Monthly Archives: May 2007

Forgotten actress burns to death

Posted on May 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

  May 14, 1957 Los Angeles Forlorn and alone, cast off by the industry that gave her fame, 74-year-old Dorothy Dale, forgotten star of the silent era, died when a gas heater set an old sofa on fire in her … Continue reading →

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Confidential: Tells the Facts and Names the Names

Posted on May 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 14, 1957: Liberace testifies before the Los Angeles County Grand Jury about Confidential magazine. Page 1 The continuation, Page 5

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Architectural Ramblings

Posted on May 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

  May 13, 1957 Los Angeles Nobody knows who Frederick M. Roberts is these days, at least not at Fred Roberts Park at 48th and Honduras streets in South Los Angeles. I’d never heard of him, so I drove down … Continue reading →

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Pepe Arciga

Posted on May 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 13, 1957 City of varied ills as Tijuana is mostly regarded to be, there’s one aspect about the town which the majority of people, stateside, haven’t heard too much about. It concerns the number of orphanages there which give … Continue reading →

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A Googie Zoo for L.A.

Posted on May 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

  May 13, 1957 Los Angeles Let’s suppose you have a large parcel of property near downtown Los Angeles bordered by the Pasadena, Golden State and Hollywood Freeways, then known as the "Industrial Freeway." To be sure, you could put … Continue reading →

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Neumann on the Mideast, Part 9

Posted on May 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

Note: In early 1957, The Times sent UCLA professor Robert G. Neumann on a six-week tour of the Middle East. Neumann, who was later the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan and Morocco, wrote these stories upon his return. His son, Ronald, … Continue reading →

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For sale on EBay

Posted on May 12, 2007 by lmharnisch

Here’s something fun: a can of smog from 1957 These were apparently sold in the Fun Shop at Farmers Market and produced by Carlton (or Carleton) Young’s Los Angeles Smog Corp.  Hal Tamblin was listed as a vice president, according … Continue reading →

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Ed, she shot me

Posted on May 12, 2007 by lmharnisch

  May 12, 1957 Redondo Beach After a night of drinking, Mabel N. Donnells returned home about 2:30 a.m. Her husband, Robert, who had also gone out drinking–but not with her–came home about the same time and they began arguing. … Continue reading →

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Like gonesville

Posted on May 12, 2007 by lmharnisch

Little Richard, "Lucille" Little Richard, "Whole Lot of Shaking Going On" Email me

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Neumann on the Mideast, Part 8

Posted on May 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

Note: In early 1957, The Times sent UCLA professor Robert G. Neumann on a six-week tour of the Middle East. Neumann, who was later the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan and Morocco, wrote these stories upon his return. His son, Ronald, … Continue reading →

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Ginza

Posted on May 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

No story here. I just like the ad. This is now the site of the Jackie Robinson VFW.

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Abortion

Posted on May 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

  May 11, 1957 Los Angeles Felicitas Sena, born Dec. 19, 1936, in Texas, died May 10, 1957, as the result of septic poisoning from an illegal abortion. In a deathbed interview at General Hospital with Sheriff’s Detectives Charles W. … Continue reading →

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Neumann on the Mideast, Part 7

Posted on May 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

Note: In early 1957, The Times sent UCLA professor Robert G. Neumann on a six-week tour of the Middle East. Neumann, who was later the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan and Morocco, wrote these stories upon his return. His son, Ronald, … Continue reading →

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Out of the past

Posted on May 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Alpine Street between Figueroa and Bunker Hill, about 1952. Back row, from left: Dickie V., Richie Trevino Front row, from left: Gilbert Ortiz, Eddie Ortiz, Rachel Razo. Photo courtesy of Gilbert Ortiz.

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on May 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 10, 1957 At the rate landmarks are disappearing, a person could easily make a career of chasing down outmoded civic scenery under some such title as "What Happened to (Insert Name Here)?" I don’t know what happened to Insert … Continue reading →

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I didn’t mean to kill him

Posted on May 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

  May 10, 1957 Malibu Four years after his father was killed by a madman,  USC premed student Patrick Quinn died during what had been a playful gunfight with the younger brother of his girlfriend when they went to shoot … Continue reading →

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Nancy Drew convention

Posted on May 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Fans of fictional teenage detective Nancy Drew will gather (presumably in blue convertibles) in Los Angeles for their annual convention,  June 15-16.  Scheduled speakers include Penny Warner, author of "The Official Nancy Drew Handbook," and Jennifer Fisher, author of … Continue reading →

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Arson in Norwalk

Posted on May 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

    May 10, 1957 Norwalk First comes love, then comes marriage, then come two children and lots and lots of diapers for Nancy Joyce Stoner, 20, and her husband, Eugene, 31. Married at 16 after graduating from La Puente … Continue reading →

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Neumann on the Mideast, Part 6

Posted on May 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

Note: In early 1957, The Times sent UCLA professor Robert G. Neumann on a six-week tour of the Middle East. Neumann, who was later the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan and Morocco, wrote these stories upon his return. His son, Ronald, … Continue reading →

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Neumann on the Mideast, Part 5

Posted on May 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

Note: In early 1957, The Times sent UCLA professor Robert G. Neumann on a six-week tour of the Middle East. Neumann, who was later the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan and Morocco, wrote these stories upon his return. His son, Ronald, … Continue reading →

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