Category Archives: Architecture

June 8, 1958

Posted on June 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Visions of the future from 1958: People will live in geodesic domes (note that the floor plan on the dome displayed at the home show has no bathroom).  At left, predictions for 2000: Cars will be banned from the urban … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Freeways, Front Pages, Transportation | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on June 8, 1958

June 7, 1938

Posted on June 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

New Chinatown opens, 1938. Above and at right, a special feature of New Chinatown is a dragon salvaged from the old Times Building, presumably the one built at 1st Street and Broadway after the 1910 bombing. The metal dragon was … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Downtown, Front Pages | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on June 7, 1938

Home of the week

Posted on June 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

June 7, 1908 Above, the home of J. de Barth Shorb (1842-1896) in San Marino, which Henry Huntington has torn down to make way for his cozy little cottage.  True confession: I have been a member of the Huntington for … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, art and artists, books, Front Pages, Real Estate | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Home of the week

May 31, 1908

Posted on May 31, 2008 by lmharnisch

    Above and at left, the "white and many-pillared mansion of commerce" opens at Broadway and 8th in Los Angeles. According to The Times, Hamburger’s Department Store was the largest building on the West Coast and had California’s first … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Downtown, Front Pages | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on May 31, 1908

Home of the week

Posted on May 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

690 S. Burlington, Los Angeles, Calif.   Above, still standing after more than a century, a few blocks east of MacArthur Park. This home in Pico Heights once belonged to H.R. Lacy, The Times says. According to Property Shark, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Home of the week

May 23, 1908

Posted on May 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Hollywood gets a new church, above.  (At left, Hollywood Presbyterian today.) The northwest corner of 8th Street and Broadway (at right) sells for $234,000 ($5,144, 969.35 USD 2007) … Below left, sake is banned because it’s impure … The auction … Continue reading →

Posted in #courts, Architecture, Downtown, Food and Drink, Hollywood, Transportation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on May 23, 1908

May 22, 1938

Posted on May 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Above, a plan for the Santa Anita Motor Inn at 101 W. Huntington. Apparently, the final design of the tower was a little more Art Deco (see the postcard here). At left, a miner leads detectives to the body … Continue reading →

Posted in @news, Architecture, Front Pages, Homicide, LAPD | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on May 22, 1938

May 20, 1958

Posted on May 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Ed Gamer / Los Angeles Times Times columnist Jack Smith pays a farewell visit to the Amestoy Building at the northeast*   corner of  Market and Main (shown in 1945 map) across from City Hall. Built in 1887 by … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, City Hall, Downtown, Jack Smith, LAPD | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on May 20, 1958

Building of the week

Posted on May 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 17, 1908 Email me

Posted in Architecture, Downtown | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Building of the week

Home of the week

Posted on May 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the home at Presidio Drive and Lorado Way in 1938 and in Google’s Street View, below. According to Property Shark, this neighborhood in View Park is 72.3% African American, 22.6% Hispanic, 14.1% Asian and 8.4% white (note that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture | Tagged , | Comments Off on Home of the week

Building of the Week

Posted on May 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 10, 1908 A century later, the church is still standing, as shown in Google’s street view feature. The building was designed by Franklin P. Burnham. The article notes that a speaker can be easily heard anywhere in the auditorium … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Religion | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Building of the Week

May 5, 1908

Posted on May 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Above, an update in the Brownsville incident … Below, arson destroys a "spite house" next to 1712 W. Adams … Ministers of the First Christian Church help raise money toward a legal test case on the Bible in public … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Front Pages, Real Estate, Religion | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on May 5, 1908

Home of the week

Posted on May 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 3, 1908 Look what I found! Another 100-year-old home, as shown on Google maps street view: View Larger Map According to The Times, the Los Angeles Investment Co. developed a portion of what was known as the College Tract. … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Real Estate | Tagged , | Comments Off on Home of the week

Home of the week

Posted on May 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 1, 1938   Above, here we are in 1938 in Leimert Park. Below, a current street view, courtesy of Google. Why am I showing a home from Leimert Park? Because this neighborhood is in what is all too often … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture | 4 Comments

April 27, 1958

Posted on April 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

Email me

Posted in Architecture | Comments Off on April 27, 1958

Home of the week

Posted on April 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Miracle of miracles, this house at 1233 S. Bonnie Brae is still standing. View Larger Map Here’s an image from Google’s street view. Someone in the last century has tinkered with the porch and we have a non-period satellite dish, … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Home of the week

Posted on April 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 20, 1958 Here’s an interesting sales pitch: Move to Anaheim for the kids. Only 26.5 miles to downtown L.A. Note that the map says "Houston Freeway," which took its name from Houston Avenue and was renamed the Riverside Freeway. … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Transportation | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Home of the week

Posted on April 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 19, 1908 Above, new apartments on Olympic near Albany within walking distance of the "business district." Surprisingly enough, this building is still standing. The structure lost the details of its roof line, presumably in one of the earthquakes over … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Home of the week

Posted on April 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 17, 1938 Here’s a model home at 2270 Brentford Road in San Marino. Zillow says the house is still there and is valued at $975,000. I’ll try to swing by there today and get a picture of it. Email … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Real Estate | Tagged , | Comments Off on Home of the week

March 22, 1908: Plans for a New Hall of Records

Posted on March 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an artist’s concept of the proposed Hall of Records, a white gingerbread building between Broadway and New High Street that was one of the landmarks of old Los Angeles.

Posted in #courts, 1908, Architecture, City Hall, Downtown, Front Pages | Tagged , | Comments Off on March 22, 1908: Plans for a New Hall of Records