Google International Airport

Larry, Sergei and Eric have gained special access to fly the planes of the GAF (Google Air Force) in and out of Silicon Valley on a NASA airfield. The trio’s private air support wing, a company called H211 LLC, recently acquired a fourth passenger jet. Apparently, insurance companies and institutional investors worry that one ofContinue reading “Google International Airport”

Santa Monica in 1928

Check out this highly detailed scan of a map of Los Angeles from 1928. Depicted in the above section are the Pickering and Crystal piers in Ocean Park. Cloverfield Boulevard gets is named for the original title of Santa Monica airport, “Clover Aviation Field.” I took the map section above and superimposed it over GoogleContinue reading “Santa Monica in 1928”