Monthly Archives: January 2025

Found on EBay: Vintage Cocktail Napkins

Posted on January 31, 2025 by lmharnisch

A napkin from Sunset Bowling Center, 5842 Sunset Blvd. A collection of vintage Los Angeles (mostly) cocktail napkins has been listed on EBay, priced at $274.99 or best offer. Nightspots include many favorite watering holes of the past: Sardi’s, the … Continue reading →

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is February 4

Posted on January 29, 2025 by lmharnisch

Boxie and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on the Black Dahlia case Tuesday, February 4, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, on YouTube. I have discontinued my videos on Instagram.

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights — Committee for the First Amendment Defends Free Speech

Posted on January 27, 2025 by lmharnisch

In this week’s encore post, Mary Mallory looks at Hollywood’s Committee for the First Amendment, formed in 1947 in response to the House Un-American Activities Committee. Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on January 27, 2025 by lmharnisch

We begin this week’s mystery movie with an enigmatic young girl in pigtails. Continue reading →

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, January 2025

Posted on January 22, 2025 by lmharnisch

This month’s Ask Me Anything on George Hodel and Steve Hodel in the Black Dahlia case. Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Women Brought Color to Early Films and Photos

Posted on January 21, 2025 by lmharnisch

Mary Mallory takes a look at the women artists who hand-colored early photos and films. Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on January 20, 2025 by lmharnisch

For Monday, we have a shadowy mystery woman! Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Trim Your Roses on Jan. 15 to Remember Elizabeth Short

Posted on January 15, 2025 by lmharnisch

Today is Jan. 15, the anniversary of Elizabeth Short’s death. As is the custom, the Daily Mirror will be dark. Trim your roses in her memory.

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on January 13, 2025 by lmharnisch

For Monday, we have a mysterious foursome. Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: 1961 Bel-Air Fire Burns 450 Homes

Posted on January 13, 2025 by lmharnisch

Mary Mallory revisits the 1961 Bel-Air fire Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights — The Three Lives Of Villa Aurora

Posted on January 9, 2025 by lmharnisch

Note: This is an encore post from 2013. Cats have nine lives. People often experience second or third acts in their lives or careers. Some homes have multiple lives as well, like Villa Aurora, which has experienced three diverse lives, … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, January 2025

Posted on January 7, 2025 by lmharnisch

In the January 2025 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about my work in progress, Heaven Is HERE! and my current focus on the Los Angeles Examiner’s phone call to Phoebe Short, claiming that Elizabeth Short … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on January 6, 2025 by lmharnisch

For Monday, we have a mystery woman. Continue reading →

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