Category Archives: City Hall

They Weren’t Fakes

Posted on July 3, 2006 by lmharnisch

July 3, 1907Los AngelesRobert T. Hall, head of the Los Angeles Anti-Fakers League (or Anti-Fakers Society), says shots were fired at him as he returned from an outing to a friend’s summer camp, and he blames local spiritualists and mediums.He … Continue reading →

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Hop Chung–In Trouble Again

Posted on May 31, 2006 by lmharnisch

May 30, 1907Los AngelesHop Chung is in trouble again.Chung, it seems, is no stranger to the legal system, with a police record going back to 1883. Ten years later, he and customer D.E. Dorsey were arrested at Chung’s laundry at … Continue reading →

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NEWS AND BUSINESS

Posted on May 1, 2006 by lmharnisch

Motorcycle Hits HerMiss Gertrude Young, who lives at No. 525 Wall St., was knocked down by a motorcycle yesterday as she stepped from a streetcar at 7th and Hope streets. The rider of the machine hastened away. Miss Young was … 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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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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