Monthly Archives: February 2008

Raymond bombing

Posted on February 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 16, 1938Los Angeles    

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Little Nemo

Posted on February 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 16, 1908Los Angeles

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Home of the week

Posted on February 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 16, 1908Los Angeles Don’t go looking for the A.P. Macginnis home on the southwest corner of Bonnie Brae and Miramar–it’s gone. But what a place: A 30-room house with an attic and a basement, Tiffany glass fixtures for the … Continue reading →

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Feb. 16, 1888

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Feb. 15, 1958

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Feb. 15, 1938

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Feb. 15, 1908

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Random shot

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times I went by Philippe trying to get a good angle on the MTA building. Email me

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I Love L.A.!

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times I’ve been waiting a year to get this shot of the MTA headquarters. Happy Valentine’s Day! Email me

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Mad dog bites girl

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 15, 1898Los Angeles   Here’s Dr. Wong, one of the characters who inhabited Bukowski Square in the 1890s…. Below, a rabid terrier bites a little girl on its rampage through the city …   

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 14, 1958 Samuel K. Terry of Ocean Park has been a shortwave radio addict for many years. During World War II, he used to listen to Tokyo Rose lying about how many American ships the Japanese navy sank each … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 14, 1958 My very able assistant, name of Charlie, actually isn’t very able. In fact, at times, he’s rather unable. But it doesn’t really bother me. First, because the kid listens attentively every time I explain his mistakes to … Continue reading →

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Family held hostage

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 12-March 29, 1958 Los Angeles They were such nice boys. Real gentlemen. Having them around the apartment was just like company, except for the guns. They said they weren't guilty of burglarizing that drugstore. They just couldn't prove it … Continue reading →

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Feb. 14, 1958

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, critic Edwin Schallert retires from The Times, where he started in 1912 (Click on the headline to read the entire story) … Elizabeth Taylor is talking about giving up her career as soon as she finishes "Don Quixote" … … Continue reading →

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Feb. 14, 1938

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an ad for the Del Coronado … Capt. Earle Kynette compares himself to Alfred Dreyfus … "Hammer Slayer Flees Hospital," now there’s a headline that says "read me" … A writer injured in the Japanese bombing of a U.S. … Continue reading →

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Feb. 14, 1908

Posted on February 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

    At top, Santa Monica African Americans begin the Union League … Above, Cottolene, a blend of cottonseed oil and beef tallow … Meet Joseph Margolis (1869-1945), who was active in politics until at least the early 1940s, in … Continue reading →

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Feb. 13, 1958

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  The Metropolitan Transit Authority takes its first steps toward "a speedy mass transit system." Will it build a monorail from the Valley to downtown Los Angeles? Reporter Ray Herbert is going to look at the implications for bus and … Continue reading →

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Feb. 13, 1938

Posted on February 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

    It’s Sunday in 1938, and here’s an ad from the real estate section … And a panel from "Buck Rogers" … Hitler plans to announce that he respects Austrian independence … Paul Wright is convicted of manslaughter in … Continue reading →

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Feb. 13, 1908

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  The grand jury investigates gambling in Los Angeles … A determined federal agent captures his quarry after a long chase … The amusing tale of a plug hat … A USC medical student files a lawsuit charging that he … Continue reading →

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Feb. 13, 1888

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