Category Archives: Downtown

Hippodrome mystery

Posted on November 30, 2007 by lmharnisch

A trip to the archives clears up the mystery about what became of the Hippodrome. As I suspected, the back of the theater was demolished, but the facade was saved.   Photograph by the Los Angeles TimesNotice that the Main … Continue reading →

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Main Street Gym

Posted on November 29, 2007 by lmharnisch

I dug out the old photos of the Main Street Gym and fired up the scanner at the Daily Mirror HQ. Photograph by Marilynn K. Yee / Los Angeles Times Then I took a closer look at this picture from … Continue reading →

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Random shot

Posted on November 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles TimesHere’s a recent photo of the new LAPD headquarters under construction, Nov. 7, 2007.

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Random shot

Posted on November 21, 2007 by lmharnisch

Here’s a detail from one of the photos I found in The Times’ archives on Main Street. I can’t quite tell whether this man is a street artist or just a panhandler. He appears to have a chair and some … Continue reading →

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Hippodrome

Posted on November 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo Here’s a photo of South Main at 4th Street looking north. The theater on the right is the Hippodrome and the title "Shifting Sands" on the marquee allows us to date the image to … Continue reading →

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Main Street

Posted on November 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo Here’s another photo I found while going through the archives on Main Street. This was taken from City Hall, looking south, showing Main Street on the left and Spring Street on the right.   … Continue reading →

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Traffic jam

Posted on November 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times Photograph This is Main Street, Los Angeles, 1911. I am posting this photo for the benefit of everyone who believes that traffic is a new problem. Los Angeles residents in the early 20th century were already … Continue reading →

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Main Street

Posted on November 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

Several weeks ago, I took this picture of King's Market at 5th Street and South Main while on the L.A. Conservancy's Main Street tour.   Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times Then in rummaging through the archives, I … Continue reading →

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Main Street Gym

Posted on November 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

Richard Hultman writes: You didn’t mention a certain landmark location on your Main Street blogs. Don’t know if the L.A. Conservancy tour mentioned it, but about a block further up Main Street at 318 1/2 S. Main was the Main … Continue reading →

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Main Street

Posted on November 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

Photography wasn’t allowed in certain spots on the L.A. Conservancy’s Mainly Main tour, so I didn’t take many pictures. A crew was setting up for a private party in St. Vibiana’s where all photography was banned, and the penthouse at … Continue reading →

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Location sleuth

Posted on November 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

Twentieth Century Fox goes to Main Street, Los Angeles. The work of cinematographer Joseph MacDonald: I had an opportunity to tour the Regent, 448 S. Main St. (yes, it’s still standing) during the Los Angeles Conservancy’s recent Mainly Main tour. … Continue reading →

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With the angels

Posted on October 30, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 30, 1957Los Angeles In the last few hours of his life, the young boy was unable to tell anyone who he was. A newspaper circulation worker found him lying naked in a driveway at 1459 N. Main St., where … Continue reading →

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October 18, 1957: Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 18, 2007 by lmharnisch

October 18, 1957 If pressed, most persons who preside at information and complaint desks will admit there are times when they don’t think the human race is going to make it. Sanity and/or serenity, they mean. Not long ago, a … Continue reading →

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Court beat

Posted on October 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 10, 1957Los Angeles Oh for the life of a court beat reporter in 1957: Confidential magazine, an appeal by convicted killer Caryl Chessman and the murder trial of L. Ewing Scott, not to mention the daily grind of the … Continue reading →

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Location sleuth

Posted on October 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

Another shot from "Act of Violence," showing downtown Los Angeles.  

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Dodgers EXTRA!

Posted on October 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 8, 1957 City Hall gets a Dodgers cap. And UFOs.  

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Location sleuth

Posted on October 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

Here’s The Times Building as seen in "Act of Violence," 1948   Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times, Oct. 6, 2007 Trees and buildings prevented me from precisely re-creating this shot. The camera was north of where I was standing … Continue reading →

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Location sleuth

Posted on October 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

Note the neon sign for the Westlake Theatre.   Email me

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Location sleuth

Posted on October 4, 2007 by lmharnisch

The Times Building in "Act of Violence," 1948, pointed out by  my colleague, Steve Hensch.  

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History on EBay

Posted on September 28, 2007 by lmharnisch

Although I don’t often post items from EBay, these are exceptional: Two historic postcards of The Times. The first shows the presses. Perhaps regular readers at the Olympic Plant can shed some light on the equipment. (Personal note: The Times … Continue reading →

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