# SANTA FE RAILROAD 1945 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRAVEL PROMOTIONAL FILM (Print 1 - see 75804a for better version) 75804

-this film has a slight warp which we were unable to correct- This 1945 color film about Southern California was produced for the Atchison-Topeka-and-Santa Fe Railway Company. It opens with orange trees (:56), the mountains (1:05), lakes (1:11), and a woman up to her neck in poinsettias (1:15). Hollywood features Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (1:19), CBS Studios (1:23), and NBC Studios (1:28) with visitors, including sailors (1:32). The beaches are full of 1945 bathing suits, volleyball, and swimming (1:50-2:09). Sports include polo (2:10) and golf (2:27). The Huntington Library and Art Gallery (2:35) in Pasadena displays Sir Thomas Lawrence’s 1794 painting of Pinkie (2:44) and Thomas Gainsborough’s 1770 painting The Blue Boy (2:48). The Tournament of Roses parade of floats in Pasadena (2:54-3:37) is an annual New Year’s Day event. Bands on the field (3:39) and placards in the crowds (3:43) show team loyalty in the annual Rose Bowl game (3:53). The Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale (4:01) has Greek statues (4:12), the Little Church of the Flowers (4:19), and the Wee Kirk O’ the Heather church (4:22). Chinatown in Los Angeles provides entertainment (4:31-5:02). Olvera Street in the oldest part of Los Angeles is a Mexican marketplace of pottery, paintings, costumes, and dancers (5:05-5:36). There’s also horse race tracks (5:37-6:53). Catalina Island lies just off the coast (7:00), with beautiful beaches and cruise ship docking (7:12). The Bird Farm has exotic birds (7:14-7:44). A…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Travel, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/75804WelcomeToSouthernCalifornia)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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