Historical views of Southern California airports
Vintage postcards show historical views of airports you know today -- and some that no longer exist.
![A TWA plane flies over airport buildings and runways.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3526439/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1678x1070+0+0/resize/1440x918!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F77%2Fa6%2F60f2f4214ce490db2b4b2a5f1e9b%2Fairports-burbank-aerial.jpeg)
An overhead view of Burbank airport on a postcard from Patt Morrison’s collection.
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California to New York in less than 16 hours! A TWA airliner at Burbank airport, seen on a vintage postcard from Patt Morrison’s collection.
![airports-burbank-union-air-terminal.jpeg](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/02b4aec/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1642x1078+0+0/resize/1440x945!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F24%2F74%2Fa2dac55c4421b5b2649988bcfb4d%2Fairports-burbank-union-air-terminal.jpeg)
A terminal at Burbank airport, on a postcard from Patt Morrison’s collection.
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A postcard from Patt Morrison’s collection shows the October 1949 dedication of Los Angeles International Airport.
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![airports-lax-terminal.jpeg](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f8be8bb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1648x1059+0+0/resize/1440x925!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff3%2F29%2F2dbcafc244058ab19482035a2d45%2Fairports-lax-terminal.jpeg)
A postcard from Patt Morrison’s collection shows a terminal building at Los Angeles airport.
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A postcard with a March 1963 postmark from Patt Morrison’s collection shows an air traffic control tower at LAX.
![airports-glendale-administration-building.jpeg](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/24da483/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1674x1073+0+0/resize/1440x923!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1c%2Fc4%2Ff7e20d3a48f2a90efb39d9a0d79f%2Fairports-glendale-administration-building.jpeg)
The administration building at Glendale’s airport on a postcard from Patt Morrison’s collection.
![airports-glendale-central-air-terminal.jpeg](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/56c401b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1683x1056+0+0/resize/1440x904!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F35%2F51%2Fce1da34443a18f6e34fe638d2dfa%2Fairports-glendale-central-air-terminal.jpeg)
Rolling hills rise beyond Glendale’s airport on this vintage postcard from Patt Morrison’s collection.
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![airports-inceville.jpeg](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f212fdf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1635x1024+0+0/resize/1440x902!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F81%2F29%2Fff81e7c241cf977cbd067d49976c%2Fairports-inceville.jpeg)
A postcard with a 1922 postmark from Patt Morrison’s collection shows a plane flying near Inceville, a movie studio that had an airstrip. The area is in present day Pacific Palisades.
![airports-van-nuys-skytrails.jpeg](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7f1adf0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1674x1080+0+0/resize/1440x929!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F28%2Fd5%2F168cb46c49a59247457059430780%2Fairports-van-nuys-skytrails.jpeg)
A postcard from Patt Morrison’s collection shows Van Nuys Airport and the former Skytrails restaurant.
![airports-catalina.jpeg](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2e548b7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1670x1078+0+0/resize/1440x930!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe9%2F99%2Fdef912e0400cb3e89d5c3fdb0551%2Fairports-catalina.jpeg)
A postcard from Patt Morrison’s collection shows an airport on Catalina Island.
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The text on the reverse side of this postcard from Patt Morrison’s collection says that amphibious planes flew several times a day between San Pedro and Avalon on Santa Catalina Island.
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The exterior of John Wayne Airport on a vintage postcard from Patt Morrison’s collection.
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On elevated view of Ontario airport on a postcard from Patt Morrison’s collection.
![airports-riverside.jpeg](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/35adc16/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1674x1070+0+0/resize/1440x920!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd9%2Fa9%2Fa5b24ca8444a868fb2eb0ad66829%2Fairports-riverside.jpeg)
Riverside airport’s terminal is seen on a postcard from Patt Morrison’s collection.