Monthly Archives: August 2008

November 26, 1904: UFO over Los Angeles

Posted on August 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

No, the object at left is not a flying saucer on a stick. It is, in fact, Los Angeles’ earliest attempt at street lighting in which carbon arc lights were mounted on tall poles around the city. This one was … Continue reading →

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A higher plane

Posted on August 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

e at the Daily Mirror have been taken to task by an anonymous commenter (an SBC Global subscriber ISP 75.50.124.114) for focusing on "crap"  rather than more intellectually stimulating fare. Anon@yahoo.com (I tend to suspect this is a pseudonym, though … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles history: Bunker Hill

Posted on August 22, 2008 by lmharnisch
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Former mayor may enter recall race, Cubs win over Pirates, August 22, 1938

Posted on August 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, more proof, as if any were needed, that bad traffic is nothing new in Los Angeles. Note the traffic island in the center of the drawing, which is where people waited to board a streetcar. Voila! A 70-year-old attempt … Continue reading →

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Police kill man, rock ‘n’ roll, Dodgers win, August 21, 1958

Posted on August 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Hula Hoops and Dick Clark at the Hollywood Bowl (with Rod McKuen!) Jan and Arnie ("Jennie Lee," "The Beat That Can’t Be Beat")? The Six Teens ("A Casual Look")? These are not names that are familiar to me. Hey … Continue reading →

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Playboy pitcher throws no-hitter, August 20, 1968

Posted on August 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo May 6, 1962: Bo Belinsky of the Angels fires a fast ball at the Baltimore Orioles during his historic no-hitter.   Los Angeles Times file photo April 1963: Bo Belinsky and fiancee Mamie Van Doren … Continue reading →

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House increases Social Security, sports columnist dies, August 20, 1958

Posted on August 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Samuel Beckett’s "Waiting for Godot" is boring and unintelligible, the critics say.   Los Angeles County supervisors order a survey to determine which cars are the worst polluters … The House approves a 7% increase in Social Security payments … Continue reading →

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Judge under guard after death threats, August 19, 1938

Posted on August 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Death threats against Fletcher Bowron in the recall election? That’s a new one on me. But in light of the Harry Raymond bombing, it shouldn’t be any surprise … Thomas K. Heath of the McIntyre and Heath blackface vaudeville team … Continue reading →

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Movie star mystery photo

Posted on August 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo OK, who is this foursome on the golf course? (Sorry about the crack in the emulsion. The Times’ library used to fold the big prints in half before putting them in envelopes — verrry … Continue reading →

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Wife ends family fight with shotgun, August 18, 1958

Posted on August 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

August 18, 1958 Ralph Atkinson, 28-year-old upholsterer of 6609 Beeman Ave., North Hollywood, left home early Sunday to buy a newspaper. On the way back, he decided to stop at a bar and have a drink. Or two. Or three. … Continue reading →

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Heavyweight boxing title fight tonight, August 18, 1958

Posted on August 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Heavyweight champ Floyd Patterson takes on challenger Roy Harris at Wrigley Field in the first heavyweight title fight in Los Angeles since 1939. The oddsmakers give little chance to Harris … The Dodgers win the second game of a double-header … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles history–Echo Park

Posted on August 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Another entry from The Times’ Tim Turner, March 14, 1937.

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Fugitive couple attack LAPD officer, August 17, 1958

Posted on August 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Fugitive couple from Milwaukee beat LAPD detective.
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An adobe from old Los Angeles, Nuestro Pueblo, August 17, 1938

Posted on August 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, Washington and Soto via Google maps’ street view.    

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Mayor asks FBI to help study of LAPD, Reds beat Pirates, August 16, 1938

Posted on August 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Mayor Frank Shaw invites J. Edgar Hoover to join the city’s efficiency study of the Police Department
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UCLA Coach Red Sanders Dies, August 15, 1958

Posted on August 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo UCLA coach Red Sanders "shows his tailbacks the way he wants them to throw a pass" before the Bruins play Stanford. Published in The Times, Oct. 13, 1954 Photograph by Ray Graham / Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles–water and power, Nuestro Pueblo, August 15, 1938

Posted on August 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

   

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Engineer Bill plays ‘Red Light, Green Light’

Posted on August 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

In 1976, the Los Angeles Times covers a reunion of Sheriff John Rovick, Engineer Bill Stulla, Jimmy “Webster Webfoot” Weldon, Skipper Frank Herman, Vance Colvig and Walker Edmiston.
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Dodgers change game time, August 14, 1958

Posted on August 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer Baseball or the beach? The Dodgers changed the starting time of three day games from 1:30 to 4 p.m. and said they were trying to make their fans happier. "We have received complaints from fans … Continue reading →

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Dodgers rehire Alston, August 14 1958

Posted on August 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer The Dodgers decided their disappointing first season in Los Angeles shouldn’t be blamed on Manager Walt Alston and rehired him for the 1959 season. The Times’ Frank Finch reported that the announcement "was met by … Continue reading →

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