Monthly Archives: December 2007

Dec. 27, 1957

Posted on December 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Random shot

Posted on December 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times I managed to snap a picture of this sign on my way to work yesterday (yes, people do work at the newspaper on Christmas Day).  Normally, this traffic island on Glendale … Continue reading →

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Intruder attacks

Posted on December 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 25-26, 1957 Los Angeles It was a little before 3:30 a.m. as he tried the front door of the apartment at 4447 Finley Ave. and found it unlocked. It was the morning of Christmas Eve and the presents … Continue reading →

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Christmas past

Posted on December 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 27, 1932Los Angeles   Drawing by Edmund Waller Gale / Los Angeles Times Edmund Waller "Ted" Gale was an institution at The Times from 1907 until he quit in 1934 in a dispute over editorial policies and went to … Continue reading →

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Dec. 26, 1957

Posted on December 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Note the item on the BOAC Stratocruiser, which suffered a loss somewhat similar to what was theorized for Pan Am’s "Romance of the Skies."

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Dec. 26, 1967

Posted on December 25, 2007 by lmharnisch
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Oscar Peterson RIP

Posted on December 25, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 26, 1952 Los Angeles Now playing at the Daily Mirror HQ: "Bess, You Is My Woman Now," from "Oscar Peterson Plays ‘Porgy and Bess‘ " and "You Go to My Head" from "Jazz ‘Round Midnight." 

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Christmas past

Posted on December 25, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 25, 1966Los Angeles   Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Susan Swallow, 9, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Swallow of Lancaster, opens a Christmas present as her toy poodle, Brigette, keeps a close eye on what’s inside … Continue reading →

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Dec. 25, 1957

Posted on December 25, 2007 by lmharnisch
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Christmas past

Posted on December 25, 2007 by lmharnisch

Christmas in prison with Dalton Trumbo, 1950  

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Irv Letofsky RIP

Posted on December 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

Irv, who died Sunday, was one of the first big guns I met at The Times. Here I was, a music critic from a 80,000-circ.  daily and he was an editor with an office at The Times. I had fed … Continue reading →

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Elvis update

Posted on December 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 29, 1957 Los Angeles You may remember my post on Elvis Presley’s concerts at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium, based on contemporary reviews by those two keen observers of popular culture: Wally George and Hedda Hopper. I’m sorry to say I … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on December 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Ken Dare / Los Angeles Times What famous person is missing from this 1963 photo of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin? Peter Lawford? An excellent guess! (But no). JFK, Joey Bishop or Sammy Davis Jr? All good … Continue reading →

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Christmas past

Posted on December 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 26, 1944 Germany   Los Angeles Times file photo Members of an infantry division fighting in Hurtgen Forest, near Zweifall, take time to open Christmas packages that have arrived from home. The battle of Hurtgen Forest lasted from September … Continue reading →

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Dec. 24, 1957

Posted on December 24, 2007 by lmharnisch
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L. Ewing Scott

Posted on December 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 13, 1958Los Angeles Photograph by Ray Graham / Los Angeles Times Here’s a great moment in photojournalism: Convicted killer L. Ewing Scott is interviewed with his fly open.  

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Craby Joe’s RIP

Posted on December 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 23, 1953 Los Angeles Here’s a tribute to Craby Joe’s, the landmark on Bukowski Square, which is closing forever on Christmas Eve. Note the address: 654 S. Main St. According to the Los Angeles Public Library’s online street directories, … Continue reading →

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Christmas past

Posted on December 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 5, 1966 Los Angeles Photograph by Judd Gunderson / Los Angeles Times   A nativity scene placed in the Plaza near Olvera Street. The Times said the Olvera Street merchants contributed donations to buy the hand-carved figures.

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Dec. 23, 1957

Posted on December 23, 2007 by lmharnisch
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Christmas past

Posted on December 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by the Los Angeles Times I neglected to get the date of this photo, which was apparently taken in the early 1960s. Here’s a previous post about the lawsuits over lighting a cross in the windows of City … Continue reading →

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