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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Home of the week

Posted on May 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 3, 1908 Look what I found! Another 100-year-old home, as shown on Google maps street view: View Larger Map According to The Times, the Los Angeles Investment Co. developed a portion of what was known as the College Tract. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on May 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 2, 1958

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Paul Coates

Posted on May 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 2, 1958

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May 2, 1958

Posted on May 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, gentlemen, save your marriage and get your hands in the dishpan! Below, 20 are arrested in an East L.A. gang fight … Two bandits hold up a Beverly Hills jewelry store … A 17-year-old mother reaching across the car … Continue reading →

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October 3, 1907: The Mystery of Felt Lake

Posted on May 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

October 3, 1907 Stanford University Chester Silent was among the most promising young men of Delta Tau Delta at Stanford. The son of Judge Charles Silent and prominent in Los Angeles social circles, Silent, 22, had excelled in his studies … Continue reading →

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May 2, 1938

Posted on May 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a waitress from the Red Parrot Cafe is thrown from a speeding car at Sunset Boulevard and Spring Street … Below, engineers are working on ways to prevent flood damage by the Los Angeles River. In addition to experiments … Continue reading →

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May 2, 1908

Posted on May 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the daring "ladder thief" strikes at the Doheny residence on Chester Place (apparently named for Stanford student Chester Silent) … Below, a fascinating tale of legal intrigue, tangled relationships and greed told in the story of a land baron’s … Continue reading →

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Buzzie Bavasi, RIP

Posted on May 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 31, 1966 Buzzie Bavasi, center, with Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax after they ended their holdouts on new contracts. Email me

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May 1, 1958

Posted on May 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Above, what’s on the cover of the Mirror? The Cold War? The space race? The Dodgers? No! It’s Gary Cooper’s face lift!   So let’s go into the archives and get a better look. Here are the before and … Continue reading →

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May 1, 1938

Posted on May 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Arnold Schoenberg’s orchestration of Brahms’ quartet for piano and strings receives its U.S. premiere. I once listened to a recording of a talk by Schoenberg and was surprised to hear him pronounce his name "Shane-berg" as in "Bei Mir … Continue reading →

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The comics

Posted on May 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 1, 1938   Dick Tracy cautions angry Chinese against vigilante justice. He agrees to let them see the arch-criminal one more time if they put down their weapons. Alas, Tracy is outwitted by someone with a miniature blowgun. Who … Continue reading →

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Home of the week

Posted on May 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 1, 1938   Above, here we are in 1938 in Leimert Park. Below, a current street view, courtesy of Google. Why am I showing a home from Leimert Park? Because this neighborhood is in what is all too often … Continue reading →

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May 1, 1908: Husband Accuses Wife of Affair With Coachman

Posted on May 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Above, the latest style in women’s hats, the Merry Widow. Below, the scandalous divorce of Emanuel Augustine Lord of Bridgeport, Conn. Henry Lord accuses his wife of an affair with Harry Cameron, the African American coachman. Quote of the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on April 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 30, 1958  

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Paul Coates

Posted on April 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 30, 1958  

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Kathy Fiscus update

Posted on April 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

Some local media outlets are reporting the death of former Pasadena firefighter Walter Patrick Ireland, saying he was the lone volunteer in an attempt to rescue Kathy Fiscus, a 3-year-old who fell down an abandoned well in San Marino in … Continue reading →

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Hollywood fire

Posted on April 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

Callbox Sam sends this postcard of Hollywood and Vine, showing the site of today’s fire.  The picture was taken about 1957, judging by the billboard for the Oldsmobile Golden Rocket 88. Hody’s also had a restaurant in Lakewood and another … Continue reading →

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Charles Hillinger

Posted on April 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 26, 1975 Kelso, Calif.   Email me

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April 30, 1938

Posted on April 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a snippet of the want ads. You could also hire a Japanese chauffeur or a Filipino cook, if you were looking for one. Below, bombing victim Harry Raymond takes the stand in the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette. … Continue reading →

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April 29, 1908

Posted on April 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, what could be healthier than beer except for cigarettes? OK, Helmar cigarettes at least didn’t claim to be good for you. I overlooked Emma Goldman’s appearance in Los Angeles, so the pages are a day late. Naturally, The Times … Continue reading →

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