{"id":7135,"date":"2015-04-11T14:38:26","date_gmt":"2015-04-11T14:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.martinturnbull.com\/?p=7135"},"modified":"2015-04-11T14:41:17","modified_gmt":"2015-04-11T14:41:17","slug":"graf-zeppelin-next-to-a-goodyear-blimp-at-mines-field-future-lax-in-august-1929","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2015\/04\/11\/graf-zeppelin-next-to-a-goodyear-blimp-at-mines-field-future-lax-in-august-1929\/","title":{"rendered":"Graf Zeppelin next to a Goodyear blimp at Mines Field (future LAX), in August 1929"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Graf-Zeppelin-next-to-a-Goodyear-blimp-at-Mines-Field-future-LAX-in-1929-when-the-Graf-was-on-its-world-tour..png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7136\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2015\/04\/11\/graf-zeppelin-next-to-a-goodyear-blimp-at-mines-field-future-lax-in-august-1929\/graf-zeppelin-next-to-a-goodyear-blimp-at-mines-field-future-lax-in-1929-when-the-graf-was-on-its-world-tour\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Graf-Zeppelin-next-to-a-Goodyear-blimp-at-Mines-Field-future-LAX-in-1929-when-the-Graf-was-on-its-world-tour..png?fit=796%2C449&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"796,449\" 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=\"Graf Zeppelin next to a Goodyear blimp at Mines Field (future LAX), in 1929, when the Graf was on its world tour.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Graf-Zeppelin-next-to-a-Goodyear-blimp-at-Mines-Field-future-LAX-in-1929-when-the-Graf-was-on-its-world-tour..png?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Graf-Zeppelin-next-to-a-Goodyear-blimp-at-Mines-Field-future-LAX-in-1929-when-the-Graf-was-on-its-world-tour..png?fit=640%2C361&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7136\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Graf-Zeppelin-next-to-a-Goodyear-blimp-at-Mines-Field-future-LAX-in-1929-when-the-Graf-was-on-its-world-tour..png?resize=640%2C361\" alt=\"Graf Zeppelin next to a Goodyear blimp at Mines Field (future LAX), in August 1929\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Graf-Zeppelin-next-to-a-Goodyear-blimp-at-Mines-Field-future-LAX-in-1929-when-the-Graf-was-on-its-world-tour..png?w=796&ssl=1 796w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Graf-Zeppelin-next-to-a-Goodyear-blimp-at-Mines-Field-future-LAX-in-1929-when-the-Graf-was-on-its-world-tour..png?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>In 1929, the Graf Zeppelin completed a Hearst-sponsored circumnavigation of the world. On August 8<sup>th<\/sup>, it landed in Los Angeles at Mines Field (the future site of LAX), and was huge news. As we can see from this photo of it parked next to the Goodyear Blimp, it was also a huge airship. In my first book, \u201cThe Garden on Sunset,\u201d there is a scene where one of my characters goes to the arrival of the Graf Zeppelin and glimpses someone who changes the course of her life.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/In-1929-the-776-foot-long-Graf-Zeppelin-docked-at-Mines-Field-as-part-of-its-circumnavigation-of-the-globe.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7138\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2015\/04\/11\/graf-zeppelin-next-to-a-goodyear-blimp-at-mines-field-future-lax-in-august-1929\/in-1929-the-776-foot-long-graf-zeppelin-docked-at-mines-field-as-part-of-its-circumnavigation-of-the-globe\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/In-1929-the-776-foot-long-Graf-Zeppelin-docked-at-Mines-Field-as-part-of-its-circumnavigation-of-the-globe.jpg?fit=600%2C461&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,461\" 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=\"In 1929, the 776-foot-long Graf Zeppelin docked at Mines Field as part of its circumnavigation of the globe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/In-1929-the-776-foot-long-Graf-Zeppelin-docked-at-Mines-Field-as-part-of-its-circumnavigation-of-the-globe.jpg?fit=300%2C231&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/In-1929-the-776-foot-long-Graf-Zeppelin-docked-at-Mines-Field-as-part-of-its-circumnavigation-of-the-globe.jpg?fit=600%2C461&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7138\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/In-1929-the-776-foot-long-Graf-Zeppelin-docked-at-Mines-Field-as-part-of-its-circumnavigation-of-the-globe.jpg?resize=600%2C461\" alt=\"In 1929, the 776-foot-long Graf Zeppelin docked at Mines Field as part of its circumnavigation of the globe.\" width=\"600\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/In-1929-the-776-foot-long-Graf-Zeppelin-docked-at-Mines-Field-as-part-of-its-circumnavigation-of-the-globe.jpg?w=600&ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/In-1929-the-776-foot-long-Graf-Zeppelin-docked-at-Mines-Field-as-part-of-its-circumnavigation-of-the-globe.jpg?resize=300%2C231&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1929, the Graf Zeppelin completed a Hearst-sponsored circumnavigation of the world. 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