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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

110 revisited

Posted on January 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times Every year, in the middle of broken glass, bits of metal and trash, these California poppies come up in a crack in the pavement at the Salonica Street entrance to the … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay

Posted on January 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s an interesting curio I found on EBay: A badge purportedly issued by the Pacific Electric Railway. I’m always suspicious of items like this because reproductions are common and frankly I wasn’t sure the PE had a police force. However, … Continue reading →

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Editor kills self

Posted on January 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 4, 1958New York   Photographs by Dan McCormack / Los Angeles Times Howard Rushmore on Aug. 12, 1957, during the Confidential magazine trial.   I already touched on Howard Rushmore’s suicide when writing in May about another tragic figure … Continue reading →

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Jan. 4, 1958

Posted on January 3, 2008 by lmharnisch
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Bimini Baths

Posted on January 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

The Bimini Baths, 3rd Street at Vermont Avenue, Dec. 28, 1902. Note the reference to being part of an old oilfield. Also note the 225-volt lights.  

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Gang shooting

Posted on January 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 1, 1958Los Angeles  

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Cops kill Marine

Posted on January 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 1, 1958 Los Angeles Officers Ed Neville and R.O. Potter of the Wilshire Division began the year on a thankful note: They were alive. As final hours of 1957 ticked away, the officers were called to an apartment … Continue reading →

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110 revisited

Posted on January 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 11, 1917 Los Angeles The Times published a map of the Silver Lake Parkway, intended as a beautification project for something called the Bimini Slough. The article notes that Westlake (MacArthur) and Sunset (Lafayette) parks were also built from … Continue reading →

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Jan. 3, 1958

Posted on January 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

    Note: Three Border Patrol agents crawling through brush found Roberta Elizabeth Donovan the next day, asleep in a clump of mesquite. Also note ABC’s settlement with Police Chief William Parker over remarks by Mickey Cohen in an interview … Continue reading →

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City Hall

Posted on January 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Speaking of City Hall, here’s a frame grab from "Chinatown," with the fabulous cinematography of John Alonzo. I was quite fortunate to hear him discuss the making of "Chinatown" at a presentation many years ago. If you live in Los … Continue reading →

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110 revisited

Posted on January 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photographs by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times   I found a trace of the past while exploring Sterling Place just west of Orange Grove Avenue: A parking sign from the Automobile Club of Southern California. I can’t say … Continue reading →

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Edward Weston dies

Posted on January 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 2, 1958 Carmel, Calif.   Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Edward Weston, after receiving a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1937, when he was living at 4166 Brunswick Ave., Los Angeles.*   One of the greatest photographers of the 20th … Continue reading →

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Jan. 2, 1958

Posted on January 1, 2008 by lmharnisch
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Our lawless city

Posted on January 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

<p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p>lapd_crime_stats</p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p> Los Angeles Police Department Crime Statistics Offense 1956 1957 Increase/Decrease Homicide 104 119 +14.4% Rape 1,056 1,271 +20.4% Robbery 3,548 4,269 +20.3% Aggravated Assault 5,315 5,786 +8.9% Burglary 22,799 26,887 +17.9 Larceny (Except Auto Theft) 45,276 50,173 +10.8% Auto … Continue reading →

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1958 Rose Parade

Posted on January 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Ready for the 1958 Rose Parade? Let’s step off. Photograph by John Malmin / Los Angeles Times The Long Beach Mounted Police, accompanied by a stray dog.     Photograph by Art Rogers / Los Angeles Times Rose Queen … Continue reading →

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Jan. 1, 1958

Posted on December 31, 2007 by lmharnisch

  The Los Angeles Times, Jan. 1, 1958. You can sure tell it’s the era of the TV Westerns: Guy Madison and Andy Devine from "The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok," Richard Boone from "Have Gun — Will Travel" and … Continue reading →

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Countdown

Posted on December 31, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Wayne F. Kelly / Los Angeles Times I’m a few years ahead of myself, but I couldn’t find the photo from 1958. So just pretend. Happy New Year from the Daily Mirror! (Hey, it’s Guy Lombardo and … Continue reading →

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Julian Eltinge

Posted on December 31, 2007 by lmharnisch

I had never heard of Julian Eltinge until I came across some material for sale on EBay. I dug out his photo file and over the weekend found his former home in Silver Lake.   Los Angeles Times file photo … Continue reading →

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110 revisited

Posted on December 31, 2007 by lmharnisch

  I realized I got more than I bargained for as soon as I found this map among The Times pictures of the Pasadena Freeway. As this 1912 map shows, the Arroyo Seco Parkway was originally intended to link Elysian … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on December 31, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo Here’s a vintage photo of our mystery guest. Some artist at The Times cut it down years ago, but left part of the autograph intact. And yes, I cropped out the signature. No point … Continue reading →

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