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One sheet vintage Pan Am travel poster from the mid-1980s, which features a night view of the Los Angeles skyline and the Harbor Freeway. The specific buildings shown in the poster have been identified through historical images and postcards.
Poster Details
Year: The poster was released as part of Pan Am's advertising campaign around 1982 and 1985.
Location: The image is a photograph of downtown Los Angeles, with a focus on the Harbor Freeway (now part of I-110). The traffic is shown in long exposure light streaks, a common photographic technique for city night scenes.
Key Buildings:
The Los Angeles Hilton Hotel: The most prominent white, illuminated building in the middle ground with the word "HILTI" visible on its facade (the logo of Hilti Corporation). This hotel was located on Wilshire Boulevard and has since been demolished.
The Union Bank Building: The tall, dark skyscraper to the right of the Hilton building.
Arco Plaza Towers (now City National Plaza): The two dark twin towers to the left of the Hilton building.
This poster was part of an advertising series by Pan Am that used compelling photography to promote travel to various destinations around the world. |
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