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Category Archives: 1915
Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Busch Gardens and Hogan’s Aristocratic Dream
Filmmakers have always loved shooting around the Los Angeles area because so many diverse locations offer tantalizing story possibilities at a fraction of the cost of traveling around the United States or out of the country to film. One of … Continue reading
Posted in 1915, Film, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory
Tagged #Mack Sennett, Busch Gardens, film, hollywood, mary mallory, Pasadena.
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Over Protests of Racism, ‘The Clansman’ Opens in Los Angeles
Feb. 9, 1915: The Los Angeles premiere of D.W. Griffith’s “The Clansman” (later retitled “The Birth of a Nation”) provokes protests and an attempt to prevent Clune’s Auditorium from showing the film, which was based on Thomas Dixon’s “The Clansman.” … Continue reading
Posted in 1915, Crime and Courts, Film, Hollywood, LAPD, Theaters
Tagged #Birth of a Nation, #D.W. Griffith, #The Clansman
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Found on EBay – Pin Ton Company
A postcard showing the Pin Ton Company Confectionary, 427 S. Broadway, has been listed on EBay. I don’t recall ever hearing of this business or seeing this interior. The store flourished around 1915. Bidding on the postcard starts at $9.99.
Posted in 1915, Architecture, Downtown, Food and Drink, Found on EBay, Interior Design
Tagged #Broadway, #downtown, #DTLA, #EBay
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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – Einar Petersen, Forgotten Artist
Image: Lobby of the New Rosslyn Hotel, showing murals by Einar Petersen. Fame is an odd thing. An artist might be successful and popular in his lifetime and forgotten with the decades, while other artists receive little or no recognition … Continue reading
Found on EBay – Hartsook Portrait
This Hartsook photo of Anita King as a gypsy girl, possibly from the 1915 film “Carmen” starring Geraldine Farrar and Wallace Reid, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $24.97.
Posted in 1915, Film, Found on EBay, Hollywood, Photography
Tagged #Anita King, #EBay, #film, #Hartsook, #hollywood, #photography
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New Light on the Death of Joe Hill
Nov. 20, 1915: The Times publishes the account of the execution of Joe Hill (Joe Hillstrom) by firing squad. The New York Times has two terrific stories that are well worth your time. The first is Rachel Donadio’s feature … Continue reading
Posted in 1915, Art & Artists, Books and Authors, Crime and Courts, Labor, Obituaries
Tagged #1915, #IWW, #Joe Hill, #labor, #Leonardo, #Unions
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The Mystery of J.W. Robinson [Updated]
A postcard showing the J.W. Robinson Co. Building has been listed on EBay. And it’s more of a mystery than I expected….
Posted in 1914, 1915, 1923, 1934, Architecture, Downtown, Fashion, Found on EBay, Preservation
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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – ‘Auction of Souls’
Photo: June 23, 1919, “Auction of Souls.” Credit: Los Angeles Times Los Angeles has long been a haven for refugees and artists, particularly those fleeing political and militaristic struggles. As early as 1915, Armenians began arriving in Southern California after … Continue reading
Posted in 1915, 1919, Brain Trust, Film, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory, Religion
Tagged #film, #Hollywood Heights, #la, #Mary Mallory
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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights
June 8, 1915: Times cartoonist Edmund Waller “Ted” Gale lampoons Charlie Chaplin at Essanay. Now a small section of Fremont, California, Niles, California was once the western home of the Essanay Silent Film company. Founded in Chicago by George K. … Continue reading
Posted in 1907, 1915, Art & Artists, Brain Trust, Comics, Film, History, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory
Tagged #film, #Hollywood Heights, #Mary Mallory, 1907
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LAPD End of Watch, June 15, 1920
Dec. 23, 1915: LAPD motorcycle officers take delivery of 37 new Indian motorcycles, capable of 75 mph. The daily NewsWatch of the Los Angeles Police Protective League always honors the anniversaries of LAPD officers killed in the line of duty. … Continue reading
Posted in 1911, 1915, 1920, Crime and Courts, LAPD, Obituaries, San Fernando Valley, Streetcars, Transportation
Tagged crime and courts, lapd
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