Category Archives: Found on EBay

Found on EBay – Zoot Suit!

Posted on August 21, 2011 by lmharnisch

What appears to be an original zoot suit, with reet pleat, drape shape and stuff cuff, has been listed on EBay. According to the vendor, this suit was in the wardrobe department of a movie studio. There is no label, … Continue reading →

Posted in 1943, Fashion, Found on EBay, LAPD, World War II, Zoot Suit | Tagged #EBay, #zoot suits | 3 Comments

Found on EBay – Cursed House $666

Posted on August 20, 2011 by lmharnisch

Note: This is funniest EBay entry I have seen in years. Bidding starts at $666. Cursed Land and/or House Five pounds of land removed from the center of the basement of the cursed house. If the bid goes over 80k, … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Witzel Photograph

Posted on August 17, 2011 by lmharnisch

This Witzel photo of actress Dorothy Phillips has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $19.99. Phillips received a one-paragraph obituary in The Times on March 10, 1980.

Posted in Fashion, Film, Found on EBay, Hollywood, Photography, Witzel | Tagged #film, #hollywood, #obituaries, #witzel | 1 Comment

Found on EBay – Bullock’s Wilshire

Posted on August 16, 2011 by lmharnisch

This hat from the Collegienne department of Bullock’s Wilshire has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $14.99.

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Found on EBay – Spring Street

Posted on August 15, 2011 by lmharnisch

A photo of Spring Street looking north from about 4th Street has been listed on EBay. Our landmark is the Steinway piano ad on the side the building. Bidding on this postcard starts at $5.49. Here’s a better view:

Posted in Architecture, Downtown, Found on EBay, Photography | Tagged #downtown, #EBay, #la, #Spring Street | 2 Comments

How to Be an EBay Huckster

Posted on August 14, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: First all-women jury in Los Angeles. Credit: EBay listing. Photo: First all-women jury in Los Angeles. Credit: Bain News Service, Nov. 2, 1911. You can pay $9.99 for a cropped version of this photo on EBay or get it … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of J.W. Robinson [Updated]

Posted on August 13, 2011 by lmharnisch

A postcard showing the J.W. Robinson Co. Building has been listed on EBay. And it’s more of a mystery than I expected….

Posted in 1914, 1915, 1923, 1934, Architecture, Downtown, Fashion, Found on EBay, Preservation | 10 Comments

Architectural Rambling: Julian Eltinge Home – 1921

Posted on August 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

The home of Julian Eltinge at 2328 Baxter Street in Silver Lake is barely visible from the street. Note: While trolling EBay, I found yet another article that had been cut from a magazine, in this case, the Architectural Record … Continue reading →

Posted in 1921, Architecture, Found on EBay, Interior Design, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Stage | Tagged #Julian Eltinge, #la, #Silver Lake, Architecture | 11 Comments

Found on EBay – ‘London After Midnight’

Posted on August 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

A German poster for the lost film “London After Midnight” has been listed on EBay. Notice that the vendor is in Spain. Also notice that it is listed as Buy It Now for $14,000. As with anything on EBay, an … Continue reading →

Posted in 1927, Art & Artists, Film, Found on EBay, Hollywood, Preservation | Tagged #EBay, #film, #hollywood, #lost films | Comments Off

Found on EBay – Florentine Gardens

Posted on August 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

This souvenir photograph from the Florentine Gardens has been listed on EBay. Most of these pictures come in a cardboard holder that’s stamped with a date. This one isn’t marked, oddly enough, but a comparison with my reference file indicates … Continue reading →

Posted in 1942, Found on EBay, Hollywood, Nightclubs, Photography, World War II | Tagged #EBay, #hollywood, #nightclubs, #photography | 2 Comments

Found on EBay – Ambassador Hotel

Posted on July 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

This c. 1960 postcard of the Ambassador Hotel, which was torn down by L.A. Unified, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $2.95.

Posted in Architecture, Found on EBay, Photography | Tagged #EBay, #la, Ambassador Hotel | 1 Comment

Found on EBay – A. Victor Segno

Posted on July 29, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: A. Victor Segno sends out a “success wave” (artist’s concept). A. Victor Segno is probably our favorite Los Angeles charlatan. He made money by getting people to mail him a dollar a month in return for sending out a … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Hotel Huntington

Posted on July 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

Main and 8th via Google maps’ street view. A postcard of the Hotel Huntington at Main and 8th streets has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $3.

Posted in Architecture, Downtown, Found on EBay | Tagged #downtown, #EBay, #la, Architecture | 1 Comment

Found on EBay – C.C. Pierce

Posted on July 26, 2011 by lmharnisch

A hand-colored postcard published by M. Rieder of Los Angeles, based on a photograph by the studio of C.C. Pierce, has been listed on EBay. Pierce was an early photographer in Los Angeles who mostly specialized in buildings and atmospheric … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Mullen & Bluett

Posted on July 25, 2011 by lmharnisch

This postcard showing the new building of Mullen & Bluett (d. 1969) which became Grodins (d. 1972) has been listed on EBay. And here’s the building as shown on Google map’s street view. Bidding on the postcard starts at 99 … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Hoffman’s Cafe

Posted on July 22, 2011 by lmharnisch

The 700 block of South Spring Street via Google maps’ street view. For years, 743 S. Spring was the home of Levy’s Cafe, but sometime in the early 1920s the address became Hoffman’s. It’s not clear from The Times’ clips … Continue reading →

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L.A. Daily Mirror’s Discerning Readers

Posted on July 21, 2011 by lmharnisch

I must say, the L.A. Daily Mirror readers are truly outstanding. My traffic indicates that they prefer old type fonts to nude photos by a slight margin. At left, the Selectric OCR font in all its glory. I think the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Artists, Found on EBay, Photography, Witzel | Tagged #fonts, #photography | 4 Comments

Found on EBay – Arroyo Seco Parkway

Posted on July 21, 2011 by lmharnisch

This postcard of the new Arroyo Seco Parkway, a name that has been restored after decades of being called the Pasadena Freeway, has been listed on EBay. For more than a year, drivers have had to contend with construction of … Continue reading →

Posted in Found on EBay, Freeways, Transportation | Tagged #EBay, #Freeways, #la | 2 Comments

Found on EBay – Nudes by Witzel

Posted on July 20, 2011 by lmharnisch

A set of five nude photos (this is the tamest one) by the Witzel studio has been listed on EBay. Witzel was one of the leading portrait studios in Los Angeles and did many early publicity photos for the theater … Continue reading →

Posted in 1911, Found on EBay, Photography, Witzel | Tagged #la, #nudes, #photography, #witzel | 5 Comments

Found on EBay – Biscailuz Badge