Monthly Archives: January 2008

Jan. 16, 1908

Posted on January 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

A courtroom crowded with people hoping to hear juicy details in a murder trial… Animal cruelty in the Antelope Valley … Complaints about the mails … A pioneer returns to find Los Angeles greatly changed in his absence … And … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 15, 1958 No one wants to disillusion the politicians, a high-minded group, but duty dictates that a conversation between two fortyish women in the Crenshaw shopping district be recorded. When George Watkins first encountered them they were eating hot … Continue reading →

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Game of the Century

Posted on January 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 14, 1968 UCLA’s Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) injures his eye in a game against Cal. Will he be ready for the Game of the Century on Jan. 20, 1968, against Houston in the Astrodome?    Email me

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Paul Coates

Posted on January 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 15, 1958 I talk to a lot of men who are fresh out of prison. I do because each one has a story–usually each is in bad need of someone to listen. So I do. I listen as each … Continue reading →

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Vampira RIP

Posted on January 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Walter Ames in The Times, May 28, 1954

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Black Dahlia

Posted on January 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Yes, today is the anniversary of Elizabeth Short’s murder. As is my custom, I will be cutting back my roses today, which is one way I honor her memory. I also make an annual donation in her name to Shelter … Continue reading →

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Craby Joe’s update

Posted on January 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times Here’s another picture I got on my recent outing to Main Street. It was truly a beautiful day. And by the way, Jeremy Hansen tells Ed Fuentes at View From a … Continue reading →

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Glendale vandalism

Posted on January 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 15, 1958Los Angeles This is the incident Paul Coates wrote about in a recent column.  

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Jan. 15, 1958

Posted on January 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

 

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Jan. 15, 1908

Posted on January 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

George M. Cohan’s "45 Minutes From Broadway" …  R.F. Outcault  at performances of "Buster Brown" … Victor Herbert’s "The Tattooed Man" … At least 167 die when the Rhodes Opera House burns in Boyertown, Pa. in what will be deemed … Continue reading →

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Snow!

Posted on January 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 15, 1932Los Angeles

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 14, 1958 Judges try not to smile, no matter how ridiculous the charade unfolding before them becomes. Sometimes they hold back only with great difficulty. A woman seeking a divorce in Judge Burnett Wolfson’s court was asked on what … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on January 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 14, 1958 This is the story of one kid. He lives here. His name is Gene. But with a few alterations it could be the story of any of 10,000 kids who live here. Or maybe 100,000 kids. But … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on January 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Today is the 70th anniversary of one of the more notorious events in Los Angeles history, which occurred at 955 Orme St. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. If not, read about it here. It’s called the Harry Raymond bombing.  

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Jayne Mansfield

Posted on January 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

    Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay, 1958-1964? (It’s unclear if a 1963 divorce in Juarez was recognized in the U.S.) She married Matt (Thomas Vitale Ottaviano) Cimber in 1964 and filed for divorce in 1966.  The final decree was pending … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on January 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by the Los Angeles Times   Who are these gentlemen and what are they doing? Bonus question: Who was the former owner of this Cadillac? Is it Johnny Stompanato? (Howard Decker–first by 10 minutes over the next correct … Continue reading →

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Jan. 14, 1958

Posted on January 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay get married… (note that The Times used an AP photo)… will the Dodgers play at Wrigley Field? (no "Moon Shots" there, folks)… Sarah Churchill, daughter of a fellow named Sir Winston, gets popped for being … Continue reading →

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Jan. 14, 1908

Posted on January 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

A man convicted of killing a police officer killer tries to sell his body for a little cash … and his partner goes on trial…  A man can’t get picked up by the streetcar because he looks like a robber… … Continue reading →

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Killing revisited

Posted on January 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Sylvan C. Diamond writes of the Felicitas Nicholson case: I covered the Nicholson trial as a reporter for the all news radio station in Riverside, KACE. (No longer there). I was allowed by presiding Superior Court Judge John Gabbert … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 13, 1958 There are words which somehow people think mean the opposite of what Mr. Webster states about them in his big book. For instance, enervate. It means to deprive of strength, to enfeeble. Yet many people think it … Continue reading →

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