I get a lot of my vintage aviation footage from old films like this one. They often include film of planes that aren't flying anymore or other historic footage such as the picture of the TWA Lockheed Connie being built here in Burbank.
Lockheed Plant
http://wesclark.com/burbank/lockheed_1940s_hollywood_way.jpg
http://wesclark.com/burbank/hollywood_way_and_empire.jpg
The GM plant in Van Nuys probably accounted for a large amount of the automotive manufacturing as well.
GM Plant Van Nuys
http://www.camaros.org/images/assembly/assembly-LOSplant.jpg
Leaders in Auto and Plane building and other manufacturing...not sure why they all left
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