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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Architecture — Craig Ellwood

Posted on November 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph courtesy of Architecture for Sale The exterior of the Johnson/Stone residence, designed by Craig Ellwood Currently listed: The Johnson/Stone residence, 1515 Tigertail Road, Los Angeles. $2.795 million. More information is here >>>

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Changeling — Part VIII

Posted on November 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Gordon Northcott: "Youth Convicted as Boy-Butcher." Los Angeles Times file photo "I killed Alvin Gothea on the ranch…" Gordon Northcott is convicted and sentenced to death. There were appeals but he was hanged at San … Continue reading →

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Vintage fashions on EBay — Bullock’s Wynshire

Posted on November 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s a little black number by Rimini from the Wynshire department at Bullock’s Wilshire, which was converted to a Macy’s in 1995. Bidding starts at $49.            

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Nixon, Humphrey close in poll; Rams win over Lions, November 4, 1968

Posted on November 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

1968, when percentages were calculated by hand. The Rams defeated the Detroit Lions, 10-7, but few people apparently left the Coliseum happy. Mal Florence’s story in The Times said the Rams were "repeatedly" booed during the fourth quarter when they … Continue reading →

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Billy Wilder on ‘Some Like It Hot’; Dodger stars pay a visit, November 4, 1958

Posted on November 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Billy Wilder discusses the strengths of typecasting in "Some Like It Hot," a movie that was filmed in 1958. Movie note: Ernest Hemingway makes a cameo appearance in "The Old Man and the Sea." Add this story to the list … Continue reading →

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Changeling –Part VII

Posted on November 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

                                     Los Angeles Times file photo From left, prosecutor Earl (sometimes spelled Earle) Redwine, Loyal Kelley, A.H. de Tremaudan (sometimes spelled Tremandon), J. McKinley Cameron, David Sokol, Gordon … Continue reading →

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November 3, 1958: 44 shopping days until Christmas

Posted on November 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Honestly! The Christmas ads start earlier every year. I remember when they used to wait until after Thanksgiving!

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Officials turn away football crowds at Coliseum, November 3, 1958

Posted on November 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Look beyond the nostalgia factor in this film produced for Studebaker dealers. Listen to the comments. The Studebaker Lark was, according to this film, intended to give consumers what they wanted: a low-priced, fuel economy car. We know today, of … Continue reading →

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Changeling — Part VI

Posted on November 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo In going through the photographs from the Gordon Northcott case, I’m struck by how different Northcott looks from one image to another. Sometimes he appears  thoughtful, even bookish. In others, he looks quite demonic. In … Continue reading →

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A. Victor Segno — “How to Live 100 Years”

Posted on November 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

"Tight vests and suspenders worn by men are contrary to hygienic principles. These articles should be loose enough to permit free exercise of the lungs and heart. No article of clothing that fits tightly should be worn. Among this list … Continue reading →

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Times election endorsements, November 2, 1958

Posted on November 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

A Methodist church in Little Rock offers a facility rent-free for segregated classes after Gov. Orval Faubus refuses to open the city’s integrated high schools. And an African American boycott of segregated buses in Birmingham, Ala., gets a slow start. … Continue reading →

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Anne Elisabeth Dillon

Posted on November 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

Anne Elisabeth Dillon is neither a scholar nor a gentleman; she just likes watching movies. A copy editor on The Times' National desk, she's been at the paper since 2006.

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Keith Thursby

Posted on November 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

Keith has been an editor at The Times in news, sports and design since 1986. The Rams moved to St. Louis on his first day as assistant sports editor of the paper's Orange County edition. He grew up in Norwalk … Continue reading →

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Larry Harnisch

Posted on November 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

The leading Black Dahlia expert and a collaborator in the 1947project, Harnisch has been a copy editor at The Times since 1988. He has appeared on many TV shows discussing the Dahlia case, notably "James Ellroy's Feast of Death." Join … Continue reading →

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Movie star beaten to death, November 1, 1968

Posted on November 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Newsmen gather outside Ramon Novarro’s house, 3110 Laurel Canyon, after he was found beaten to death, 1968. View Larger Map The 3100 block of Laurel Canyon, where Ramon Novarro lived, via Google maps’ street … Continue reading →

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Voices — Studs Terkel, May 17, 1987

Posted on October 31, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times Studs Terkel, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Oct. 23, 2001. Bewildered, Insecure, Cynical Studs Terkel on today’s troubled blue-collar worker By Stuart Silverstein,Times staff writer Chicago’s Studs Terkel, 75, is … Continue reading →

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Vintage fashions on EBay — Bullock’s Collegienne

Posted on October 31, 2008 by lmharnisch

I did promise that I wouldn’t go off the deep end on vintage fashions, but here’s a real period piece: A young woman’s hat from the Collegienne department at Bullock’s Pasadena. Bidding starts at $9.98.           … Continue reading →

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Vision of an African American utopia — Allensworth

Posted on October 31, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times A LOOK BACK: The sun sets on Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, where original buildings and replicas provide a glimpse of the utopian community founded by a former slave and retired Army … Continue reading →

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Movie star mystery photo

Posted on October 31, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photoThis week’s mystery guest has 125 credits on imdb. Update: Steven Bibb and Gregory Moore have correctly identified our mystery star. I’m going to defer revealing her name to give other readers a chance. Congrats, Steven … Continue reading →

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Serial killer Harvey Glatman captured, October 31, 1958

Posted on October 31, 2008 by lmharnisch

Harvey Murray Glatman is arrested and freely admits killing three women.  He was executed in the gas chamber Sept. 18, 1959. It took him eight minutes to die.

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