Last modified: September, 2006
Both photos: Westways Magazine
- Left: I-10 Santa Monica Freeway construction to the west from the Harbor Freeway (CA 110), 1962.
- Right: I-405 San Diego Freeway construction south showing the Mulholland bridge, 1962.
Harbor Freeway (California 110) through downtown Los Angeles, in 1978 (top) and 2006 (bottom).
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1954, shortly after the downtown Los Angeles portion of the Harbor Freeway was opened.
US 101 Hollywood Freeway
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Hollywood Freeway at the Pasadena Freeway in 1952.
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Closeup of the Four Level Interchange in the above photo. The ramps from the southbound Hollywood Freeway were not yet open at the time.
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Cahuenga Pass on the US 101 Hollywood Freeway in 1961. There was no center barrier on the road at that time. First sign reads: "Burbank, Barham Blvd. Use Right Lane". Mike Ballard's site shows this road in 1941 when the PE rail line ran down the middle.
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Construction of the Hollywood Freeway, looking south near Vine Street around 1951.
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Cahuenga Pass looking north from the Pilgrimage Bridge, 1951.
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Construction of the Hollywood Freeway south of Highland, 1953. Highland on the left, Cahuenga Blvd. on the right, and Odin Street between the two, with the southbound bridge over Highland under construction.
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Opening day on Cahuenga Pass, 1940.
The freeway through Cahuenga Pass ending just past Barham Blvd and continuing north on Cahuenga Blvd. Click image for a larger overall view. Note how rural the area is just north of the end of the road. Thanks to Erik Slotboom for this scan.
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Long Beach Freeway (then CA 15) at the unopened I-405 freeway (note the blank signs on the exit) in 1964.
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Construction of the Long Beach Freeway (I-710), 1955. Intersection is Bandini Blvd. and Atlantic Blvd. (the predecessor to the route).
US 101 coming north into downtown Los Angeles in 1974. The Brew 102 buildings (below City Hall in this photo) have since been demolished, but there is still a tight jog in the freeway due to the original routing around the building.
Figueroa Street Tunnels on the Pasadena Freeway
Both photos: Westways Magazine
