Santa Monica Pietsch, 1941-42

This 1941-1942 Pietsch Collection home movie captures Santa Monica life in Kodachrome or black-and-white. Mr. Pietsch films, posing with his camera and new car’s convertible top at 1142 26th Street, joined by Mrs. Pietsch and her mother. Family portraits, a new two-story home, and a Christmas 1941 fireplace glow contrast Hollywood’s neon—Mocambo, Ciro’s, NBC—shot at night. Garden beers, model planes, and friends like the Kempferts shine, with flowerland drives and beach overlooks rounding out a cozy wartime snapshot.