Category Archives: Architecture

Christine Jorgensen Tries to Marry, March 31, 1959

Posted on March 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Christine Jorgensen and Howard J. Knox attempted to get married, but could not obtain a license.  The Times headline writers had fun with this: Ex-GI becomes GI-RL. Har har har. And the same day, an ad for the upcoming … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo, March 31, 1939

Posted on March 31, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Lemuel S. Ellis — Early Los Angeles Photographer

Posted on March 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Daily Mirror readers may recall from one of the posts on "Spring Street Revisited" the sad story of early Los Angeles photographer Lemuel S. Ellis, left, who died in 1902.  I recently heard from EBay vendor Tiffany Hadley of Columbia, … Continue reading →

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Aaron Spelling and His Mansion

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Mark Terrill / Associated Press The Spelling mansion in 1993. The Daily Mirror revisits the story of Aaron Spelling and his Holmby Hills mansion, which is for sale. HE’S MADE TV WHAT IT IS TODAY * Aaron Spelling … Continue reading →

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New Museum Planned; ‘Mein Kampf’ an Ignorant Book, March 26, 1939

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

No, it didn’t get built, and The Times didn’t elaborate on the project. We can simply add the "Island House" to the long list of plans that were never pursued. Los Angeles police officials estimate there are 10,000 people on … Continue reading →

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Mayor’s Aide Guilty of Selling Jobs, March 24, 1939

Posted on March 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

A line of Nazi tanks crosses into Czechoslovakia.  Head of Federal Reserve calls for a balanced budget. Joseph Shaw, brother former Mayor Frank Shaw, is convicted on 63 counts of selling jobs and promotions in the Los Angeles police and … Continue reading →

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L.A. Conservancy Tours Pico-Union

Posted on March 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times A group walks through the diverse Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles, passing ornate houses and a Gothic Revival-style church. The area was originally developed between 1880 and 1930 as a chic suburb for oil … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo — March 20, 1939

Posted on March 20, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Found on EBay — Batchelder Tile

Posted on March 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

A set of six Batchelder Mayan tiles has been listed on EBay. For whatever reason, I seem to see more of the Mayan pattern on EBay than anything else. Bidding starts at $9.99.

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 22, 1961: Although this pictorial feature wasn’t specifically about Raymond Chandler, it uses a quote of his to describe Bunker Hill, which was vanishing. "In the tall rooms, haggard landladies bicker with shifty tenants. On the wide, cool front … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Batchelder Tile

Posted on March 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

This Batchelder tile has been listed on EBay. As I recall, a tile similar to this one is part of the fireplace at the Angelus Temple museum, which was formerly the home of Aimee Semple McPherson. When I get a … Continue reading →

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February 5, 2009: Burbank Time Capsule Revisited

Posted on March 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Cinda Cates, Burbank public information specialist, passes along the images that were recovered from the 1959 time capsule placed in the Magnolia Boulevard Bridge. The anonymous photographer recorded the city’s civic buildings (City Hall, a fire station, etc.) and took … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo — March 17, 1939

Posted on March 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Below, 2062 N. Highland via Google maps’ street view.

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Found on EBay — Batchelder Tile

Posted on March 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

A vendor has listed about 20 separate pieces of Batchelder tile, including the one at left. (And no, I don’t know the vendor, who is evidently a collector). Bidding starts at $75 for this piece.

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Filming at the Bradbury Building, which is filled with garment workers! "…The dialogue, as clever as it was then, had become totally dated. I couldn’t use 90% of it." — Stirling Silliphant, screenwriter Kevin Thomas writes a feature about filming … Continue reading →

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Tough Times and Beauty in the Bay

Posted on March 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

"City Life," painted by Victor Arnautoff in 1934.   In San Francisco, the Depression’s artistic legacy By Christopher Reynolds,Reporting from San Francisco 10:20 AM PST, March 07, 2009 Stocks have crashed, industry is shuddering and banks are failing. The restless … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Batchelder Tile

Posted on March 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  A vendor has separate listings for four pieces of Batchelder tile. There’s a pansy, above left, (bidding starts at $9.99); a Viking ship, middle left, (bidding starts at $9.99); and one of the Mayan pieces that seem to turn … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Batchelder Tile

Posted on March 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Here’s a Batchelder tile of a peacock that has been listed on EBay. It’s a bit different that the other animal tiles that have been listed before. Bidding starts at $95.

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Found on EBay — Hollywood Boulevard

Posted on March 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

View Larger Map Notice that there’s no traffic signal at Highland, just a stop sign. This postcard of Hollywood at night, showing the neon signs on Hollywood Boulevard, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $5.99. I suspect my … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Tick Tock Restaurant

Posted on March 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

This postcard of the Tick Tock restaurant, onetime Los Angeles landmark at 1716 N. Cahuenga, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $5.99.

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