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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Dodgers!

Posted on October 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 9, 1957 Also note yet another discarded proposal to ease traffic: elevated bus lanes on freeways. 

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Location sleuth

Posted on October 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

Here’s The Times Building as seen in "Act of Violence," 1948   Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times, Oct. 6, 2007 Trees and buildings prevented me from precisely re-creating this shot. The camera was north of where I was standing … Continue reading →

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A fifth of whiskey

Posted on October 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 8, 1957 Los Angeles How can such smart crooks be so dumb? The short answer is: They just were. In the last few months, half a dozen seasoned pros had been involved in systematically burglarizing the homes of wealthy … Continue reading →

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Braves take Game 5

Posted on October 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 8, 1957

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In praise of artists

Posted on October 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

So far, I have been bombarded with the location of the "Waltzing Mice" installation and the origin of the quote (Raymond Chandler). But nobody has said a word about the artist. Our old standby Google merely reveals that "Waltzing Mice" … Continue reading →

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Waltzing mice

Posted on October 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

And while we’re on the subject, from The Times, Sept. 2, 1904.  

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Braves take Game 4

Posted on October 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 7, 1957

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Fatal rage

Posted on October 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 6, 1957 Los Angeles Joe and Ruby had four young children, but were treating them so badly that a warrant was issued on charges of neglect. Juvenile Officers Roy Keene and Connie Kennedy went to the home at 1328 … Continue reading →

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Knights of Columbus

Posted on October 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 6, 1957And what Catholic senator from Massachusetts might be running for president in a few years?

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Buster Keaton add 1

Posted on October 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 6, 1957Los Angeles Add this to your trivia file on Keaton. There’s no further word in The Times on Alum Jones. I’d love to know what the rest of his life was like.  

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Location sleuth

Posted on October 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

Note the neon sign for the Westlake Theatre.   Email me

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Yankees take Game 3

Posted on October 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 6, 1957

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A miracle

Posted on October 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 5, 1957 Louisiana The story of Alton Clifton Poret presents unusually frustrating challenges for the diligent researcher. Identified in a 1954 Times story as "a former Los Angeles Negro," Poret and Edgar Labat were sentenced to die in Louisiana’s … Continue reading →

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Madness

Posted on October 4, 2007 by lmharnisch

The Mirror published a copy of the Christmas note Ronald White wrote to his grandmother.

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Blip… blip… blip… blip

Posted on October 4, 2007 by lmharnisch

As seen in Whittier….

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Location sleuth

Posted on October 4, 2007 by lmharnisch

The Times Building in "Act of Violence," 1948, pointed out by  my colleague, Steve Hensch.  

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Madness

Posted on October 4, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 4, 1957Los Angeles I’ve read any number of horrible stories in the old papers, but this is one of the worst in terms of senseless tragedy. The facts, such as they are, don’t even begin to explain what … Continue reading →

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Braves take Game 2

Posted on October 3, 2007 by lmharnisch
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October 4, 1957: A second take

Posted on October 3, 2007 by lmharnisch

October 4, 1957 Los Angeles

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Architectural ramblings

Posted on October 3, 2007 by lmharnisch

Every day, I visit a friend who is recovering from cancer surgery at Glendale Memorial Hospital, so I took a short detour and visited the boyhood home of Caryl Chessman, the "Red Light Bandit."   Photograph by Larry Harnisch / … Continue reading →

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