Monthly Archives: August 2012

Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated +++]

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

Here’s another photo from the collection of Steven Bibb! All three identified (plus the movie) by Don Danard, Dewey Webb, Mike Hawks and Eve Golden. Plus Mary Mallory. 2/3 right: (Mary Mallory), Jo Anne and Gregory Moore, Mystery fellow on … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – World’s Largest Soda Fountain

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

This postcard of the soda fountain at Fosgate’s store, at 449 S. Broadway, has been listed on EBay. A May 14, 1904, story in The Times called it the largest soda fountain in the world. Bidding on the postcard starts … Continue reading →

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James Curtis: L.A. Voices – Jules White, Part 4

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

  Photo: The Senate chambers in “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” was redecorated as a palace for a Three Stooges film. James writes: Here’s another of those interviews I did during a random burst of energy in 1975. This one … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

Here’s another mystery photo from the collection of Steven Bibb!

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Hollywood Bridge

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

Though card games had been around for centuries, auction bridge was developed in 1904 as an alternative to whist. In 1925, Harold Stirling Vanderbilt developed rules, particularly for scoring, creating contract bridge. Contract bridge involves four people sitting at the … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

Photo: A 1972 Cadillac hearse has been listed on EBay at Buy It Now for $4,200. (Note: it has a 472 engine in case you are in a hurry). Queen of the Dead – dateline August 27, 2012 •   Phyllis … Continue reading →

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30 Firefighters Escape Blaze in Box Canyon

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

Aug. 24, 1942: Sheriff’s deputies break up a planned fight between the Lincoln Heights Square John gang and the Huntington Park Levis gang at Central and Florence avenues, arresting 17 members of the Square John gang (no members of the … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay: Tom Mix Witzel Photo, Newsboy Cap Edition

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

The negative of a Witzel portrait of Tom Mix has been listed on EBay. He’s wearing a rather remarkable jacket and check out the newsboy cap! Bidding starts at $9.99.

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Angelina and Her Neighbors, Part 3

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

This is the third installment of Eve Golden’s cemetery photos. Angelina and Her Neighbors, Part 1 | Part 2

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Remembering Valentino

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

This is the 85th anniversary of Rudolph Valentino’s memorial service.  A program is planned at 12:10 p.m. Thursday at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Here’s a look at the various “Ladies in Black” that I did when the blog was at latimes.com.

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James Curtis: L.A. Voices – Jules White, Part 3

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

  Photo: The Three Stooges’ “Spooks,” produced and directed by Jules White. James writes: Here’s another of those interviews I did during a random burst of energy in 1975. This one took place a couple of weeks before my previously-posted … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

Here’s another photo from the collection of Steven Bibb!

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

This horse-drawn hearse has been listed on EBay at Buy It Now for $2,500 . Queen of the Dead – dateline August 20, 2012 •  Cosmo Girl Helen Gurley Brown—who died at 90 on August 13—was not a heroine of … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Sojin Kamiyama

Posted on August 19, 2012 by

Photo: Sojin Kamiyama in “The Road to Mandalay,” listed on EBay as Buy It Now for $23.95. Hollywood never seemed to know what to do with Asian actors during its early silent days. While Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa became a … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

Yes, it’s another photo from the collection of Steven Bibb!

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Angelina and Her Neighbors, Part 2

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

Here’s another installment of Eve Golden’s photos from a recent trip to a local cemetery.

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Angelina and Her Neighbors

Posted on August 16, 2012 by

Photo: Angelina. Credit: All photos by Eve Golden. It will come as no surprise to you that I enjoy strolling through my local boneyard. I live near a lovely Italian Catholic cemetery in my East Coast town, and cut through … Continue reading →

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Talking About the Onion Field

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

I was in a video chat yesterday with Joseph Wambaugh and Times City Editor Shelby Grad to talk about the the Onion Field case and the recent death of Gregory Powell.

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

Here’s another mystery photo from the collection of Steven Bibb!

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Photography | Tagged , , , | 22 Comments

Aug. 13, 1942: Times Visits African American Troops

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

Aug. 15, 1942: The good news: The Times writes about African American troops. The bad news: The story is one stereotype after another.

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