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Category Archives: Architecture
July 22, 1947: TV, Jet Engine, Tucker Car on Display at World Inventors Expo
July 22, 1947: The Tucker is on display at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium as part of an inventors’ exposition. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Architecture, Transportation
Tagged 1947, Pan-Pacific Auditorium, Tucker
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July 22, 1907: L.A. Housing Is Expensive
July 22, 1907: Los Angeles housing is expensive. A bungalow that rents for $90 a month is the equivalent of almost $3,200 today. Continue reading
July 19, 1908: Perkins Estate Overlooks Los Robles Canyon
July 19, 1908: The Los Angeles Times real estate section features the new Perkins estate on Hillcrest overlooking Los Robles Canyon. Continue reading
Posted in 1908, Architecture, Front Pages, Real Estate
Tagged 1908, estates, Oak Knoll, Pasadena, wealthy
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Hollywood Sign Built and Illuminated November-December 1923
Mary Mallory has a word for everyone celebrating the Hollywood Sign’s anniversary in July: It was in November-December 1923. Continue reading
Posted in 1923, Architecture, Film, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory
Tagged #Hollywoodland, 1923, Architecture, film, hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory
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May 5, 1939: Union Station Opens
A look back at the history of Union Station, including the railroads’ opposition to sharing a depot. Continue reading
Posted in 1939, Architecture, Transportation
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Hollywood’s Salute to Atmosphere – The Afton Arms
Mary Mallory writes about the Afton Arms Apartments in an encore post from 2019. Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Film, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory
Tagged Afton Arms, Architecture, film, hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Florence Casler, Pioneering Developer Shaped Los Angeles in the 1920s
Mary Mallory profiles developer Florence Casler, who helped shape Los Angeles in the 1920s. Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory
Tagged Architecture, hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory
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March 22, 1908: Plans for a New Hall of Records
March 22, 1908: Los Angeles plans a new Hall of Records. Continue reading
Posted in #courts, 1908, Architecture, City Hall, Downtown, Front Pages
Tagged 1908, Hall of Records
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March 20, 1907: St. James Raises a Church — Burned in 1973 as Hate Crime Against Gays
March 20, 1907: St. James Methodist Episcopal Church plans a new building on the site of its current facility. The church was destroyed in 1973 in an apparent hate crime against gays. Continue reading
Posted in 1907, 1917, Architecture, Black Dahlia, Books and Authors, LAPD, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Religion, Streetcars
Tagged #LGBT, 1907, 1917, Architecture, hate crimes
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February 28, 1959: Dodger Dome?
February 29, 1959: Could Dodger Stadium be renamed the Dodger Dome? Keith Thursby takes a look. Continue reading
Posted in 1959, Architecture, Dodgers, Downtown, Front Pages, Obituaries, Sports
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February 28, 1959: Ex-Teamsters Boss Sentenced to Prison
February 28, 1959: Former Teamsters boss Dave Beck is sentenced to five years in prison. Beck died in 1993 at the age of 99. Continue reading
Posted in 1959, Architecture, Dodgers, Downtown, Front Pages, Obituaries, Sports
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February 18, 2007: Architectural Ramblings
February 18, 2007: In exploring neighborhoods from 1907, I visited La Salle Street. Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Black Dahlia, Books and Authors, LAPD, Streetcars
Tagged Architecture
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February 5, 2009: Burbank Time Capsule Revisited
February 5, 2009: Burbank opens its 1959 time capsule to discover black and white photos of the city as it was then, plus local newspapers. Continue reading
Posted in @news, Architecture, City Hall, Education, Environment, Film, Freeways, Real Estate, San Fernando Valley, Science, Transportation
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February 4, 1907: Architectural Ramblings — South Pasadena
February 4, 1907: Architectural rambling with “artistic bungalows.” Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Black Dahlia, Books and Authors, LAPD, Pasadena, Streetcars
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January 29, 1934: Did Ancient Lizard Cult Hide Gold Tablets in Tunnels Under L.A.?
January 29, 1934: In one of my favorite goofball stories about L.A., an engineer says his radio X-rays reveal massive gold tablets buried under the city in an elaborate network of tunnels dug by the Lizard People, The Times says. Continue reading
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January 20, 1907: Architectural Ramblings
January 20, 1907: H.J. Brainerd offers “portable homes,” some of which can still be found in Los Angeles today. Continue reading
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December 15, 1907: Architectural Rambling to South Pasadena
December 15, 1907: The Times real estate section visits South Pasadena and remarks on a new brick building (still standing in 2025), a bank and the Carnegie library. Continue reading
Posted in 1907, Architecture, Pasadena
Tagged 1907, Architecture, development, South Pasadena
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December 12, 1907: Recreation Center to Be Built in Heart of Industrial District
December 12, 1907: In the gritty, industrial heart of the 8th Ward at Holly Street and St. John, officials are planning a large recreation facility “as an oasis in the wilderness,” The Times says. The building, designed by the firm of Hunt, Eager and Burns, will offer an alternative to “those who have no pleasure grounds but the streets and the saloons,” The Times says, noting: “Happy people are nearly always good people.” Continue reading
Posted in 1907, 1910, Architecture, Downtown
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November 30, 2006: Architectural Rambling
Some “architectural rambling” photos I took in 2006 for a blog post on historic structures. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Architecture, Freeways, Hollywood, Pasadena, Photography, Streetcars
Tagged 1906, 2006, Architecture, Jay Leno
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Black L.A. November 13, 1947: Little Miss Cornshucks; St. Paul Baptist Church Plans a New Building
November 13, 1947: Little Miss Cornshucks is at the Last Word, 4206 Central Ave. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, African Americans, Architecture, Music, Religion
Tagged 1947, African Americans, Little Miss Cornshucks, Los Angeles Sentinel, Rev. John L. Branham, St. Paul Baptist Church
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