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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

8 motherless children

Posted on December 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 20, 1957 Long Beach Faustino Abella, 31, was hurrying back to his ship, the Navasota, a tanker at the Long Beach Navy base, when it happened in the morning darkness, about 5:30 a.m. His wife, Jennie May, 30, was … Continue reading →

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Christmas past

Posted on December 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 20, 1997 Jerusalem

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Dec. 20, 1957

Posted on December 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Home for Christmas

Posted on December 19, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 19, 1957 Los Angeles   Mary Lange left UCLA Medical Center for the little house at 3351 W. 117th St. in Inglewood, knowing that the cancer treatments had failed and praying that she would live to see one more … Continue reading →

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Christmas past

Posted on December 19, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 27, 1932 Los Angeles   Photograph by the Los Angeles Times A crush of 3,500 newsboys gather in the Ambassador Auditorium at the 11th annual banquet for youths who sell newspapers on the corners of Los Angeles. The Times … Continue reading →

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Dec. 19, 1957

Posted on December 18, 2007 by lmharnisch
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Jay Leno’s badge

Posted on December 18, 2007 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Al Seib / Los Angeles Times I let it pass when we first ran this photo a few weeks ago, but I couldn’t help noticing something unusual about Al Seib’s picture of Jay Leno delivering doughnuts to striking … Continue reading →

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Art Buchwald

Posted on December 18, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 18, 1957 It’s hard to believe a column by the late Art Buchwald ever made anyone angry. In fact, it’s hard to imagine that he ever accelerated anybody’s pulse even modestly. But he hit a nerve in the Eisenhower … Continue reading →

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Christmas past

Posted on December 18, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 26, 1942Los Angeles   Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Servicemen celebrate Christmas at the USO canteen at 515 W. 6th St. And here’s the front page from that day:

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Christmas past

Posted on December 18, 2007 by lmharnisch

Here’s some fun: I’m combining Christmas past with the mystery photo. Update: We have a winner. Jack Hannah correctly guessed Santa as Dodger pitching coach Red Adams. Nice going! Photograph by Harry Chase / Los Angeles Times Who are Santa’s … Continue reading →

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Dec. 18, 1957

Posted on December 17, 2007 by lmharnisch
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LAPD HQ

Posted on December 17, 2007 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Police Department headquarters under construction, Dec. 15, 2007.

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Dec. 17, 1957

Posted on December 17, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Christmas past

Posted on December 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 10, 1972 Los Angeles Photograph by Fitgzerald Whitney / Los Angeles Times The Roger Wagner Chorale sings Christmas carols at the Music Center.

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Dearden’s

Posted on December 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

Chris asks: Was the Dearden’s building the same one used for the filming or was it built later?  This site says it was built in 1904: http://www.you-are-here.com/downtown/dearden.html. Were there any 100th birthday events at the site this year? Let’s take … Continue reading →

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Traffic jam

Posted on December 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

Sept. 18, 1913 Los Angeles   To anyone who thinks traffic is a new problem here: Los Angeles studies elevated trains in an attempt to relieve congested streets–nearly a century ago. 

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Dec. 16, 1957

Posted on December 16, 2007 by lmharnisch
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Company town II

Posted on December 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photographs by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times I ended up making two trips to 7th and Main to see if I could photograph the 50-year-old plaque commemorating the birth of the film industry in Los Angeles. Although I … Continue reading →

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Christmas past

Posted on December 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 23, 1975 Los Angeles Photograph by Art Rogers / Los Angeles Times A youngster held by Police Officer Bill Heim receives a present from Santa Claus as Officer Mike Peterson watches during a party at the Toland Way Children’s … Continue reading →

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Women of the year

Posted on December 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 15, 1957 Los Angeles   When I started at the paper in the 1980s, The Times Women of the Year were treated as a quaint, horse-drawn practice of the pre-Otis Chandler era that provoked polite amusement.  Begun in 1950, … Continue reading →

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