Thanks e_r for the additional info. Good stuff! I was thinking it might be one of those two airports. (Neither of which I'd heard of until reading about them here!)
As you know Rodgers Field was near the Tar Pits, near the eventual (2nd) location of the County Museum. My grandfather Herman Beck (mom's side) worked there in the 40's and 50's and created most (all?) of the animal sculptures on the outside grounds. I have some old photos and articles and plan to post them one of these days.
(Also BTW, I've been sending my mom some links to this thread and urging her to participate, which she may do. She grew up in Mt. Washington and has a lot of interesting memories and stories.)
I've only seen a few photos of the County Museum here. If anyone has more, esp. early ones, I would really like to see them. Haven't really found anything on LAPL or USC.
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