History The History Of Los Angeles

Gordon Buehrig fondly looks over one of the original Cord automobiles. He designed the interior and exterior of the famous cars. 1965

 

Richard D. Hopa and Hiroshi Kimura demonstrating anti-smog device for automobiles in Los Angeles, Calif., 1960

 

The Motoramas in 1966 and '67 were at the Great Western Exhibit Center, as I recall, but they also might have been at the Pan-Pacific.
The Pan Pacific Auditorium burned after transients started a fire in it while it was empty....a big fire

 

Auto show in Pan-Pacific Auditorium 1939

 

1949

 

Women aircraft workers signing their names on the B-17 bomber, Memphis Belle in Long Beach, Calif. 1943

 

Assembly line workers putting first chassis online at Ford plant in Long Beach, Calif., 1930

 

Women Ordinance Workers inspecting cartridge cases in Los Angeles, Calif., 1943

 

Ford Assembly line 1930

 

Youngsters selling lemonade to construction workers on the Golden State Freeway in Los Angeles, Calif., 1960

 

Also used in the thoroughly panned and financial flop "Xanadu". Gene Kelly's last "musical" stand and a movie I still enjoy from time to time.

 

Funny how transients are such fire bugs. Just pay them a few bucks and POOF, the place suddenly burns down. Sutro Baths in San Francisco went that way too, in 1966. "Kids playing inside the shuttered building" started that fire. Fires always seem solve any disputes by historical societies trying to save old buildings. Old building in the way of progress? The transients will take care of it for you! Yeah, right.

 

Pan Pacific Auditorium in 1952 welcoming General Eisenhower when he was campaigning to be the next President with some young guy from the Whittier area as his Vice-President...Richard Nixon...

 

I sure would like to see SpecialEd tell us the Muntz story. He's barely gotten a mention on this thread and his story certainly merits telling in some detail. What a character, what a great story! And it is a Los Angeles story! And Ed, you might wind the story up with something about your Jet, what a cool car! What do you say ?

 

Speaking of fires...Two oil well fire fighters in their asbestos suits at Santa Fe Springs, Calif. oil wells fire in 1928

 

Too stinking funny! Perhaps another time... Everyone here on the HAMB has some contact EVERYDAY with something that MadMan Muntz created. Hell, probably damn near everybody in the USA...!

 

This was my "home" track! 1964 Panorama City

 

Cha Cha 1986

 

Racer car driver Rex Mays in a midget car at Ascot Park Speedway, circa 1935

 

well, if ol' Rex every flips a few times. at least he's got his head to protect him...

 

POSH NEW DRAGSTRIP--Here is panoramic view of new $873,000 Orange County International Raceway. The track was scheduled to open on Saturday night. 1967

 

Casting call for black cats to star in Roger Corman movie in Los Angeles, Calif., 1961

 

Teen fair 1966 at the Hollywood Palladium

 

Elvis Presley entertains King Mehendra and Queen Ratna of Nepal on a movie set in Los Angeles, Calif., 1960

 

Private residence, Castle of Enchantment at 4857 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, Calif.

 

Its still there...just west of the Hollywood Freeway

 

Traffic flow testing 1966

 

lane one now should say get out of my way, people just fly down the freeway today.

 

And to think that's Orange County. Look at all that wide-open space out there then.