LA

1950s

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Here are home movies of a Filipino-American family in the late fifties…

1990s

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Here's a time-lapse clip of freeway traffic in downtown Los Angeles…

1950s

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This clip is the very beginning of a home movie showing parts of Los…

1950s

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Home movie shot in Los Angeles in the '50s.

Wide shot of…

1950s

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Clip is an 8mm home movie from 1956 showing a middle-class family…

1920s

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Man looks over balcony at Parisian street. Foot traffic is heavy;…

1950s

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Curtain comes up, aerial view panning right over Hollywood. Announcer…

1960s

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Jack Douglas introduces LA as Tinsel Town America, as he stand outside…

1960s

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This clip from 1963 gives an aerial tour of Los Angeles, though some…

1960s

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Aerial of downtown Los Angeles, and iconic Capitol Records. Aerial of a…

1960s

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Jack Douglas narrates a tour of Los Angeles, in particular Troubadour…

1960s

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Jack Douglas narrates a tour of Los Angeles, in particular Troubadour…