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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Matt Weinstock — February 9, 1959

Posted on February 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Squirrely Linguist Nobody’s going to believe this but I find I can speak squirrel language. For months a wild squirrel with a beautiful brown coat has been visiting the back yard, swinging from branch to branch of the eucalyptus trees, … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, February 9, 1959

Posted on February 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Horse and Badge Make a Sheriff The way it started, Mickey Finn, the bearded Grover Whalen of Palm Springs, phoned me a couple weeks ago. Collect. "Keep your fingers crossed," he said. "The Palm Springs mounted police are … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, September 29, 1932

Posted on February 9, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Koufax and Drysdale — Ladies Only!

Posted on February 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Don’t you love this ad? Throwback Thursby has more on this tomorrow.

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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. August 28, 1932: Christine Collins replies to the warden, saying that she is not yet ready to visit the grave of her husband, Walter, in the prison cemetery. She also says she is … Continue reading →

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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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