Category Archives: Books and Authors

Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line XIII

Posted on April 19, 2006 by lmharnisch

I have ceased blogging in real time as I read Donald H. Wolfe’s “The Black Dahlia Files: The Mob, the Mogul and the Murder That Transfixed Los Angeles.” Wolfe uses the “Laura” format, in which the anonymous, butchered body is … Continue reading →

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Hammer

Posted on April 19, 2006 by lmharnisch

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Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line XII

Posted on April 18, 2006 by lmharnisch

I have ceased blogging in real time as I read Donald H. Wolfe’s “The Black Dahlia Files: The Mob, the Mogul and the Murder That Transfixed Los Angeles.” Wolfe uses the “Laura” format, in which the anonymous, butchered body is … Continue reading →

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Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line XI

Posted on April 17, 2006 by lmharnisch

I have ceased blogging in real time as I read Donald H. Wolfe’s “The Black Dahlia Files: The Mob, the Mogul and the Murder That Transfixed Los Angeles.” Wolfe uses the “Laura” format, in which the anonymous, butchered body is … Continue reading →

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Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line X

Posted on April 16, 2006 by lmharnisch

I have ceased blogging in real time as I read Donald H. Wolfe’s “The Black Dahlia Files: The Mob, the Mogul and the Murder That Transfixed Los Angeles.” Wolfe uses the “Laura” format, in which the anonymous, butchered body is … Continue reading →

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Blogging the Wolfe Book, The Old Spuriousity Shoppe

Posted on April 15, 2006 by lmharnisch

I have ceased blogging in real time as I read Donald H. Wolfe’s “The Black Dahlia Files: The Mob, the Mogul and the Murder That Transfixed Los Angeles.” Wolfe uses the “Laura” format, in which the anonymous, butchered body is … Continue reading →

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Blogging the Wolfe Book, The Mailbox

Posted on April 14, 2006 by lmharnisch

—– Forwarded Message —- From: Larry Harnisch To: DHWolfe1213@aol.comSent: Friday, April 14, 2006 8:51:13 AM Subject: The “D” Memorandum Hi Don old pal, Long time no see…. Say, the “D” memorandum on Page 198 of your book appears to be … Continue reading →

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Fades

Posted on April 11, 2006 by lmharnisch

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An Early Bodybuilder

Posted on April 5, 2006 by lmharnisch

http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DnAAAAOmWu2sud1VVl3pCqNRi0yVs9uVPEHGIIpdoFYikpTvo5K0T7y6diVw_gVaL1ZKfzJhcbVvM52UGiDdO74CFNUOKontIOkOzQ8ceAoooptlyJxnq39lDzjABsLT_whxDtpJqcSi1xIFxbaQioMeXDnqSQ2R8DZ79ql9aJ8j_HSqbtln7WqPsD4azEJJodQ-jUE92ywi6d6O7IrfkF2_DUqM%26sigh%3DU2eJYd8AM_M83DkR2lx8gjvDN9Y%26begin%3D0%26len%3D47947%26docid%3D-6427214334119429675&thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer%3Fcontentid%3D1e55d08e89660dc9%26second%3D5%26itag%3Dw320%26urlcreated%3D1144246772%26sigh%3D3uz2X1klMv8QwbZFtXO9MvRPnKo&playerId=-6427214334119429675 In a 1907 article in the Los Angeles Times, Eugen Sandow offers this advice to women seeking to retain their youthful appearance, noting:“At first I thought it might seem that for a woman to look only 25 years old … Continue reading →

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Wayward Youths

Posted on March 26, 2006 by lmharnisch

Technology has changed, but people have not. Simply because they lived nearly a century ago doesn’t mean Angelenos were unable to indulge their vices, they simply procured them in a different manner. One of the main staples was the throngs … Continue reading →

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Fashion Week

Posted on March 24, 2006 by lmharnisch

Clarence Westfall, 22 years old, was taken into custody at San Pedro yesterday afternoon when a boat from San Diego docked. He was arrested for having masqueraded in female attire and was taken to the Central Police Station, where he … Continue reading →

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A Page From Dickens

Posted on March 23, 2006 by lmharnisch

For some time, the teachers at the Casco Street School had been concerned about the pupils from the nearby Christian Orphanage. But finally the problems became too great to ignore.“One small boy, an especial pet and a delicate child, was … Continue reading →

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St James Raises a Church

Posted on March 20, 2006 by lmharnisch

The Methodist Episcopal congregation, formed from a merger of the Centennial and Central churches, planned a wonderful new building at 22nd Street and Union. Although the congregation studied the idea of a new location, the members finally decided there was … Continue reading →

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Bright Young Faces

Posted on March 18, 2006 by lmharnisch

“Who was the first man?” asked the teacher of an American boy.“Washington,” was the reply. He was reminded of Adam and observed: “Yes, if you count foreigners.”Henrietta B. Freeman paid a call on a schoolroom somewhere in Los Angeles in … Continue reading →

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Elijah Washington

Posted on March 17, 2006 by lmharnisch

Elijah Washington died because he didn’t like being called a six-letter word for black people.And a San Bernardino jury decided that Tough Webster had done nothing wrong in killing him, even though Webster’s friends said the slaying was unjustified.On Oct. … Continue reading →

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1907: In Which We Begin

Posted on March 15, 2006 by lmharnisch

As I began to write my grand opening about Los Angeles in 1907, I felt a ghostly hand pluck ever so gently at my sleeve. “Promise me, dear boy, you’ll remember to say that women couldn’t vote in 1907.” “Yes, … Continue reading →

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some code

Posted on February 21, 2006 by lmharnisch

Once Upon a time there were three bears. A papa bear, a mama bear and a baby bear. They all lived together in a big house in the forest. One day

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