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Welcome To Los Angeles: Host For The 1984 Olympics
- Standard Definition: (24-hr. turnaround)
- SD 480p30 -- $449.00
720 x 480 29.97 ProRes Quicktime
keywords: california, los angeles, la, 1984 olympic preparations, freeway traffic, venice beach, los angeles coliseum, mass transit, la airport renovation, smog and air pollution, police olympic security, mascot sam the olympic eagle, mayor tom bradley, welcome to la
Synopsis: A travelogue of Los Angeles CA geared to give travelers coming for the 1984 Olympics a sense of what the City of Angels is all about...(read more)
- Date: 1980's
- Duration: 00:24:42
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Color
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
Welcome To Los Angeles - Host For The 1984 Olympics
A travelogue of Los Angeles CA geared to give travelers coming for the 1984 Olympics a sense of what the City of Angels is all about. Scenes include aerial view of Los Angeles, street-level POW of LA city streets, eclectic street performers Venice Beach CA, Muscle Beach Outdoor Bodybuilders.
Brief flashback scene of the 1932 Olympics also held in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Coliseum, Horse Racing, Renovation and construction project at the Los Angeles Airport Terminal to handle the increase influx of tourist for the Olympic Games, shots of various luxury hotels in LA, Los Angles Visitor Bureau Centers to help tourist get to specific destinations in the city.
Shots of private homes available to rent during the Games, freeway traffic and management, increased mass transit and management, LA Traffic Operations Center monitoring the flow of traffic, Graphic Artists at work to create visual signage that can be understood no matter the language of the tourist, ride sharing with the use of the innovative Commuter Computer system - an early Uber or Lyft.
Medical testing of athletes and the effect of air pollution aka SMOG on performance, Los Angeles air quality control and management, increased security for the Olympic Games, Police motorcycles and Highway Patrol vehicles, Police traffic stops and ticket violations, Highway Patrol duty room and shift briefing, Police helicopter patrols, LA SWAT training exercise.
International Arts Festival acts during the Olympics, various LA museums, Custom 1984 Olympic massive freeway murals as well as on buildings, Los Angles Sports Museum, various restaurant entrances, Olympic suit ties manufactured to sell to offset cost of the Olympics, Mayor Tom Bradley, The official mascot Sam the Olympic Eagle, Children's martial arts competition, Transamerica building, the Transamerica Olympic Chorus made up of Transamerica employees, various people of Los Angeles saying Welcome To LA! to the camera and more.
