Category Archives: Freeways

Bad traffic, 1938

Posted on June 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

erhaps this isn’t the most sophisticated illustration of how traffic evolved from caveman days to the mid-20th century. But the panels do tell a story. Times reporter Ed Ainsworth describes the rise of cities in the Middle Ages, sort of … Continue reading →

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June 13, 1958

Posted on June 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

ow here’s an interesting way to beat traffic, at least if you’re Judge Leo Freund. It seems that Freund didn’t care for being stuck while big dump trucks building the San Diego Freeway used Santa Monica Boulevard. Freund decided that … Continue reading →

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June 12, 1938

Posted on June 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

he unidentified Times photographer who took this picture at Wilshire Boulevard and Alvarado Street in 1938  had no idea we would be dissecting it today. My best guess is that this is looking south on Alvarado rather than west on … Continue reading →

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The streetcars

Posted on June 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times, 1911 seem to have antagonized some people by having the audacity to question the notion that Los Angeles’ streetcar system was anything less than a shining glory and by poking fun of the idea … Continue reading →

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June 11, 1938

Posted on June 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

s difficult as this may be to believe (and I’m sure it is), traffic is not a new problem in Los Angeles. The city’s streets were congested 50 years ago, they were congested 70 years ago and, yes, they were … Continue reading →

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June 8, 1958

Posted on June 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Visions of the future from 1958: People will live in geodesic domes (note that the floor plan on the dome displayed at the home show has no bathroom).  At left, predictions for 2000: Cars will be banned from the urban … Continue reading →

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May 22, 1958

Posted on May 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a stripteuse brings a lawsuit alleging botched plastic surgery — on her neck. As if you can see her neck in this photo. At left, it’s divorce No. 2 for Jack Webb, this time from actress Dorothy Towne … … Continue reading →

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May 3, 1958

Posted on May 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

A crazy chase–just to beat a traffic ticket? And below, the Headdress Ball! Email me

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March 18, 1958

Posted on March 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, one of Clark Gable’s lesser pictures is featured at a fund-raiser for the Press Club’s 8-Ball Foundation. When the Mirror and Examiner closed in 1962, the foundation held a benefit to raise money for unemployed journalists. Below, a plane … Continue reading →

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March 17, 1958

Posted on March 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the brainstorm of John Pace, general manager of KABC-AM (790), "Airwatch" was announced Dec. 30, 1957. Below, Times writer Walter Ames goes along with Max Schumacher and Donn Reed for a jaunt above Los Angeles’ freeways. Quote of the … Continue reading →

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110 revisited

Posted on January 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times Salonica Street is a popular dumping ground for cars that have been wrecked on the southbound Pasadena Freeway. This car has been sitting here for weeks. For a while, another wreck … Continue reading →

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The 5 meets the 10

Posted on January 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 16, 1958Los Angeles   Google Earth, Jan. 16, 2008. Email me

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110 revisited

Posted on January 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

     Photograph by Larry Harnisch / The Los Angeles Times And what have we here? It looks like there’s an abandoned freeway ramp behind this chain-link fence. Hm. Wouldn’t it be fun to get a closer look? Stay tuned.

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Jan. 6, 1908

Posted on January 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

This is an example of the ghastly injuries that occurred when a streetcar hit a horse. The stories in the days before papers published photos of breaking news were graphic and left little to the imagination–if you are a horse-lover, … Continue reading →

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110 revisited

Posted on January 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 5, 1908 Los Angeles Journey back with me now to the simple, carefree days of life in Los Angeles in 1908. You might wonder what our great-grandparents were up to 100 years ago, or 30 years before the ground-breaking … Continue reading →

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110 revisited

Posted on January 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 11, 1917 Los Angeles The Times published a map of the Silver Lake Parkway, intended as a beautification project for something called the Bimini Slough. The article notes that Westlake (MacArthur) and Sunset (Lafayette) parks were also built from … Continue reading →

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110 revisited

Posted on January 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photographs by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times   I found a trace of the past while exploring Sterling Place just west of Orange Grove Avenue: A parking sign from the Automobile Club of Southern California. I can’t say … Continue reading →

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110 revisited

Posted on December 31, 2007 by lmharnisch

  I realized I got more than I bargained for as soon as I found this map among The Times pictures of the Pasadena Freeway. As this 1912 map shows, the Arroyo Seco Parkway was originally intended to link Elysian … Continue reading →

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The 110 revisited

Posted on December 30, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by the Los Angeles Times, July 23, 1939 He looks out from the bridge as if he is gazing toward the future. Not that this is what the photographer intended. Like The Times "Scout Car," a new 1939 … Continue reading →

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Remedy for road rage

Posted on August 30, 2007 by lmharnisch

Aug. 29, 1957Los AngelesSo that’s why we have platinum spark plugs….

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