View from Los Angeles City Hall, then and now

[furrbear]

From the Los Angeles Times Online Edition

View from Los Angeles City Hall, then and now
The changing downtown landscape as captured by two photographers shooting from the observation deck nearly six decades apart

1951: Looking southeast toward Little Tokyo and the industrial district.
Bridges span the Los Angeles River in the background.

Comments

[lumberjackie-o.livejournal.com]

wow - silverlake - where i live - was undeveloped hills back in '51.

pretty amazing city back then, and now. she's a busty beast, but i love her.

i wonder if most americans know how surrounded by mountains she is?

[furrbear.livejournal.com]

Or that you can dune buggy in the desert, surf the Pacific, and snow ski all in the same day.

[lumberjackie-o.livejournal.com]

indeed - thank you for knowing it's more than concrete and douchebags!

LOL I should...

[furrbear.livejournal.com]

I grew up in Long Beach. Dave and I used to live in Costa Mesa (OC) before the Dot.Bomb crash.

Re: LOL I should...

[joebehrsandiego.livejournal.com]

John - This is so cool. Many thanks for the post.

Did you go to Poly? Wilson? Long Beach Unified has some great historic campuses, including these two.

Re: LOL I should...

[furrbear.livejournal.com]

Would have gone to Leland Stanford Jr and then Millikan HS if Dad hadn't taken the transfer to TX.