Monthly Archives: October 2007

October 11, 1957: Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

October 11, 1957 I was out with a group of deep thinkers the other night and they got to discussing the pressures of present-day living. They deplored particularly the fact that hardly anyone has time any more to do the … Continue reading →

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October 11, 1957: Paul V. Coates–Confidential File

Posted on October 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

October 11, 1957 It’s long been said that the funniest clowns are the saddest, and the saddest are the funniest. So I guess there’s a pretty good chance that it’s true. Yesterday, a very funny clown came to my office. … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on October 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

OK, the other mystery photos have been "who" questions. This is a "where" question. And just to make it fun, be precise as to the location. And of course, everyone in L.A. will recognize the source of the quote, right? … Continue reading →

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Milwaukee celebrates

Posted on October 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 11, 1957

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 10, 1957 A woman named Mary was waiting for a bus at Melrose and Vermont when an elderly gentleman sitting alongside bent down and picked up a small diamond ring. He quickly thrust it into his pocket, then, as … Continue reading →

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Court beat

Posted on October 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 10, 1957Los Angeles Oh for the life of a court beat reporter in 1957: Confidential magazine, an appeal by convicted killer Caryl Chessman and the murder trial of L. Ewing Scott, not to mention the daily grind of the … Continue reading →

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Snapshot

Posted on October 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

A typical example of retouching from The Times photo archives:   Steve Fontanini / Los Angeles Times, Dec. 28, 1973From left, J. Miller Leavy of the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office, with Dist. Atty. Joseph Busch and Joseph Carr, … Continue reading →

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Great moments in newspaper graphics

Posted on October 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 10, 1957 A typical example of infographics in the Stone Age:  

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Braves take series

Posted on October 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 10, 1957 Now here’s a hed bust for you. Lou Burdette? Ouch! At least the story has it right. (Typo box score for The Times, 1881-1986: Lou Burdette 164; Lew Burdette 626).

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Smog and Sputnik

Posted on October 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 10, 1957

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Paul V. Coates–Confidential File

Posted on October 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 9, 1957 People can be pretty wiseacre sometimes. Especially yesterday. All I was trying to do was conduct a "pulse of the public" poll on a very timely subject: Major League Baseball’s arrival in Los Angeles. Inasmuch as the … Continue reading →

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Location sleuth

Posted on October 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

Another shot from "Act of Violence," showing downtown Los Angeles.  

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As crazy as two waltzing mice

Posted on October 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 9, 1957 Ventura, Calif. Renzee Louis Alameda, 36, was the quietest man on the block. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound ex-Marine, a USC graduate, was unmarried and had lived alone at 2412 Ridgeley Drive for the last 10 years. He … Continue reading →

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Dodgers EXTRA!

Posted on October 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 8, 1957 City Hall gets a Dodgers cap. And UFOs.  

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Dodgers!

Posted on October 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 9, 1957 Also note yet another discarded proposal to ease traffic: elevated bus lanes on freeways. 

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Location sleuth

Posted on October 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

Here’s The Times Building as seen in "Act of Violence," 1948   Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times, Oct. 6, 2007 Trees and buildings prevented me from precisely re-creating this shot. The camera was north of where I was standing … Continue reading →

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A fifth of whiskey

Posted on October 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 8, 1957 Los Angeles How can such smart crooks be so dumb? The short answer is: They just were. In the last few months, half a dozen seasoned pros had been involved in systematically burglarizing the homes of wealthy … Continue reading →

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Braves take Game 5

Posted on October 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 8, 1957

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In praise of artists

Posted on October 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

So far, I have been bombarded with the location of the "Waltzing Mice" installation and the origin of the quote (Raymond Chandler). But nobody has said a word about the artist. Our old standby Google merely reveals that "Waltzing Mice" … Continue reading →

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Waltzing mice

Posted on October 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

And while we’re on the subject, from The Times, Sept. 2, 1904.  

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