Category Archives: Architecture

Random Shot –Temple B’nai B’rith, 1896

Posted on March 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo I can’t even explain it, but I adore this building, Temple B’nai B’rith at Hope and 9th streets, which was built in 1896. The congregation sold the building in February 1927 and moved to Wilshire … Continue reading →

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Avenue 21 Elementary School

Posted on March 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Daily Mirror reader Dorothy Wiskup is looking for a photograph of Avenue 21 Elementary School (which oddly enough had the address of 141 N. Avenue 22). She says that inquiries at the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Los … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Education | 2 Comments

Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

    Note: To mark the 50th anniversary of Raymond Chandler’s death, the Daily Mirror is revisiting some of The Times’ stories about his life and influence. We invite the Daily Mirror’s readers to share their thoughts. The MEAN Streets … Continue reading →

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Judith Freeman, author of "The Long Embrace," is giving a four-part continuing education course on Raymond Chandler. The sessions will be held on Tuesday nights, March 31, April 7, April 14 and April 21, at USC University Park Campus. Part … Continue reading →

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

On March 25 at 7:30 p.m. at USC’s University Club, Judith Freeman, author of "The Long Embrace,"  will moderate a panel discussion of Raymond Chandler’s legacy. The panel will feature Times film critic Kenneth Turan, author Denise Hamilton and Leo … Continue reading →

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February 28, 1959: Ex-Teamsters Boss Sentenced to Prison; Dodger Dome?

Posted on February 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Feb. 28, 1959: Former Teamsters President Dave Beck is sentenced to prison. In the preceding two decades, The Times frequently attacked “Dave Beckism.” Ex-Teamsters Boss Dave Beck Dead at 99 JOHN BALZAR TIMES STAFF WRITER 28 December 1993 Dave Beck, … Continue reading →

Posted in 1959, Architecture, Dodgers, Downtown, Front Pages, Obituaries, Sports | 3 Comments

Found on EBay — Mullet and Bluett

Posted on February 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

This postcard of the Mullen and Bluett store has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $3.99.

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Random Shot — 1911

Posted on February 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo I found this picture of the Los Angeles Trust and Savings Building and thought it would be fun to explore. It’s from about 1911. On closer examination, we find an interesting array of transportation: Horse-drawn … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye to the Pan-Pacific Auditorium, February 22, 1959

Posted on February 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Art Rogers / Los Angeles Times A huge crowd surrounds Pan-Pacific Auditorium for an appearance by presidential nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower, Oct. 9. 1952. Los Angeles Times file photo Skating at the Pan-Pacific, about 1941. Photograph by Robert … Continue reading →

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Central Vice Reports on the Norbo Grill, 1958

Posted on February 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times The Hotel Norbo, 526 E. 8th St., Feb. 14, 2009 Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times The former Norbo Grill, 530 E. 6th St., Feb. 14, 2009 Photographs by Catriona … Continue reading →

Posted in #Jazz, Architecture, Downtown, Food and Drink, LAPD, Music, Nightclubs | 2 Comments

Random Shot — Hollywood 1941

Posted on February 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Here’s another picture I found while looking for something else. It’s the Hollywood Professional Building, 7046 Hollywood Blvd., built about 1925, in a photo dated July 2, 1941. Luckily, there are all sorts of details … Continue reading →

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Billy Sunday Packs Shrine Auditorium, February 15, 1909

Posted on February 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I am the sworn, uncompromising enemy of the liquor business." Evangelist Billy Sunday fills the house at the Shrine Auditorium. The former baseball star died of a heart attack in Chicago in 1935. "You hear a great cry up and … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — St. James Park

Posted on February 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

This postcard of St. James Park has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $8.99. St. James Park is in the Adams district near Scarff Street. According to The Times (Jan. 5 1896), St. James Park was established in 1892 … Continue reading →

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Architecture — Paul Revere Williams

Posted on February 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photographs by Coldwell Banker The Paul Revere Williams home at 200 Fern Drive, designed for Valentine Mott Pierce, son of a patent medicine man, has been listed by Catherine "Tink" Cheney" at $3.8 million. 

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Architecture — John Lautner

Posted on February 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Crosby Doe Associates This is the John Lautner’s remodel of an existing home, done for Anne Baxter. The house at 8650 Pine Tree Place is listed by Crosby Doe Associates at $1,895,000. Baxter received the home in her … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Batchelder Tiles

Posted on February 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

What appear to be a matched pair of Batchelder tiles showing deer, evidently part of a series of animal tiles, has been listed on EBay. The tile on the left is listed here. The tile on the right is listed … Continue reading →

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Random Shot — Update

Posted on February 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo I received a couple of interesting notes about the photo of the Marsh-Strong Building. Although the photo isn’t dated, it’s evident the building hadn’t opened yet, so I would place it about 1913. Retired LAPD … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — The Coliseum

Posted on February 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

This postcard of the Coliseum configured for the Dodgers has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $4.99.

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Random Shot, Downtown

Posted on February 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo I found this picture of the Marsh-Strong Building, at Spring, Main and 9th streets, while looking for something else. Isn’t it great? An ad for the opening in 1914. Let’s take a closer look. … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Bullock’s Wilshire

Posted on February 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Someone saved a matchbook from Bullock’s Wilshire. Listed on EBay with bids starting at $1.50.

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