LA River under the Figueroa Street Bridge, 1948

1948, Photo shows water flowing in the Los Angeles River.  The Figueroa Street Bridge can be seen in the background over the river.  Herald-Examiner Collection.  Thank you to LAPL.

9th Street Bridge [aka, Olympic Blvd Bridge] spans over the Los Angeles River, 1930

1930, The 9th Street Bridge spans over the Los Angeles River and multiple railroad tracks in this view. The Chamberlain Company Inc., located at 2550 E. Ninth Street is visible on the left, and manufacturing buildings can be seen throughout the background. The 1,422-foot bridge was built in 1925. (Herald-Examiner Collection)  https://buff.ly/4f8DgrL. Thank you to LAPL.

View west from the Bonaventure Hotel, 5th and Figueroa, 1987

1987, LA, CA, DtLA.  View west from the Bonaventure Hotel overlooking downtown Los Angeles. Fifth and Figueroa Streets in the foreground.  Thank you to Mel-v VC.

Grand Opening of the General Motors Plant, Van Nuys, 1948

1948, The General Motors plant at Van Nuys during the grand opening on February 19-21, 1948 although it started production in December 1947.

This plant built 6.3 million cars during its lifespan including Chevrolet Advance Design trucks. Later it would produce several different models including Chevrolet full-size (Caprice, Impala, etc.), Chevrolet Corvair, Chevrolet Greenbrier, Chevrolet Chevelle, Chevrolet Nova/Buick Apollo/Oldsmobile Omega/Pontiac Ventura, and Chevrolet Camaro/Pontiac Firebird. It also produced the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and the Buick Skylark. The plant was closed in 1992 when Camaro/Firebird production moved to Sainte-Thérèse Assembly in Quebec.  Thank you to Valley Relics Museum. 

1st & Hill Street, LA, 1976

The year that Dad retired from the County.  Dad used to do his morning exercises at work up that walkway to the right of that station wagon.  He'd do push-ups and stretching.  

1976, Looking southwest from the new Hall of Records, shows LA County Courthouse at right, and high-end buildings on Bunker Hill.  Thank you to Mel-v VC.

Cahuenga Pass during rush hour, heading into the city from the San Fernando Valley, 1948

1949, Barham Bridge over Cahuenga Pass, looking southeast, with a stairway leading down to the Pacific Red Car tracks in the center median. 

1948, View of Cahuenga Pass during rush hour, showing a line of cars bumper to bumper heading into the city from the San Fernando Valley, with Pacific Red Car tracks on the left.  Thank you to Jack Feldman and to the Water & Power Museum. 

Pigeon Hole Garage, Los Angeles, 1955

1955, Pigeon Hole Garage.  Thanks to Classic Hollywood.  

1953, A man stands next to the car elevator that lifts automobiles to the desired floor and parks them in "pigeon hole" stalls at the Pigeon Hole Garage located at 644 S. Flower (at Wilshire). Photo dated: November 7, 1953. From TESSA, LAPL Digital Library.

1953, City Councilman, Ed Roybal (arrow) speaks during the dedication for the Pigeon Hole Parking Garage (background) located at 644 S. Flower Street, at the intersection with Wilshire Blvd. The new type of garage was built by Standard Stations, Inc.  A hydraulic lift picks up a car and carries it to a parking space. Dated November 5, 1953.