Monthly Archives: February 2009

Random Shot, Downtown

Posted on February 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo I found this picture of the Marsh-Strong Building, at Spring, Main and 9th streets, while looking for something else. Isn’t it great? An ad for the opening in 1914. Let’s take a closer look. … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Bullock’s Wilshire

Posted on February 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Someone saved a matchbook from Bullock’s Wilshire. Listed on EBay with bids starting at $1.50.

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Voices — Christine Collins, September 25, 1932

Posted on February 8, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Landmark to Be Torn Down, February 8, 1959

Posted on February 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by John Malmin / Los Angeles Times Broadway and 2nd Street in a photo published Feb. 8, 1959. And the intersection via Google maps’ street view, showing The Times corporate garage.  As far as I can determine, the original … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Wich Stand

Posted on February 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

A matchbook cover for the Wich Stand has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $4.99.

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Matt Weinstock — February 7, 1959

Posted on February 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Viene La Mañana Lencho Perez, a song writer, was arrested recently for drunk driving, and when he appeared in Judge Carlos Teran’s court in East L.A. he contritely admitted his guilt and paid his fine. Not only that, he returned … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, February 7, 1959

Posted on February 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Mash Notes and Comments (Press Release) "In MGM’s ‘Some Came Running,’ Shirley MacLaine scores a triumph in the role of Ginny, one of the ‘un-respectable’ characters in the James Jones novel. "To Shirley, however, Ginny was not ‘the … Continue reading →

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Trial of Former Mayor’s Aide to Begin, Feburary 7, 1939

Posted on February 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

It’s a bit hard to tell from reference photographs, but I believe this is a Lockheed Hudson being assembled in Burbank. Trial of Joe Shaw, brother of recalled Mayor Frank Shaw, on 66 counts of altering public records. Fire Department … Continue reading →

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Sholem Aleichem Turns 150

Posted on February 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

By Jonathan Kirsch The writer known as Sholem Aleichem (Sholem Rabinovich, 1859-1916) was a towering figure in the Yiddish-speaking world, praised in his own lifetime as "the Jewish Mark Twain." The critic Irving Howe later singled him out as "the … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — L.A. Streetcar

Posted on February 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

A 1958 slide of a streetcar has been listed on EBay. According to the vendor, the car is on the V Line. Note the ad for the Mirror-News! Bidding starts at $3.89.

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Matt Weinstock — February 6, 1959

Posted on February 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Wrong Number Tonight as usual TV addicts will turn on a program titled "77 Sunset Strip," a private eye action thriller featuring Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Roger Smith, Edward Byrnes, beautiful girls in deep trouble and a reverberating and contagious theme … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, February 6, 1959

Posted on February 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Good Scout’s Bid Makes Cub Happy I promised you this report. It’s my final one, I hope, on a kid named Butch Harris, who a few months ago got his first lesson in how little some big people … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, August 28, 1932

Posted on February 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Walter Collins in an undated prison photo.

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February 5, 1959: Burbank Finds 1959 Time Capsule

Posted on February 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times The 50-year-old time capsule about to be freed from the Magnolia Boulevard Bridge. Jia-Rui Chong Times Staff Writer With a hammer and a chisel, a Burbank city worker this morning carved out … Continue reading →

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February 3, 1939: Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on February 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Notice the item about the police psychiatrist. This post will eventually be filled by Dr. Joseph Paul De River.

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Vin Scully Hosts Game Show, February 6, 1969

Posted on February 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

In a skit, Tim Conway portrays San Francisco State President S.I. Hayakawa as a samurai warrior preparing to battle student radicals. Vin Scully was hitting the game-show circuit. The legendary Dodgers broadcaster had signed on to host "It Takes Two" … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on February 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

People didn’t care much for the last mystery photo. Here’s one you may like better. Update: Herb Nichols and Pete Nowell guessed that our mystery fellow is Chargers football coach Sid Gillman making a guest appearance on "The Rifleman." Notice … Continue reading →

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House on Haunted Hill, February 9, 1959

Posted on February 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

I’ve been exploring 1959 copies of Boxoffice that have been uploaded to issuu.com. The website is extremely hard to navigate and its search engine is useless. However, Google does a good job of ferreting out articles. One particularly interesting article … Continue reading →

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Anorexia, 1902 Style

Posted on February 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Evidently lying down with a cinder block on your stomachis tonic for the "emaciated woman," shown above.

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Found on EBay — 1908 Rainier

Posted on February 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

The 1908 Rainier in all its aged glory. A 101-year-old touring car on its third owner has been listed on EBay. According to the vendor’s information, the car was purchased in Los Angeles and driven by the Asbury family, which … Continue reading →

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