Los Angeles Urban Sprawl (1927)

A vast aerial view of a dense, sprawling city grid stretching endlessly toward a hazy horizon. — Los Angeles Urban Sprawl (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Believed to be the sprawling grid of Los Angeles, this 1927 aerial photograph by Donald A. Hall Sr. captures the explosive urban growth of Southern California during the roaring twenties, viewed from the open skies.