LAX, September 1961

Posted byThomas GuyPosted inHistory, Images, Local
Aerial view of the control tower administration building at the new jet age terminal at Los Angeles International Airport, in September 1961
Aerial view of the control tower administration building at the new jet age terminal at Los Angeles International Airport, in September 1961

You have to love this. I found this while browsing USC’s digital archives.

I can’t believe how empty it all looks. I guess maybe it wasn’t until the space race that LA stopped being such a sleepy beach town.

Source: Aerial view of the control tower administration building at the new jet age terminal at Los Angeles International Airport, in September 1961 :: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

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Everybody dance. Everybody dance, now.

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