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Los Angeles Historical Photos

 

Early City Views (1800s) Historical Bldgs (1800s) Early Hollywood (1850 - 1920) Early San Fernando Mission Early Los Angeles Plaza Water in Early Los Angeles Early Amusement Parks Baseball in Early Los Angeles Aviation in Early Los Angeles Early San Pedro and Wilmington Mystery History: Q & A

Early City Views (1900 - 1925) Historical Bldgs (1900 - 1925) Early Views of Hollywood (1920 +) Early Views of the San Fernando Valley California Historical Landmarks in LA Electricity in Early Los Angeles Historical Timeline of Los Angeles Los Angeles River - The Unpredictable Early Views of Mt. Lowe Railway Early Views of Santa Catalina Island Early Views of the Miracle Mile

Early City Views (1925 +) Historical Bldgs (1925 +) Early Views of Hollywood Bowl Early Views of Pasadena Early Views of Santa Monica Early Views of Glendale Early Views of UCLA / Westwood Early Views of USC Early Views of Historic Main Street Early Los Angeles Streetlights 'Miracle Mile' (1920s & 1930s)

Newest Additions

How much has air quality improved in Los Angeles since the 1940s? See our newest section titled: Smog in Early Los Angeles

 

To supplement our Early Views of the San Fernando Valley Section, we've added two new sections titled: SFV Street Name Origins and SFV Communities Name Origins

 

See Early Views of North Main Street, once considered the uptown commercial heart of the old city.

 

Finally, check out six of our more recent additions:

Early Views of Beverly Hills	Ealy LA Drive-in Restaurants	Early Views of West Hollywood
Early Views of LA Gas Stations	Early LA Programmatic-Style Buildings	Early Views of Cahuenga Pass

 

New Search Index

A new SEARCH INDEX has been added to help navigate through the thousands of topics and images found in our collection. Try it out for a test run.

 

Click HERE for Search Index

 

 

Mystery History

Test your knowledge of Los Angeles History by visiting our Mystery History Section.

 

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