Category Archives: Architecture

Found on EBay – Batchelder Tile

Posted on April 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

This Batchelder tile of a cockatoo has been listed on EBay. Although I’ve listed other Batchelder tiles of animals (which featured a rabbit, a deer, a lion and birds), this doesn’t seem to be part of that series.  Bidding starts … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Sawtelle

Posted on April 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

These early 20th century postcards showing Sawtelle, an area of Los Angeles west of the San Diego Freeway and bisected by the Santa Monica Freeway, have been listed on EBay. The top image shows two streetcars on Oregon Avenue and … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Central Park

Posted on April 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

Someone recently asked me when “L.A.” became a common term for Los Angeles. I said I didn’t know and was reluctant to speculate because at the Daily Mirror, we don’t guess, we look things up. This postcard of Central Park … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Catalina Tile

Posted on April 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

This Catalina tile table has been listed on EBay. According to the vendor, it was sold on Santa Catalina Island in 1950. Bidding starts at $1,150 with a Buy It Now price of $1,300. As with everything on EBay, items … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Batchelder Vase

Posted on March 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

What appears to be a vase by E.A. Batchelder of Pasadena has been listed on EBay. Batchelder tile turns up somewhat often, but I don’t recall seeing anything this finely made. Bidding starts at $145, or Buy It Now at … Continue reading →

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Dodgers Giving Up on Stadium for ’61 Season

Posted on March 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 20, 1960: The Dodgers were giving up hope they would open the 1961 season in their new Chavez Ravine stadium. Walter O'Malley complained to The Times' sports editor, Paul Zimmerman, about the "little delays" that kept construction from … Continue reading →

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Fewer Japanese in U.S., Report Says

Posted on March 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 20, 1910: The Commissioner General of Immigration reports that there are 3,457 fewer Japanese in the U.S. and Hawaii, due to a decrease in immigration and an increase in emigration. The largest category of non-laborers is “no occupation,” but … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Tile Top Table

Posted on March 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oct. 5, 1930: A tile top table from an ad for the Dyas department store, priced at $3.95 [$50.28 USD 2009]. The tile table at left has been listed on EBay. The vendor is unsure of the manufacturer.  Bidding starts … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 25, 1960

Posted on February 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

  On Man's Ingratitude to Man, With 20% Off     Sammy is 46 years old, a newsboy, a coffee-addicted graduate of Judge Clifton's drunk court, and — by his own admission — nobody's angel.     For 30 of his years … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo – 5121 Franklin

Posted on February 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 3, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit 5121 Franklin Ave. or what we know today as the home of Dr. George Hodel. The original run of Nuestro Pueblo ended in 1939. I’m going back and picking up … Continue reading →

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Chinatown to Make Way for Union Station

Posted on February 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

     Feb. 22, 1920: Guy W. Finney, the author of “Angel City in Turmoil,” touches on the Chinese massacre of 1871 in exploring the changes ahead for Chinatown, which is being moved to make way for Union Station. Union … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Broadway and 6th

Posted on February 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

This postcard view looking north on Broadway from 6th Street, showing the Los Angeles Examiner Building and the Pantages Theater, has been listed on EBay. The vendor guesses that the photograph was taken in the 1930s, but I suspect it’s … Continue reading →

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The Old Woman of the Freeway

Posted on February 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Feb. 19, 1980: I had forgotten about this wonderful mural until I came across Suzanne Muchnic’s feature about Kent Twitchell. “The Old Woman of the Freeway” on the Prince Hotel in Echo Park was painted over in 1986 … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo – South Pasadena

Posted on February 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Sept. 30, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit the Adobe Flores at 1814 [1804] Foothill St., South Pasadena.  The original run of Nuestro Pueblo ended in 1939. I’m going back and picking up the ones I missed in … Continue reading →

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A Bungalow Above Broadway

Posted on February 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

“Wonder What a Candidate for the Third Degree Thinks About?” by Clare Briggs. [Briggs is referring to the Masons, in case you’re wondering].      Feb. 9, 1920: Walter P. Story has built a bungalow on top of his building … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Speedway to Open

Posted on February 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

    A gas station occupies the spot where the track's gateway used to be. Feb. 8, 1920: The Los Angeles Speedway is about to open at Pico Boulevard and Beverly Drive. The property was sold in 1923 to be … Continue reading →

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Downtown Hotel Planned

Posted on February 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

     Feb. 5, 1910: A hotel is planned for the northwest corner of 5th and Olive streets as a companion to Philharmonic Auditorium.

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Found on EBay – Batchelder Tile

Posted on February 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Here’s an unusual item – at least I’ve never seen anything like it. I didn’t recognize it as a Batchelder tile because it’s different from the earlier, more familiar style. It’s signed, however and the 1928 date apparently indicates … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Examiner Building

Posted on February 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

This rather nice postcard of the Examiner Building on South Broadway has been posted on EBay. The name of Julia Morgan is usually attached to the building, but this card also credits J. Martyn Haenke, a name I don't recognize. … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 3, 1960

Posted on February 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

Yanqui Go Home – After Touring Cuba     (NEWS ITEM)- Cuba's push to receive tourist travel to the island has blossomed into a full day for free.  The Cuban Tourist Commission is now offering hotel accommodations, a drink, dinner, floor … Continue reading →

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