I was having a hard time coming up with a photo to
introduce the 2003 version of the Lansing Heritage Tour
(LHT) since none seemed to capture the scope of that
tour. I eventually settled on the above photo of the San
Fernando Valley as being
as good as any, plus it captures a rare, perfectly clear
day in Southern California. The San Fernando Valley is
home to the current JBL, in addition to being an early
home to Lansing Sound in 1948. Most of the contacts we
met with during this tour were located here as well. For
those unfamiliar with the Los Angeles area the "Valley"
is north of downtown L.A. and separated by the Santa Monica
Mountains.
The 2003 LHT started on
March 29 and extended to April 10, 2003. It was the
third, of approximately annual tours, that we have
undertaken since opening this site. These tours are an ongoing attempt to document the history
and heritage of James B. Lansing. This was our most
comprehensive tour to date, involving interviews with a
dozen contacts and visits to numerous Lansing related
facilities. The following eight pages form a photo
documentation of that tour along with some basic
background information. The main output of this tour
will be articles that will be developed from the nearly
20 hours of recorded interviews. This will take time and
will likely occur gradually over the next year. In the
interim, the following pages provide an overview of the
2003 LHT.
© 2003 Don McRitchie