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Architecture - Residential


BLUEPRINTS FOR LIVING: History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses
(1989).
This book discusses the influence of the aircraft industry on 1940s residential architecture design.



Borrego Springs
Rohr modular homes in Borrego Springs, CA
borrego modern

http://www.borregomodern.com/the_design/henry_hester.phpsafe_image.php

As one of San Diego's premier modernist architects, Henry Hester's designs are described as "clean and straight". His two Borrego Springs projects evoke similar descriptions.


Burbank
http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_focus/history/la-as-subject/burbank-at-100-from-sheep-ranch-to-media-capital-34994.html


Fullerton
Then and Now: A Driving Tour of Fullerton Mid-Century Modern Buildings
http://www.fullertonheritage.org/Views_Tours/Mid-Century_Modern.pdf


Phoenix

Modern Phoenix http://www.modernphoenix.net/index.htm


Law Enforcement

Orange County Sheriff's Museum & Education Center http://www.ocsheriffmuseum.com/


Hotels/Motels/Inns

The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe http://www.theinnatrsf.com/history.html





Street Views


from the foot of H Street, Chula Vista, CA
Aerial View of Rohr Corporation 1945

content.cdlib.org




Transportation - Air

Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
Aviation Museum of Santa Paula www.amszp.org
Commemorative Air Force Southern California Wing WWII Aviation Museum
www.orgsites.com/ca/caf-socal


Flashback Fridays - Found Treasures by Brian Lusk

http://www.blogsouthwest.com/blog/flashback-fridays%E2%80%94found-treasures
This link features photos of old aviation postcards.


Palm Springs Air Museum www.PalmSpringsAirMuseum.org

Planes of Fame Air Museum planesoffame.org

San Diego Air and Space Museum www.sandiegoairandspacemuseum.org

The Wright Stuff: The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Airplane. 1996. An American Experience Video narrated by Garrison Keillor. 60 minutes.

 

Transportation - Public


Picture Los Angeles today, and most people summon up images of cars and freeways. But if you talk to people of a certain age who grew up in Los Angeles, and mention the words "red cars", you will hear about a time before the freeways, when a network of rail lines and electric streetcars connected L.A. If you worked at Rohr Riverside in the early days you might remember taking the red car to L.A.




Miscellaneous


Billboards to the Past by Randy and Sharon Littlefield (book)

KCET 

This website features stories about Los Angeles' past. http://www.kcet.org/socal

Penny Postcards
A USGenWeb Archives Web Site http://www.usgwarchives.org/special/ppcs/ppcs.html
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