ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː, hˈɛnɹi dˈiː. pˈɛɹi, ɐ dˈɛɹi fˈɑːɹmɚ, sˈoʊld ʌv lˈænd tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts nˈeɪvi fɚɹə flˈaɪt tɹˈeɪnɪŋ fˈiːld bᵻtwˌiːn hˈɑːliwˌʊd bˈuːlɪvˌɑːɹd ænd pˈɛmbɹoʊk ɹˈoʊd.
In 1943, Henry D. Perry, a dairy farmer, sold  of land to the United States Navy for a flight training field between Hollywood Boulevard and Pembroke Road.