Monthly Archives: April 2008

Paul Coates

Posted on April 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 23, 1958

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Last Remaining Seats

Posted on April 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Now that I have safely secured my tickets for what is my favorite Los Angeles film event, I can announce that tickets have gone on sale to the public for the Los Angeles Conservancy’s Last Remaining Seats. This is a … Continue reading →

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Jack Searles, RIP

Posted on April 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jack Curtis Searles 1928-2008 By Michael Searles For more than 60 years, Jack Searles, in one fashion or another, was involved in Southern California journalism. His newspaper jobs included everything from copy boy to business editor. He worked for every kind … Continue reading →

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Just say no

Posted on April 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

A copy of this book has turned up on EBay for (get this) $500! Until a few years ago, it was possible to pick up "Thieves" for a few dollars, in fact I found an autographed copy at a Salvation … Continue reading →

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April 23, 1958

Posted on April 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Bunker Hill as envisioned, with 5th Street and Figueroa in the upper left corner. Below, Bunker Hill, as grabbed from Google Earth, with 5th and Figueroa in the upper left corner. Note how much the two images resemble one … Continue reading →

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April 23, 1938

Posted on April 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, the 1937 slaying of underworld figure Les Bruneman intrudes into the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette in the Harry Raymond bombing. (Pete Pianezzi, convicted of killing Bruneman at the Roost cafe, was paroled in 1953) … Former City … Continue reading →

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April 23, 1908

Posted on April 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

You may remember yesterday that Schlitz declared beer a health drink. And I’ve noted elsewhere that brewers marketed beer as "liquid bread" (a mere 3 1/2 percent alcohol). But calling whiskey a health tonic is new to me. Do you … Continue reading →

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Random shots

Posted on April 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s a couple of links Daily Mirror readers might find interesting: Howard Decker, a regular correspondent to the Daily Mirror, has begun his own blog, named Hollywood Gone By. Howard is posting Hollywood photos he has taken over the years, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on April 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 22, 1958  

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Paul Coates

Posted on April 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 22, 1958

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April 22, 1938

Posted on April 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, there are people in this world who insist that before the advent of top-40 radio in the 1950s, programming was a formless blob. Note, in fact, that programming was often tightly organized in 15-minute blocks. Below, Officer Donald M. … Continue reading →

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April 22, 1958

Posted on April 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a baseball museum in Los Angeles? Really?? Well look at this: Below, a United Air Lines DC-7 and an Air Force F-100F Super Sabre on a training flight collide over Nevada, killing everyone on both aircraft. The victims include … Continue reading →

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April 22, 1908

Posted on April 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

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Ruben Salazar, RIP

Posted on April 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Ruben Salazar, from the Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive (Collection 1429), Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA     Above, the news story on the death of Ruben Salazar, by Charles T. Powers and Jeff Perlman. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on April 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 21, 1958

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Paul Coates

Posted on April 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 21, 1958

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April 21, 1958

Posted on April 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

A battle of bean balls between Ramon Monzant of the Giants and Don Drysdale of the Dodgers. I really don’t think I’d care to have Drysdale aiming for my noggin. Email me

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Child molested, killed

Posted on April 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 16, 1938-Sept. 16, 1939 How about that? The tracks are still here, a block south of Firestone on Myrtle. I think that’s where they found her body in the weeds. Poor little kid. Her name was Jenny — Jenny … Continue reading →

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April 21, 1908

Posted on April 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, an update in the saga of some "Hearstlings" who stole pictures of the Great White Fleet to be published in the Examiner … Note the story about the 1906 Brownsville, Texas, incident in which African American troops of the … Continue reading →

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Club Mecca firebombing

Posted on April 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 20, 2008 Someone asked me if I placed this notice in today’s issues of The Times. No, I didn’t. But I’m glad these people are remembered.  Read my original Club Mecca post here. Email me

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