History The History Of Los Angeles

Mickey Cohen was ambushed in front of this restaurant in 1949. Check out the bullet holes! Mickey's car (the Cadillac) has 3" thick bullet proof glass in it! But it doesn't help you once you are out of the car!

 

Graf Zeppelin over Los Angeles August 1929

 

Miracle Mile (Wilshire Blvd.) 1954

 

DON'T drink and drive! 1952

 

1938

 

Repeating Mazooma's question: What make of coupe is that? I want to say it's a Hudson Terraplane but I'm not sure.

 

1940

 

Mid 1960's

 

1960's

 

1949. No, they are NOT suede or flat. They are DIRTY!

 

1950's panoramic photo taken approx. from where the Queen Mary is today...

 

Nice part of town in a very prosperous era...

 

sure dont look like this anymore! now its a parking lot! the good old days!

 

'36-'37 Studebaker.

 

1939

 

Pomona 1952

 

1945

 

1939

 

MacArthur Park in downtown Los Angeles 1954

 

Where Lana Turner was discovered, sitting on a stool at the lunch counter...

 

1940's Kodachrome slide

 

Grand Central Airport 1949

 

not only one of the greatest threads on the HAMB but one of the greatest on the web! I have enjoyed every page of this thread. Excellent history here!

 

Ed, you are getting some great new stuff...you, BrerHair, and Hollywood Grahman are really pulling up some goodies,

 

La Brea tar pits (historical site) in the Wilshire District. You smell it before you see it!

 

this thing is beautiful! is this glendale airport? the back drop looks like glendale. glendale use to have an airport, the tower is still there.

 

Yes, that is Glendale.