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Category Archives: Food and Drink
October 13, 1907: 2 Die in Tong War
October 13, 1907: Gunmen imported from out of town by the Hop Sing Tong entered the tailor shop of Lem Sing at 806 Juan St. in Chinatown and under the pretense of having some clothing made, wounded him and killed Wong Goon Kor. Continue reading
Posted in 1907, Black Dahlia, Books and Authors, Crime and Courts, Education, Food and Drink, Homicide, LAPD, Streetcars
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October 12, 1957: Matt Weinstock
October 12, 1957: Matt Weinstock profiles Burl Ives as he makes the transition from folk singing to acting. Continue reading
Posted in broadcasting, Columnists, Film, Food and Drink, Matt Weinstock, Music, Nightclubs, Television
Tagged 1957, Burl Ives, Matt Weinstock, No Down Payment, Sputnik, the Vikings
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October 8, 1907: Sewage-Eating Fish Spread Disease at Local Markets, Health Officials Say
Note: This is an encore post from 2006. October 8, 1907Los AngelesHealth officials and a deputy district attorney have joined to urge the Board of Supervisors to ban fishing within a half-mile of the city’s Hyperion line that pours sewage … Continue reading
Posted in 1907, Environment, Food and Drink
Tagged 1907, Environment, food and drink, sewage
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September 6, 1947: Mexican Workers Essential as Americans Refuse Stoop Labor, Ranchers Testify
September 6, 1947: Ranchers tell Congress that they cannot survive without importing Mexican workers. Americans won’t do “stoop labor,” the ranchers say. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Food and Drink, Immigration, Labor
Tagged 1947, food and drink, immigration, labor
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September 5, 1944: Left in Car While Mother Goes Dancing, Boy, 6, Drinks Fatal Shot of Whiskey
September 5, 1944: Maria Fierro goes dancing with Robert Fierro and Robert Gomez. Her children weren’t allowed in the cafe, so she left them in the car. Her daughter, Stella, went to get a bottle of soda, but her son, Rudolfo, found a bottle of whiskey and drank enough to kill him.
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Schaber’s Cafeteria and Einar Petersen
Mary Mallory profiles Schaber’s Cafeteria in downtown Los Angeles, which featured murals by Einar Petersen. An encore post from 2012. Continue reading
Posted in 1928, Architecture, Art & Artists, Downtown, Food and Drink, Found on EBay
Tagged #DTLA, #EBay, 213, Architecture, art, Broadway, Murals
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August 31, 1907: The Year in Liquor — 20 Gallons of Beer for Every Man, Woman and Child in U.S.
August 31, 1907: Distillers produced 20 gallons of beer and 1.4 gallons of whiskey for every man, woman and child in America, the U.S. says. Continue reading
Posted in 1907, Crime and Courts, Food and Drink
Tagged #prohibition, 1907, alcohol, temperance, tobacco, WCTU
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Aug. 12-13, 1907: Bucket of Blood Is a Den of Drunken Debauchery
August 12, 1907: The L.A. Times describes the Bismark Cafe, known to police as the Bucket of Blood, as “drunken debauchery among girls of tender ages, painted women and men.” It is an “immoral pesthole” where “young girls are enticed nightly do drink and listen to a band concert.” Continue reading
Posted in 1907, 1908, Crime and Courts, Food and Drink, LAPD, Main Street, Music, Streetcars
Tagged #Main Street, 1907, crime and courts, drunken debauchery, food and drink, labor, lapd
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Aug. 3, 1907: Gasoline Stove Explodes, Destroys House
August 3, 1907: Gasoline from a stove explodes, destroying a house. Mrs. William Morley was found dazed and stumbling around the smoking ruin of what had been her home. Continue reading
Posted in 1907, Fires, Food and Drink
Tagged 1907, explosions, Fires, gasoline stoves
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Found on EBay: Vintage Cocktail Napkins
A napkin from Sunset Bowling Center, 5842 Sunset Blvd. A collection of vintage Los Angeles (mostly) cocktail napkins has been listed on EBay, priced at $274.99 or best offer. Nightspots include many favorite watering holes of the past: Sardi’s, the … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Drink, Found on EBay
Tagged food and drink, Found on EBay, Mike Lyman's, Nickodell, Sardi's
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L.A. Daily Mirror Retro Drinking Guide — Pisco Punch
Note: This is an encore post from 2013. Just in time for New Year’s, we’ll take a look at a “lost drink,” making a brief inquiry into San Francisco’s Pisco Punch, made famous by Bank Exchange saloon owner Duncan Nicol … Continue reading
Posted in 1915, 1934, 1939, Food and Drink, San Francisco
Tagged food and drink, Pisco Punch, San Francisco
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L.A. Daily Mirror Retro Drinking Guide – The Queens Cocktail
Note: This is an encore post from 2017. Joe Vogel asks if there was a Queens Cocktail. The answer is yes. According to the Jamaica Long Island Daily Press, Jan. 24, 1935, the Queens Cocktail debuted at the Hotel Commodore … Continue reading
Posted in 1935, 1937, Food and Drink
Tagged 1935, 1937, food and drink, Queens Cocktail
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L.A. Daily Mirror Retro Drinking Guide — The Bronx Cocktail
Note: This is an encore post from 2013. Dec. 20, 1934: In case you doubted me (but you wouldn’t, would you?), here’s a recipe for the Bronx Cocktail, from the Amsterdam Evening Recorder, courtesy of FultonHistory.com. In case you plan … Continue reading
Posted in 1934, Food and Drink, Suicide
Tagged 1934, food and drink
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L.A. Daily Mirror Retro Drinking Guide — The Brooklyn Cocktail
Note: This is an encore post from 2013. Yes, the Manhattan cocktail once had competition from drinks named for the other boroughs. Here’s a recipe for the Brooklyn Cocktail, from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 7, 1937. The Brooklyn Cocktail … Continue reading
Posted in 1937, Food and Drink
Tagged 1937, food and drink
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L.A. Daily Mirror Retro Drinking Guide: The Harvey Wallbanger
A vintage 1972 iron-on transfer of Harvey Wallbanger himself, on EBay for $12. Note: This is a repost from 2013. We have been looking at some historic drinks for this holiday season. To the millennials in the audience: This is … Continue reading
Posted in 1971, Food and Drink, Music
Tagged 1971, food and drink
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L.A. Daily Mirror Retro Drinking Guide: A Brief History of the Tom and Jerry
A recipe for the Tom and Jerry from the San Francisco Call, June 30, 1912. Note: This is an encore post from 2013. Over on Facebook, Christopher McPherson asked whether the Tom and Jerry was named for the MGM cartoon … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Books and Authors, Food and Drink
Tagged 1862, Books and Authors, food and drink
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L.A. Celebrates a Wartime Thanksgiving, 1943
Note: This is an encore post from 2013. A wartime Thanksgiving in Los Angeles, with many service personnel welcomed into people’s homes for a holiday meal. The Times published cooking tips for war workers, advising cooks who were otherwise engaged … Continue reading
Posted in 1943, Food and Drink, World War II
Tagged #Thanksgiving, 1943, World War II
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An 1890s Thanksgiving in the Kitchen
Note: This is an encore post from 2011. Here’s a traditional roast turkey recipe from the “Every-Day Cook-Book and Family Compendium,” written about 1890 by Miss E. Neill. Be sure your fire is bright and clear and watch out for … Continue reading
Posted in 1890, Food and Drink, From the Stacks
Tagged #1890s, #cookbooks, #recipes, #Thanksgiving, #turkey
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Mary Mallory/ Hollywood Heights: El Cholo Turns 100
100 years ago, Alexander Alejandro Borquez and his wife Rosa opened a tiny cafe on Moneta Avenue, serving tasty, homestyle Mexican food. Little did they realize that their modest enterprise would survive a century, becoming one of Los Angeles’ most … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Drink, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory
Tagged El Cholo, food and drink, hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Fine Chinese Dining and Asian American Celebrities’ Restaurants
Willie Fung opened the New Moon cafe. Americans fell in love with Chinese food over the decades, drawn to it originally by cheap prices and chop suey, before growing to love more exotic and elegant dishes. At the same time, … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Food and Drink, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory
Tagged film, food and drink, hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory
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