Category Archives: 1907

Roll On, Ugly River

Posted on November 2, 2013 by lmharnisch

Note: This is a post I originally wrote in 2006 for the 1907 project. Nov. 2, 1907: As part of a new city beautification campaign, Boyle Heights residents have suggested turning the Los Angeles River into a garden spot. The … Continue reading →

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The Deadly Inferno

Posted on October 26, 2013 by lmharnisch

Note: I’m reposting an item for newer readers that I originally wrote in 2006 for the 1947project. Oct. 26, 1907: Two women in the West Adams District were badly burned and expected to die after a bowl of gasoline they … Continue reading →

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Curious Dreamer

Posted on October 5, 2013 by lmharnisch

Note: Here’s an entry I wrote in 2006 for the 1947project. I thought newer readers might enjoy it. Oct. 5, 1907 Los Angeles Hilliard Stricklin is a man with an urgent desire to do something for his fellow African Americans. … Continue reading →

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Shriners Gather in L.A.

Posted on September 21, 2013 by lmharnisch

The 1907 Shriners convention in Los Angeles created a boom market in all sorts of memorabilia: plates, cups and other glassware, plus pins, postcards and lots of trinkets, which were sold and traded, all of which show up regularly on … Continue reading →

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March 4, 1907: L.A. Streetcars — Another Look

Posted on September 20, 2013 by lmharnisch

March 4, 1907: Los Angeles’ sainted streetcar system has a bad day. Beacon and 6th streets, minus the streetcars, via Google Street View. One of the most deeply held and ardently expressed beliefs about Los Angeles’ past is the shadowy … Continue reading →

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Spring Street — 1907

Posted on September 1, 2013 by lmharnisch

  If this image looking south on Spring Street on this 1907 postcard looks unfamiliar, there’s a reason. Most of the buildings are gone and Spring Street was straightened out to make way for City Hall. The postcard is listed … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Tattooed Woman

Posted on November 19, 2011 by lmharnisch

A reprint of a c. 1907 photo of a tattooed woman from the Plaza Gallery in Los Angeles has been listed on EBay. The photo is listed as Buy It Now for $8.99. On the jump, the tattooing craze, from … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – A. Victor Segno

Posted on July 29, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: A. Victor Segno sends out a “success wave” (artist’s concept). A. Victor Segno  is probably our favorite Los Angeles charlatan. He made money by getting people to mail him a dollar a month in return for sending out a … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Shriners Convention

Posted on May 26, 2011 by lmharnisch

    This postcard from the 1907 Shriners’ Convention in Los Angeles has been listed on EBay. The convention generated an almost endless assortment of pins, ribbons, plates, tumblers, postcards and other ephemera. I have never seen this one before. … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – L.A. Times Thermometer

Posted on May 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Here’s how The Times advertized itself in 1907, using a giant thermometer stuck in the sand at Long Beach. This postcard has been listed on EBay for $7.

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October 3, 1907: The Mystery of Felt Lake

Posted on May 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

October 3, 1907 Stanford University Chester Silent was among the most promising young men of Delta Tau Delta at Stanford. The son of Judge Charles Silent and prominent in Los Angeles social circles, Silent, 22, had excelled in his studies … Continue reading →

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Boy Genius

Posted on April 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Nov. 8, 1907Los AngelesMars F. Baumgardt is an interesting young man with an even more interesting project: a radio-controlled boat. Although many students’ projects are on display at the 30th Street School, including those of Mars’ brother Howard, it is … Continue reading →

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The Bridge

Posted on March 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 15, 2007South Pasadena Here’s the Gold Line, its passengers mercifully unaware that they are zipping along to Pasadena in the “Gorge of Eternal Peril” beneath “The Bridge of Death.” Here’s a close-up of a patch made to fix one … Continue reading →

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In Which a Ghostly Visitor Returns

Posted on March 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 15, 2007Los Angeles “Well, dear boy, I suppose you thought you were through.” “Yes, I did.” “And?” “Good grief! Do you see this bridge over the Gold Line? It looks like it’s held up with hairpins and spit!” “Saliva, … Continue reading →

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The Celebrity Inteview

Posted on March 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 14, 1907Los Angeles Harry C. Carr, future author of “Los Angeles: City of Dreams,” visits Fely Dereyne, who is starring in the San Carlo Opera Company’s touring production of “Carmen.” Accompanied by Times artist Harold R. Coffman, who sketched … Continue reading →

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Farewell, Faithful Companion

Posted on March 12, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 12, 1907Whittier Don had rushed up San Juan Hill with the Rough Riders, fearless in the face of enemy fire. But he could not survive a speeding driver on the otherwise placid streets of Whittier. A present from Teddy … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Has No History

Posted on March 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 24, 1907Los Angeles Google Earth, 2007 lmharnisch.comlmharnisch.blogspot.comE-mail: lmharnisch (AT) gmail.com

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A Tumultuous Season

Posted on March 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 10, 1907Los Angeles Someone who opened the Los Angeles Times on this Sunday might be forgiven for wondering what had become of the world, for Page 1 was full of news about the demise of two religious leaders. The … Continue reading →

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Random Shots From Our 12-Bore

Posted on March 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 9, 1907Los Angeles The Insanity Begins Led by I. Newerf and J.B. Dudley, the automobile owners of Los Angeles are fighting a new city ordinance that bans parking within 40 of downtown intersections. Newerf, the West Coast representative of … Continue reading →

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It Was a Kinder, Simpler Time…

Posted on March 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 8, 1907Los Angeles lmharnisch.comlmharnisch.blogspot.comE-mail: lmharnisch (AT) gmail.com

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