Weekend Jaunts I, 1941

This 1941 Pietsch Collection reel, Black and White Weekend Jaunts, Part I, chronicles California outings in black-and-white. Titles mark July dates: a POV zips through Los Angeles streets, past Griffith Observatory, and Sunset Boulevard, spotlighting stars’ homes—Jack Benny, Burns & Allen. The new Hollywood Freeway gleams empty, Hollywood Bowl shines, and Gay’s Lion Farm shows lions through a fence. With the Tannahills, Mt. Wilson offers deer-feeding, 8mm filming, and the 100-inch telescope, blending road trips with rustic charm.