Category Archives: art and artists

Opera Tenor Confined to Mental Ward

Posted on November 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Clare Briggs on “That Guiltiest Feeling.” Pietro Buzzi in 1905. Nov. 19, 1919: Pietro Buzzi, operatic tenor, is take to the psychiatric ward  of county hospital after being removed from a Hollywood studio. According to a 1916 story in … Continue reading →

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Beauty Queen Seeks Divorce From Dockworker

Posted on November 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 18, 1959: Shirlee Garner Witty seeks a divorce, saying that her husband was always making snide remarks. Witty competed for the title of Miss Universe in 1956 even though she was a wife and mother, because at that … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo – Chavez Ravine

Posted on November 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 24, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens find evidence of an old brickyard in Chavez Ravine and touch on the Chinese Massacre.  Note: The original run of Nuestro Pueblo concluded in 1939. I’m going back and picking up … Continue reading →

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August 19, 1938: Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on November 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 19, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens find a windmill on a farm at Garfield Avenue just north of Gage Street. Below, the area today, via Google maps’ street view.  It’s interesting to note that Seewerker refers to Mayor … Continue reading →

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November 19, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Cross Your Fingers Well, today’s the day.  If we get past it we’re in.  Of course, no one is sure for what or for how long. Today, according to Kenneth D. Wilkins of Manhattan Beach, a momentous event in world … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – 1907 Shriners Convention

Posted on November 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

  The 1907 Shriners convention in Los Angeles  inspired all sorts of commemorative trinkets. Most of the items were pins, badges, glassware and ceramics, which frequently turn up on EBay. Here’s something I’ve never seen before, a spoon that was … Continue reading →

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Plane Crash Kills 42

Posted on November 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 17, 1959: Investigators speculate on whether a bomb exploded on a National Airlines DC-7B that crashed in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 42 people. Ultimately, no cause was ever determined. … And  Gene Sherman reports on border drug traffic. … Continue reading →

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Orchestras Ban Women Musicians

Posted on November 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 2, 1919: Orchestra managers want to ban women musicians because an ensemble consisting entirely of men in tuxedos is more pleasing to the eye, The Times says. No, I'm not kidding. Nov. 16, 1919: Alma Whitaker writes about … Continue reading →

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Voices – Jules Feiffer

Posted on November 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 12, 1969, “Little Murders” runs for more than six months in Los Angeles. After writing a post about “Little Murders” and the monologues in the play, especially the one by homicide Detective Lt. Miles Practice, I e-mailed playwright and … 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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November 13, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

The End Is in Sight Bravely ignoring the tear-inducing smog which was seeping in through the woodwork, the gentlemen of the copy desk yesterday, between, editions, went into their daily seminar titled “Whither Drifteth?”  Their despondent conclusion, delivered to my … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on November 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 12, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit a produce stand on Atlantic Boulevard run by a man “who looked as though he had seven kids and lumbago.” At least we learn that Owens did the driving and … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 10, 1959

Posted on November 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  The Satirizing Americans     The persons probably most amused by the movie and TV stereotype of the American Indian are the scores of Indians themselves now working in industry in the L.A. area.     Many of them take a … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 7, 1959

Posted on November 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  The Fight Against City Hall Continues     It's an old adage that you can't fight City Hall.  Nevertheless, some people keep trying, whether they get anywhere or not.  Today's candidate for head bumping is Kenneth Reiner, who writes in … Continue reading →

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Policewomen Experiment a Success

Posted on November 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Clare Briggs takes another look at golf in “Conceding Yourself a Putt.” Nov. 7, 1919: London retains 100 of the women police officers who were put into service during World War I. Part of the force was disbanded after … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 6, 1959

Posted on November 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Racing the Stork     A woman in the throes of becoming a mother was being driven to General Hospital by a  neighbor one night recently and as they reached the Civic Center it became apparent they weren't going to … Continue reading →

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The Problem of Vice

Posted on November 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Clare Briggs on golf.   Nov. 6, 1919: A judge blames gambling and other forms of vice at a Spring Street hotel on the lack of a segregated vice district. "It is one of the penalties we have to pay … Continue reading →

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November 5, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Tax Bite Tuesday was the day of the big blow.  No, it wasn’t windy.  It was the day the tax bills hit the fan. The resultant moans have ranged from low and plaintive, tapering off into controlled disgust, to … Continue reading →

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Dodgers Deliver Plans for Stadium

Posted on November 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 5, 1959: An artist’s concept of Dodger Stadium. Look at all the parking!   "We have submitted plans for what we believe will be the most beautiful sports stadium in the world, in keeping with the best interest … Continue reading →

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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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