- Title: F-6620
- Summary: CALIFORNIA BOOM TOWN: GREAT LOS ANGELES! EARLY 1950s, COULD EASILY READ 1940s. POST WAR. STREET SCENES. LANDMARKS. CAR CULTURE.
- Description:01:19:15 - DESERT SCENES WITH YUCCA TREES, LOS ANGELES SCENES, DOWNTOWN L.A., PEOPLE CROSSING STREET, CROWDED SIDEWALKS, BUSES, PALM TREES 01:20:19 - L.A. FREEWAY, GOING THROUGH TUNNEL, CARS DRIVING THROUGH HOLLYWOOD, CBS STUDIO VISIBLE, TREE-LINED SIDEWALK 01:20:52 - CLASSIC DRIVE-IN DINER, WAITRESS TAKES TRAYS TO COUPLE IN PARKED CONVERTIBLE 01:21:07 - CAR PULLS UP TO DELI 01:21:13 - DRIVE-IN BANK SIGN, CAR PULLS UP TO DRIVE- THRU WINDOW, TELLER 01:21:33 - ROW OF TRAILER HOMES ON MOUNTAIN ROAD, PEOPLE OUTSIDE THEIR TRAILER 01:21:42 - CLASSIC HIGH ANGLE VIEW OF PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY 01:21:44 - HIGHWAY AND HOUSES BY THE OCEAN, MALIBU, PEOPLE WITH UMBRELLAS AND LIGHTHOUSE ON BEACH (SANTA MONICA) 01:21:54 - CARS AND CHURCH ON HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD 01:22:00 - CU "STOP" SIGN CHANGES TO "GO" ON TRAFFIC SIGNAL WITH HOLLYWOOD AND VINE STREET SIGNS, OLD WOMAN BUYING NEWSPAPER 01:22:11 - CARS ON HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD., WOMEN WALK DOWN SIDEWALK 01:22:19 - CAR PULLS UP TO FANCY ESTABLISHMENT, DOORMAN OPENS CAR DOOR, HIGH-CLASS WOMAN, CLASSY WOMAN STEPS OUT, INTERIOR OF UPPER- CLASS, ELEGANT SALON AS BEAUTIFUL WOMAN MODELS FUR STOLE 01:22:44 - PARKING LOT FULL OF CARS AT FARMERS MARKET, WOMEN WEARING HATS SHOP AMONG STALLS 01:22:55 - MONTAGE OF WEIRD AND WACKY STORES SHAPED LIKE: A DERBY - THE BROWN DERBY, A PUPPY DOG, A WINDMILL, A FISHERMAN, GRAND PIANO, TAMALE, CIRCUS 01:23:19 - GAS STATION ATTENDANT PUMPS GAS INTO OLD FASHIONED WOODY AT A STATION SHAPED LIKE A PLANE - CALLED "SKY CHIEF" 01:23:23 - MORE UNUSUAL ARCHITECTURE: CIRCULAR DRIVE-UP DINER WITH WAITRESS, CARHOP. OPEN-AIR MARKET, ROUND BUILDING, HEADQUARTERS OF ROSICRUCIAN ORDER 01:23:36 - THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL - SOLD-OUT CROWD, PEOPLE STAND ON LINE (INCLUDING SAILORS) 01:23:52 - RKO RADIO MOTION PICTURE STUDIO WITH GLOBE ON TOP. PEOPLE ON CROWDED STUDIO BACK LOT 01:23:59 - SOLDIERS ON HORSES BEING FILMED ON LOT, BEHIND-THE-SCENES FILM PRODUCTION 01:24:08 - EXTERIOR, NIGHT: HOLLYWOOD FILM PREMIER, SPOTLIGHTS, MOVIE STARS. ROBERT RYAN. 01:24:20 - MONTAGE: NIGHT STREET SCENES, CARS, NEON SIGNS, GAY FACADES, CAFE SOCIETY 01:24:34 - SLEEPY MEXICAN COMMUNITY, MODEST HOMES, WOMAN WATERING GARDEN WITH HOSE 01:24:45 - FRIENDLY GOATS GRAZE NEARBY IN FIELD 01:24:51 - SIGN-FACADE: OLD MISSION CHURCH, CHURCH WITH BELLS, POOR MEXICAN WOMEN WALK OUT OF DOORWAY 01:25:10 - CU STREET SIGNS: OLIVERA STREET-SUNSET BOULEVARD. PEOPLE WALK DOWN IDYLLIC STREET WITH FOUNTAIN, THE TOWN OF OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS 01:25:26 - SIGN FOR THE AVILA ADOBE, OLD MEN BY TREE ON PLEASANT, RUSTIC STREET 01:25:26 - OLD MEXICAN MAN WITH SOMBRERO WORKS WITH POTTERY WHEEL, CU SAME. TREES AND PEOPLE IN PARK 01:25:38 - NEW, STREAMLINED, NEON CHINATOWN WITH PAGODA SHAPED BUILDINGS, BRICK BUILDINGS 01:25:59 - PASSENGER TERMINAL WITH CLOCK TOWER, PALM TREES, RR STATION, PEOPLE WALK AMONG BUILDINGS, TREES, FAMILIES, SERVICE MEN, TRAVELERS 01:26:19 - UCLA CAMPUS, HOLLYWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 01:26:39 - OUTDOOR CLASSROOM. CU TEACHER READS TO CHILDREN, HOLDS UP BOOK TO SHOW PICTURES 01:26:53 - CAR DRIVES DOWN BEAUTIFUL PALM TREE-LINED STREET. LUSH VEGETATION, CAR DRIVES PAST FLOWER BED, FLOWER GARDEN AROUND HOUSE 01:27:09 - CU OF FLOWER, PAN ACROSS FLOWERING TREES BLOWING IN WIND, HUMMING BIRD SAMPLING FLAMING EUCALYPTUS FLOWERS, CU SAME 01:27:39 - RANCH HOUSE IN FOOTHILLS, BACKYARD FAMILY BARBECUE, CU DAD AT BAR-B-QUE. CU STEAKS GRILLING - YUM! FAMILY AT PICNIC TABLE. SIT DOWN TO DINNER TOGETHER. IDYLLIC FAMILY TOGETHERNESS. SUBURBAN LIFESTYLE 01:28:19 - OLD COUPLE IN YARD - MAN WITH HOSE, WOMAN WITH FLOWERS, MAN AT WORK IN WOODSHOP, CU HAND-CRAFTED WOODEN BOX, RETIREMENT 01:28:39 - OLD WOMAN CHECKS OUT BOOKS FOR YOUNG GIRLS IN LIBRARY 01:28:49 - INDUSTRIAL CITYSCAPE, SMOKE AND STEAM BILLOWING FROM SMOKESTACKS, TRUCK PULLS UP TO FACTORY / WAREHOUSE. 01:29:08 - MOLTEN METAL IN STEEL PLANT, WORKERS IN RUBBER PLANT MAKING TIRES 01:29:39 - WORKERS PICK ORANGES FROM TREES, WOMEN BOX THEM IN FACTORY CONVEYOR BELTS 01:29:50 - TRAIN YARD, FREIGHT TRAINS, WORKERS UNLOAD CRATES FROM RR CARS 01:30:04 - PEOPLE WALK FROM AIRPLANE, MEN UNLOAD CARGO. MEXICAN PLANE TAKES OFF 01:30:19 - L.A.'S MIGHTY AIRCRAFT FACTORIES, WAR PLANE INDUSTRY, PLANE BEING TOWED OUTSIDE HANGAR 01:30:34 - WORKERS POURING OUT OF FACTORY CAR PULLING UP TO REAL ESTATE RENTAL OFFICE 01:30:52 - CU NO RENTALS, NO VACANCY SIGNS 01:30:59 - TRAILER PARK IN VACANT LOT 01:31:10 - NEW HOUSES UNDER CONSTRUCTION. HILLS IN BACKGROUND, MEN LAY BLACKTOP 01:31:25 - L.A. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING, PILLARS. INTERIOR, PEOPLE AT DESKS, RESEARCH AND STATISTICS SIGN, SECRETARY TYPES IN OFFICE, MAN ON PHONE, SIGNS. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES, AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK 01:32:29 - TWO OLD MEN (MAYOR?) DISCUSS PLANS IN OFFICE CU MODEL OF CITY CIVIC CENTER 01:32:49 - CITY PLANNERS AT WORK, ARTIST'S RENDITIONS OF NEW SUPER HIGHWAYS, ETC., MODELS OF SAME 01:33:23 - ARTIST'S DRAWINGS, PLANS FOR NEW LAX INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 01:33:47 - WORKERS LEAVE WAR PLANTS, CLOSINGS. POST WWII UNEMPLOYMENT 01:34:04 - INTERIOR OF HUGE FACTORY, PANORAMIC SHOT OF LOS ANGELES CITYSCAPE, DAY / NIGHT
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1950
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1950s
- File Name: F-6620