Category Archives: Architecture

Los Angeles County Plans Nation’s Finest Highway System

Posted on January 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 1, 1910: The Autoist’s Paradise. On Jan. 1, The Times published its annual Midwinter Edition. One of the articles featured plans for an extensive new system of highways that would benefit ranchers shipping goods to market,    motor vehicles … Continue reading →

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No Gunfire for New Year’s Eve

Posted on December 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Joseph’s has a sale on Stickley furniture! Dec. 30, 1909: Rules for New Year’s Eve – No slapping of people on the back, no rude jostling, no disrespectful address of persons one does not know. Most important, “no discharging of … Continue reading →

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On the Frontiers of Medicine

Posted on December 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Receiving Hospital cot where more than 600 died. Dec. 19, 1909: “Within a few days the old rubber-covered cot at the Receiving Hospital in the Central Police Station will be removed, and a new and more sanitary operating stand … Continue reading →

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Man Who Was Declared Dead Returns After 10-Year Absence

Posted on December 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Christian Scientist Church in Pasadena, designed by Franklin P. Burnham.    Franklin P. Burnham also designed the Georgia State Capitol and many civic buildings in Southern California.     Dec. 17, 1909: Henry E. Christopher returns to Fresno after … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on December 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

2215 Long Beach Ave., via Google maps’ street view. Sept. 16, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit 2215 Long Beach Ave. Note: The original run of Nuestro Pueblo ended in 1939. I’m going back and picking up the ones … Continue reading →

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Preparations for Aviation Week

Posted on December 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Navajo blankets from 1909. I’ll bet some were beauties.   Dec. 14, 1909: "One man, writing from a Nevada town, says he will have a flying machine ready with 36 propellers while several expect to fly from Southern California cities … Continue reading →

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Hanukkah, 1909

Posted on December 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo Temple B’nai B’rith, Hope and 9th streets.      Dec. 11, 1909: “The Hanukkah teaches us to be true to our colors as a religious entity; to shield, protect and safeguard our spiritual heritage for … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on December 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Broadway between 1st and Temple, looking toward Hill Street. Oct. 20, 1943: A fire destroys Court Flight.  Sept. 14, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit Court Flight, another long-vanished downtown landmark. Today, the Hall of Records is also … Continue reading →

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School Board Sells Downtown Property

Posted on November 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Clare Briggs on the day after Halloween. Nov. 14, 1919: Here’s one of the problems of research – a story about the sale of Mercantile Place, which is so well known that the reporter doesn’t say where it is.  June … Continue reading →

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Mexico, U.S. Blame Each Other After Border Crackdown Fails

Posted on November 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Lerdo’s Typical Grand Mexican Orchestra and “Eyes of Youth” at Tally’s Kinema at Grand and 7th and “Her Game” at Tally’s Broadway, 833 S. Broadway. Nov. 10, 1919: A plan by American and Mexican authorities to deport 100 to … Continue reading →

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November 9, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File

Posted on November 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Trials and Tribulation of Doodles Weaver It’s an axiom thought up by Sir Isaac Newton and perpetuated by Hollywood: What goes up must come down. And its proof sat in front of my desk, in striped shirt and gaudy suit, … Continue reading →

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Architectural Rambling – Hollywood

Posted on November 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  [googlemaps https://maps.google.com/maps/sv?cbp=12,228.65,,0,4.34&cbll=34.099212,-118.341731&v=1&panoid=YAvDmGQwU9jUHJUW_dzSjA&gl=&hl=en” width=”550″>View Larger Map Nov. 9, 1919: Two large homes are being built in Hollywood. But don’t go looking for them. They are long gone. 

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on November 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 5, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens feature the Bethlehem Baths at Vignes and Ducommun, which closed in 1926. Note: The original run of Nuestro Pueblo concluded in 1939. I’m going back and picking up the entries that … Continue reading →

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Neighbors Seek to Block Home for Japanese Children

Posted on November 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Resolved: That in the course of human events woman will have her rights. And she should be free. When she frees herself from the tyranny of dressmakers and of milliners, the tyranny of Mrs. Grundy and the "gab fest" … Continue reading →

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Grauman to Remodel Rialto Theater

Posted on October 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 27, 1919: Sid Grauman has big plans for the Rialto theater on Broadway near 8th Street. Grauman will install a Wurlitzer organ and cover the theater’s seats in white satin. The first three films booked after the theater … Continue reading →

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Landmark Nightclub Modernized

Posted on October 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Virginia Arness attempts suicide in Hawaii. The Biltmore Bowl is heavily modernized so that is virtually unrecognizable. New and Old Chinatown, divided by Broadway. "I don't belong to the tong. I am an American. I belong to the Kiwanis Club." … Continue reading →

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The March King Comes to L.A.

Posted on October 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

  The hall, later known as Philharmonic Auditorium, at 5th and Olive.  Oct. 26, 1909, a Times review. Oct. 25, 1909: John Philip Sousa and his band arrive for a weeklong engagement in Los Angeles. The Sousa band was composed … Continue reading →

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Location Sleuth – ‘Double Indemnity’

Posted on October 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Home Section featured the “Double Indemnity” house, now owned by Mae Brunken. I thought it would be interesting to compare the actual home with the way it was re-created as a set. The script describes it as " Spanish … Continue reading →

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Labor Activists Target Main Street Theater

Posted on October 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 16, 1909: Union demonstrators target the Regal Theater, 323 S. Main St. In less than a year, labor activists will bomb the Los Angeles Times Building, killing 20 employees … And architect Cass Gilbert visits Los Angeles as a … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo — Pasadena

Posted on October 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

  June 17, 1938: The original run of Nuestro Pueblo is over, but I’m posting the ones I missed the first time around. For this installment, Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visited Pasadena.

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