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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Raymond bombing

Posted on February 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 17, 1938Los Angeles Los Angeles County, founded Feb. 18, 1850, prepares to celebrate its 88th anniversary … Irving Berlin’s daughter is out of the hospital … The City Council prepares to give the Navy 4 1/2 acres in Chavez … Continue reading →

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Feb. 17, 1908

Posted on February 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

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Mass transit

Posted on February 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Hey look, it’s the Gold Line pulling into Union Station! Oops, I’m about 50 years ahead of myself. Does this elevated train look familiar? Or maybe you remember this artist’s conception of an elevated train, below, from January 1907.   … Continue reading →

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Dream home

Posted on February 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Honestly, if you’ve seen one 1950s suburban tract home you have seen them all–Everything shiny, new and safely banal with no more soul than an empty shoe box! Of course now they have mature landscaping and burglar bars. I wasted … Continue reading →

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Feb. 16, 1968

Posted on February 16, 2008 by lmharnisch
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Feb. 16, 1958

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Black comix

Posted on February 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s 50 years of "progress" in the portrayal of African Americans in newspapers’ Sunday comic strips. The top panel is from Windsor McCay’s "Little Nemo in Slumberland," as published in The Times on Feb. 9, 1908. To be fair, McCay … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on February 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Wayne F. Kelly / Los Angeles Times OK, who are the men with former Dodger Roy Campanella? Here’s a clue: It was extremely unusual for the man on the left to be mentioned in The Times. When … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 16, 1938Los Angeles    

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Little Nemo

Posted on February 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 16, 1908Los Angeles

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Home of the week

Posted on February 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 16, 1908Los Angeles Don’t go looking for the A.P. Macginnis home on the southwest corner of Bonnie Brae and Miramar–it’s gone. But what a place: A 30-room house with an attic and a basement, Tiffany glass fixtures for the … Continue reading →

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Feb. 16, 1888

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Feb. 15, 1958

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Feb. 15, 1938

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Feb. 15, 1908

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Random shot

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times I went by Philippe trying to get a good angle on the MTA building. Email me

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I Love L.A.!

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times I’ve been waiting a year to get this shot of the MTA headquarters. Happy Valentine’s Day! Email me

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Mad dog bites girl

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 15, 1898Los Angeles   Here’s Dr. Wong, one of the characters who inhabited Bukowski Square in the 1890s…. Below, a rabid terrier bites a little girl on its rampage through the city …   

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 14, 1958 Samuel K. Terry of Ocean Park has been a shortwave radio addict for many years. During World War II, he used to listen to Tokyo Rose lying about how many American ships the Japanese navy sank each … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 14, 1958 My very able assistant, name of Charlie, actually isn’t very able. In fact, at times, he’s rather unable. But it doesn’t really bother me. First, because the kid listens attentively every time I explain his mistakes to … Continue reading →

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