Monthly Archives: September 2007

Student body president, eh?

Posted on September 12, 2007 by lmharnisch

Flash forward to May 9, 1968: "Education is the destruction of innocence"–graffiti at White Plaza on the Stanford campus, 1969.

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Runaway

Posted on September 12, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Sept. 12, 1957 Los Angeles There’s no telling what spooked Ben, but the horse was frightened and galloped toward Nordhoff Street and Tobias Avenue in what was then the rural San Fernando Valley. The rider, Carol Goetzinger, 13, tried … Continue reading →

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‘Mommie told me to get the gun’

Posted on September 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Sept. 11, 1957 Los Angeles Everett Robert Ayala’s last words on earth were: "Go ahead, shoot me," spoken to his 8-year-old foster daughter as he resumed beating his wife, Pauline. So Linda Louise Narez, who was holding a .30-caliber … Continue reading →

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Mystery guest revealed

Posted on September 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

Anthony Brancato, killed Aug. 6, 1951, 1648 N. Ogden Drive, Hollywood, along with Anthony Trombino in the “Two Tonys Murder.” Jimmy “The Weasel” Fratianno eventually confessed to the killings.

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Mystery photo VII

Posted on September 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

    If you can’t guess the unfortunate mystery guest from this, I’ll just have to tell you…. (C’mon, folks, this is a famous Los Angeles incident of the 1950s! You Ellroy freaks should know this.)

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Stag film raid

Posted on September 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 10, 1957Los Angeles I stumbled across this story while researching yesterday’s post on South-Central vice raids and it was too wonderful to ignore. It sounds almost like one of the “Honeymooners” episodes involving Ralph Cramden, Ed Norton and the … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo VI

Posted on September 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Lots of guesses so far: Telly Savalas (2 votes!), Mickey Cohen, Sammy Cahn, Billy Wilder, Mel Blanc, Neil Simon, Jack Dragna, E.H. Land, Harry "Big Greenie" Greenberg, Johnny Roselli, Frank DeSimone, Bugsy Siegel, Matt Weinstock and Dustin Hoffman. But … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo V

Posted on September 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

OK, you’ll have to work for this one. Click here.

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A moment in history

Posted on September 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

June 17, 1905. The last time advertising appeared on the front page of the Los Angeles Times. Until today.  

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Literary diversions

Posted on September 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

Louis L’Amour, Oct. 23, 1960. No, I don’t consider Louis L’Amour a great writer. I don’t even consider him a good writer. But I’m dedicated to presenting a variety of voices and not necessarily those I agree with. And he … Continue reading →

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South-Central Vice

Posted on September 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Sept. 8-12, 1957 Los Angeles Let's suppose you are the mayor of the nation's third-largest city. Let's further suppose that your wife has received several letters complaining about rampant crime in a heavily minority neighborhood. You might turn the … Continue reading →

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Architectural ramblings

Posted on September 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

Here’s the home at 457 S. Serrano Ave., where mystery writer Craig Rice died. Photograph by Larry Harnisch Los Angeles Times

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Police and the courts

Posted on September 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

I missed this op/ed piece when it came out July 19, 1957. It was certainly a different era for the police.

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Mystery photo IV

Posted on September 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

Here’s the fourth picture of our mystery guest from The Times photo archives. The second photo of him is here. The third one is here. (Hint: He’s not Arnold Stang. He’s also not Telly Savalas (2 votes!), Mickey Cohen, Sammy … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

Sept. 7, 1957 The week’s cordon bleu for eccentric behavior goes to a sharply dressed young man who came into a hill Street bat cave around midnight and ordered a beer. Before sipping any, he unlatched a luggage case, extracted … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo III

Posted on September 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

Here’s a third picture of our mystery guest from The Times photo archives. Another photo of him is here.(Hint: He’s not Arnold Stang. He’s also not Telly Savalas, Mickey Cohen, Sammy Cahn, Billy Wilder, Mel Blanc, Neil Simon or Jack … Continue reading →

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How to Get–and Keep–a Husband

Posted on September 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Sept. 4-6, 1957 Los Angeles If it’s true that a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle, then author Kate Constance wants every salmon to have a Schwinn. She’s written a book on the subject, … Continue reading →

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Ask Jane

Posted on September 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

Sept. 4, 1957Los Angeles This is almost beyond belief. "I spit fire with every word and could smack my wife’s head off with my fist–but, hey, I take a bath every day. What’s her problem?"

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

Sept. 6, 1957 Last week while driving between Cortez and Durango, Colo., Paul Weeks turned on the radio to relieve the monotony. After a while it came through his consciousness that the station, KWIK in Farmington, N.M., was playing the … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates–Confidential File

Posted on September 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

Sept. 6, 1957 Sometimes it’s a good idea to holler Because if you don’t, people don’t hear. Or, at least, they don’t pay attention. I’ve done a little hollering over the past couple of months–about a situation which I considered … Continue reading →

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