of the main roads … Continue reading
Universal Studios main entrance on Lankershim Boulevard, Universal City in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, circa 1916
Here we see the main entrance to Universal Studios on Lankershim Boulevard in Universal City, which was the municipality that Carl Laemmle opened in March 1915 to house his new and expanded filming facility in the San Fernando Valley. The … Continue reading
Aerial photo of the Hollywoodland sign circa mid 1940s before its 1949 makeover
In this circa mid 1940s aerial photo of the Hollywoodland sign, we can see that its deterioration was starting to set in. The sign went up in 1923, so by this stage it was over 20 years old. Decay was … Continue reading
Topanga Canyon Blvd heading into the sparsely populated San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, 1922
Topanga Canyon Blvd is one of the main roads that take Angelenos from the Pacific Coast Highway north of Santa Monica into the San Fernando Valley. As we can see in this photo taken in 1922, the Valley was filled … Continue reading
A couple of teenagers ride a Go-Kart on an empty and unfinished stretch of the 101 (Hollywood) Freeway near Woodman Ave, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, 1960
I don’t know if it was legal for these kids to ride their Go-Kart on an unfinished stretch of the 101 (Hollywood) Freeway near Woodman Ave in Sherman Oaks in the San Fernando Valley, but you can’t blame them for … Continue reading
Aerial photograph of Mack Sennett studios, Studio City, Los Angeles, circa 1927
In this circa 1927 aerial photograph, we’re looking at the studios freshly built by Mack Sennett, aka Hollywood’s ‘King of Comedy’ in the area known as Studio City in the San Fernando Valley. These days, all that vacant land you … Continue reading
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Circus Liquor neon sign, 5600 Vineland Ave., North Hollywood, 2010
Some of my most popular posts feature night photos of neon light. And with good reason, there’s nothing more striking than a colorful neon sign lit up in all its glory. This is one of the more famous and enduring … Continue reading
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A largely empty Ventura Blvd, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, circa 1930
The caption on this photo read simply “Ventura Blvd, circa 1930.” I assume it’s accurate but it’s hard to know because there are no landmarks to orient us. These days, Ventura Boulevard is one of the longest thoroughfares of contiguous … Continue reading
Liberace standing in front of his piano-shaped pool in his home in Sherman Oaks, California, 1954
Are any of us really all that surprised that Liberace had a piano-shaped swimming pool in the backyard of this home in Sherman Oaks? If anything, I’m surprised he bought a house in the Valley and not Beverly Hills. This … Continue reading
Propeller-driven aerial trolley prototype, Burbank, California, circa 1912
Just think, if this propeller-driven aerial trolley prototype had been more successful, this could have been the form of mass transit that Los Angeles adopted instead of the Red Car streetcars. This photo was taken in Burbank, circa 1912, where … Continue reading