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Old Posted Oct 22, 2011, 5:23 AM
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Speaking of LAX, I didn't realize that pre-Jet Age, LAX was on the EAST side of Sepulveda. Here's a rendering from 1951, for a "proposed" development at LAX-- or was it still called Mines Field in 1951?

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I didn't realize the Sepulveda underpass under the runway at LAX dates from 1953:

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Mines Field circa 1937

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LAX circa 1976. The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no parking in the red zone.

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Construction, 1960

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LAX Theme Building under construction, 1960

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LAX, 1988. Bradley International Terminal and double-decking of roadway were completed in 1983, in time for the 1984 Summer Olympics.

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Circa 1960s

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LAX, 1962

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Hangar 1, LAX, 1983. This building is one of the original buildings of LAX, and is now on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Mines Field, 1939

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Jackie Brown, 1997

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The Graduate, 1967

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