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Sunday, April 7, 2013

Rockford Files - Vintage Classic Old LAX Photos Images and Pictures

We happened to watch a couple episodes of the 1970's TV show, "Rockford Files."

Some screenshots  ...

Jim Rockford flew to Seattle. Departing LAX 25L on a Douglas DC-8 w/ full smoke ...


Note high altitude circuit in the background ...


That's the old National livery on the quad jet  ... 


For the cruise segment, editors chose to use the 747 prototype ... 


Landing Seattle on American ...  


Obviously TWA terminal 3 at LAX ... 


At least one satellite still has those same drinking fountains ... 


Flight Insurance machine ...


Note schoolkids picture on left.

Sharon Gless and James Garner.

Gless eventually became "Cagney" on "Cagney and Lacey;" a show we never watched. Her father was a big-time Hollywood lawyer who represented Howard Hughes. 


The famous red line ...


Rockford chased bad guy to the TWA hangar and shot him in a Tri-Star ...  


Beautiful United 747 Classic landing ... 


Just one parking structure ...


Nice United 727 and DC-8 action at T6. Plus Continental 707 Golden Jets at T5 ...

3 comments:

  1. I remember when they shot Airport! in front of T3. My dad grumbled that all those Hollywood types were making things difficult for his staff at the terminal.

    Great memories. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Hollywood used to like filming at T3 in those days. We remember seeing Adam 12 done there. And Columbo.

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  3. Nice pics, they take me "back". Around that time, I ran into a crew filming for TV in the tiny terminal at BUR on a weekday afternoon. Couldn't miss it.

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