Neighbourhoods & Aerials

The sprawl from above and street by street. The San Fernando Valley, the Westside and the Eastside, the hillside streets, and the aerial photography that shows how far it goes.

Part of Los Angeles

49 moments in this segment.

1. 1877 - View of Los Angeles from the east. Brooklyn Hights in the foreground; Pacific Ocean and …. Los Angeles, 1877. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
2. 1882 - Los Angeles from hill. Los Angeles, 1882. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
3. 1884 - Los Angeles in 1884. The town in 1884, on the cusp of the great real-estate boom.
4. 1886 - Confidence Engine Co 1886. Los Angeles, 1886. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
5. 1887 - AtwaterVillageLosAngelesMinneapolisTract18871128. Los Angeles, 1887. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
6. 1887 - BanningHouse-on-FortMooreHill-1887. Los Angeles, 1887. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
7. 1887 - LA-aerialphoto-baloon-06-27-1887. Los Angeles, 1887. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
8. 1888 - looking SE from N side of Bellvue at intersection with Upper Main (now North Spring). JW…. Los Angeles, 1888. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
9. 1890 - Downtown Los Angeles, late 19th century. A view of the growing downtown in the late 1800s.
10. 1891 - Haas, Baruch & Co. (successor to Haas, Hellman & Co.), 218-224 N. Los Angeles St. c.1890s. Los Angeles, 1891. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
11. 1893 - Main, SE corner of Winston, US Government Bldg 1893. Los Angeles, 1893. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
12. 1895 - Artistic Wrought Iron Works Advertisement - 1895 - U.S. City Directory Los Angeles. Los Angeles, 1895. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
13. 1897 - Pages from 1897 maybe LOC Los Angeles, California, the city and county (1) page 1. Los Angeles, 1897. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
14. 1900 - Downtown-LA-1900. Los Angeles, 1900. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
15. 1901 - Downtown Los Angeles (c.1901). William Henry Jackson’s panorama of the business district at the turn of the century.
16. 1902 - "For Sale - Lots" The Los Angeles Times, September 27, 1902. Los Angeles, 1902. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
17. 1903 - The central business district (1903). Downtown LA in 1903, growing fast on oil and citrus money.
18. 1903 - Los Angeles-1903-A Residence in Los Angeles. Los Angeles, 1903. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
19. 1903 - Los Angeles-1903-Panorama Los Angeles. Los Angeles, 1903. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
20. 1905 - Sawtelle-1905-Residence Street. Los Angeles, 1905. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
21. 1905 - Sawtelle-1905-Fourth st. Sawtelle. Los Angeles, 1905. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
22. 1915 - Behr-0020. Los Angeles, 1915. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
23. 1915 - Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the session of the Legislature of…. Los Angeles, 1915. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
24. 1918 - Coulters 7th LAEx. Los Angeles, 1918. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
25. 1918 - Ville de Paris 7th LAEx. Los Angeles, 1918. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
26. 1920 - Wilshire & Fairfax from the air (1920). Open land where the Miracle Mile would soon rise.
27. 1922 - Expo model. Los Angeles, 1922. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
28. 1922 - Aerial photograph showing intersection of Wilshire and San Vicente boulevards. Los Angeles, 1922. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
29. 1923 - "Country Homes in Girard" Los Angeles Evening Express, November 17, 1923. Los Angeles, 1923. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
30. 1935 - Photos 10307 large HE box 4995-W.P.A. HE-001-947 4x5 Herald Examiner LAPL 00028113. Los Angeles, 1935. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
31. 1936 - Untitled - Large Letters. Los Angeles, 1936. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
32. 1941 - FWP American Guide Series city 1941 California Los Angeles a guide to the city and its e…. Los Angeles, 1941. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
33. 1941 - from FWP's American Guide Los Angeles a guide to the city and its environs 17. Los Angeles, 1941. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
34. 1944 - Snow at First & Spring (1944). A rare snowfall dusts the streets below City Hall.
35. 1946 - Los Angeles in 1946. The postwar city.
36. 1946 - Rodger Young Village 2. Los Angeles, 1946. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
37. 1950 - Meyercard. Los Angeles, 1950. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
38. 1950 - The sprawling lights of LA from Mount Lowe (c.1950). The horizontal city at night, seen from the San Gabriels.
39. 1956 - Uclalat 1429 b257 95950CK-1 Know Your City No.66 Walkway and steel girder of the 6th Str…. Los Angeles, 1956. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
40. 1965 - The Miracle Mile (1960s). Wilshire’s Miracle Mile, the linear downtown built for the car.
41. 1982 - The Chasan Villa - Top View. Los Angeles, 1982. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
42. 1984 - Los Angeles in 1984. The city in its Olympic year.
43. 2005 - Behr-0020 close crop east side. Los Angeles, 2005. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
44. 2005 - Behr-0020 crop east side. Los Angeles, 2005. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
45. 2007 - census Moisant.gif. Los Angeles, 2007. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
46. 2007 - census Turpin.gif. Los Angeles, 2007. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
47. 2013 - The downtown skyline (2013). The towers that finally rose downtown in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
48. 2013 - Los Angeles from the air. The endless horizontal megacity of today.
49. 2022 - Los Angeles street tours (modern). Los Angeles, 2022.