History The History Of Los Angeles

Isn't he the guy who bought the Kurtis car company?

 

large apartment building being moved in three sections, on roller drawn trucks. Los Angeles 1949

 

Lockheed worker holding the car door open for his date. Los Angeles 1942



A Lockheed worker asking the twenty year old waitress to the Swing Shift Dance as she brings him his midnight snack. 1942



Lockheed Swing Shift Dance. 1942

 

Lockheed Swing Shift Dance. 1942

 

Looks more like a scene from Catalina or Leo Carillo - County Line because of the rocky beach and kelp beds.....

KEEP POSTING ALL THE GREAT PICS- THANKS

 

Los Angeles 1953

 

These are cool shots:



Chavez Ravine 1962

 

Yessir. And is enshrined in the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame as the inventor of car stereo! He was a really big deal in Los Angeles from the forties through the mid-eighties My avatar is a Muntz, as well.

 

I'm sure you're right. Have found plenty of stuff mis-captioned.

 

I love this thread!!! How come there were no fat people back then?

 

Sure there were, people just didn't bother takin' photos of them is all. "Hey fatty, get outa the way I'm trying to take a picture here!"

Sigh, it was a cruel, cruel world.

 

Because people had self-respect

 

That's hilarious. I was gonna post something with words to that effect...It is really obvious in ALL of the photos though, isn't it?

 

10 years later
VAW 33
Naval Air Station
Quonset Point RI

 

Love the swing dancing pics.

 

because nobody ate at restaurants...

 

because nobody ate at restaurants...I'll get it right.

 

I had a Muntz "Blue Light" in my 61 T-Bird. Best one out at the time.
4 track of course.

 

Crenshaw Center open Friday nights. 1949


Notice the chopped 40 Ford with the Carson top in the foreground !

 

Yup...the Muntz C-100 to be exact
There was a big Muntz store in Alhambra at Garfield and Valley

 

BrerHair:
Yep, Fords & Mercs mostly thru the whole family. The avatar was my Dad's Dry Lakes car that set many records for its' class. Engine was built under the guidance of Bobby Meeks at Edelbrock. It's a '40. www.bakerracingpix is me.
More photos coming on this thread and others. Thank you for the interest.

 

soooooo hot!!!!!

 

didnt they call this the bear cat???? i know ive seen one at the reno air races.

 

have you guys ever see the true story about chavez ravine??? very sad story!!!!

 

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Soap Box Derby
On what is now So. Fairfax Ave., @ 1/4 to3/8 mile south of Stocker St. South Fairfax was a private road at that time which belonged to the petroleum producers in the area. The petroleum industries still own and operate at that site. Ref. Google maps, and scroll to So. La Cienega and Stocker St. if interested. Year was 1942, the last year sponsored by Chev. Dealers Assoc. due to WWII.[/FONT]

 

sorry to get off topic but it is part of LA history. im sure you guys have see this?

Ry Cooder's "El Chavez Ravine".

 

Bridge over the uncemented L.A. River, looking east from Elysian Park. Horse drawn wagon in the river bed.

 

sweet!!!!!

 

Here you go bigcreep.

 

yea thanks!