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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

LAPD HQ

Posted on January 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photographs by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times More of the facade is being installed on the building. The top photo was taken Jan. 18 and the photo below was taken Jan. 21, 2008.  

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Jan. 22, 1958

Posted on January 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

 

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Raymond bombing

Posted on January 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Dist. Atty. Buron Fitts calls for a grand jury investigation … An update in the Paul Wright murder trial (by the way, the house in Glendale where the killings occurred was still standing as of a few years ago). … Continue reading →

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Jan. 22, 1908

Posted on January 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

A juicy murder trial draws curious throngs … Food poisoning from a bad sausage kills a Civil War hero and his wife … And note the ad for the Salt Lake Route, which was acquired by Union Pacific in 1921… … Continue reading →

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110 revisited

Posted on January 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times Salonica Street is a popular dumping ground for cars that have been wrecked on the southbound Pasadena Freeway. This car has been sitting here for weeks. For a while, another wreck … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 21, 1958 Apropos of no one knows what, a whiskered habitue of Hill Street cafe society known as Buttercup mused the other night, "Well, in a couple of months now I’ll be getting my pension — then I can … Continue reading →

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‘Horror castle’

Posted on January 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 21-23, 1958Los Angeles People who lived on Lorna Lane in Brentwood had any number of reasons for staying away from the home of Maurice and Dr. Paula Olivier. It could have been the gates, which were always locked. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on January 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo Who’s the distinguished gentleman with Joe Louis, endorsing Richard Nixon in the 1960 presidential election? Is the gentleman famed architect, Paul Williams, who designed Perino’s among many other famed buildings/homes? (Chris Morales). Absolutely right! … Continue reading →

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Jan. 21, 1958

Posted on January 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Note the crash of yet another Stratocruiser.  

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Raymond bombing

Posted on January 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 21, 1938Los Angeles The state attorney general’s office steps into the bombing investigation and everyone in our cast of characters gets ready for the drama. (I love the front page photo of Police Capt. Earle Kynette). On the jump, … Continue reading →

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Robber kills self

Posted on January 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s a headline that says: "Read Me":"Cornered and Bullet-Riddled, Bandit Blows His Brains Out." I stumbled across this while researching the mysterious noise mentioned in Matt Weinstock’s column and it’s too good not to share. This is quite a story … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 18, 1958 After a long, persistent search, a collection agency operative the other day located–in jail–a young man who had become six months delinquent on a bill he owed. And he told his pathetic story. He is a foundry … Continue reading →

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Game of the Century

Posted on January 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Keith Thursby, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer January 20, 2008 Watching a college basketball game on TV used to be a very big deal. Can it really be 40 years ago that a very young version of me–I was … Continue reading →

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Game of the Century

Posted on January 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

J.R. Gonzales, who writes the Bayou City History blog at the Houston Chronicle, takes a look at the game from the Cougars’ perspective. Because this was a local story for the Chronicle, he’s got quite a few nice, sharp staff … Continue reading →

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Actor stabbed

Posted on January 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 19-21, 1958 Los Angeles Her name was Velda and she had apparently been a model in New York. That’s where she met Burt Lancaster, at right with nurse Genevieve Grigoli. It’s not clear how well she knew the … Continue reading →

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Jan. 20, 1958

Posted on January 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

 

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Raymond bombing

Posted on January 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Someone asks: "Why is the Harry Raymond bombing important?" Good question. In 1937, Clifford Clinton, the owner of Clifton’s Cafeterias, was named to the Los Angeles County Grand Jury after a long dispute with the city’s health officer. Clinton led … Continue reading →

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Jan. 20, 1908

Posted on January 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

  More than 200 African Americans gather at First Methodist Church to protest the vandalism of a house on East 33rd Street that was rented to a black family (above, the original Jan. 16, 1908, story) …  A man on … Continue reading →

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Game of the Century

Posted on January 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Robyn Norwood, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer January 20, 1998 "The Game of the Century," it was called. An audacious claim, considering there were still 32 years of basketball to play. The UCLA-Houston clash in the Houston Astrodome on … Continue reading →

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Game of the Century

Posted on January 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

 

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