[1957 TRIP TO DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES & SAN PEDRO]

This silent, black-and-white home movie from 1957 captures a visit to downtown Los Angeles and the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro. It showcases some of the city's most prominent political buildings, including Los Angeles City Hall, the California State Building, and the Los Angeles Hall of Justice. The film also features recognizable landmarks and locations throughout LA, such as the San Pedro Harbor, the Municipal Ferry, Union Station, the Biltmore Hotel, and more.

“Los Angeles” title banner (00:06). Views of downtown Los Angeles (00:12). The Equitable Life Building (00:21). A police officer directs traffic at an intersection (00:31). The Temple Baptist Church, later renamed The Angelus Temple (00:36). The Los Angeles Auditorium Building, also known as the Los Angeles Municipal Auditorium (00:46). “Pershing Square” title banner (00:50). The Biltmore Hotel, located near Pershing Square in downtown LA (00:53). Views of the Biltmore Hotel garden (01:01). Various scenes from downtown Los Angeles (01:17). Los Angeles City Hall (01:45). The old Los Angeles Hall of Records seen between other buildings (01:52). The California State Building in Los Angeles (02:00). Traffic scenes, including buses from Los Angeles Transit Lines (LATL) (02:05). Views of The California State Building (02:28). Traffic scenes (02:33). Los Angeles City Hall (02:37). The Los Angeles Federal Building (02:48). Los Angeles Main Post Office and Courthouse entrance in the Federal Building (03:11). The American Flag (03:23). Traffic scenes featuring LATL buses and police cars (03:32). Hotel Rosslyn in downtown LA (04:17). Municipal Ferry "Islander" (04:36). Industrial ships, presumably in San Pedro Harbor (04:42). General Petroleum Corporation's massive oil tanks (04:55). Scenes from the harbor (05:09). A dock rail system (05:21). The Municipal Ferry Building, located in San Pedro (05:26). Scenes of industrial ships sailing in the harbor (05:31). A Daido Line Japanese shipping company ship (05:49). Scenes from downtown LA (05:57). “San Pedro Plaza Park” sign (06:05). The San Pedro Recreation Department building (06:13). Scenes from San Pedro Harbor featuring palm trees, a cruise ship, and a municipal ferry sailing (06:17). Views of downtown LA from Los Angeles City Hall (07:01). The Los Angeles Hall of Justice (07:07). The old Los Angeles Hall of Records (07:25). The Los Angeles Times building (07:35). Traffic scenes, featuring a Greyhound Bus long-distance service bus (08:06). Union Station (08:28). Traffic scenes (08:43). The La Plaza United Methodist Church (08:50). May Company store in downtown LA (09:03). A police officer directs traffic at an intersection (09:16). Views of the Los Angeles Tower Theater and the Beaux-Arts architecture clock tower (09:18). Scenes from downtown LA (09:29). “The End” text overlay (09:45).