C. Erwin Piper Technical Center, 555 Ramirez Street, Space 320, Los Angeles, California 90012, USA City of Los Angeles. City Archives and Records Center http://clerk.lacity.org/city-archives-and-records-center michael.holland@lacity.org public domain; released under license Creative Commons CC0 "no rights reserved"; please credit "University of Southern California Digital Library
Description
Public opening of the first section of US Route 101 (Santa Ana Freeway transitioning to the Hollywood Freeway), from Grand Avenue to Silverlake Boulevard, 1950 December 27. Present were Mayor Fletcher Bowron, Lieutenant Governor Goodwin J. Knight, Supervisor Ernest E. Debs, Highway Commission Harrison R. Baker, and Police Chief William H. Parker.
Type
moving image
Format
1 film reel (5:27): silent, b&w 16mm negative, double perforation documentary films video/mp4
Bowron, Fletcher, 1887-1968 Knight, Goodwin Jess "Goodie", 1896-1970 Debs, Ernest Eugene, 1904-2002 Baker, Harrison R Parker, William H., 1905-1966 Public Event
Time Period
1950-12-27
Place
101 Freeway from Grand Avenue to Silverlake Boulevard 34.055439,-118.240087 34.077236,-118.281549 California Los Angeles USA
Source
Los Angeles City Archives [Contributing entity] disk 71327179; original filename LAPD_FILM6-6A_5Freeway_Opening_1955_MOS.avi; original filename LAPD_FILM6-6A_5Freeway_Opening_1955_MOS_RF1.mp4; original filename LAPDCan56Apart2:FreewayOpening1950.mp4 [Identifier]
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