Category Archives: Front Pages

Feb. 21, 1958

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Feb. 21, 1938

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Feb. 21, 1908

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Above, meet Charles West, who says: "I have never treated my wife very mean, although I slapped her a couple of times when I thought she needed it." Below, mayhem on 3rd Street when a piano mover ties a horse-pulled … Continue reading →

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Feb. 20, 1958

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  A map from 1912 shows the plans for the Arroyo Seco Parkway. Note the Silver Lake Parkway, which was not built. The Arroyo Seco Parkway was actually proposed even earlier, as part of Charles Mulford Robinsons' "City Beautiful" project … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 20, 1938Los Angeles   Yes, the AP actually wrote the above story and The Times actually published it. Below, one of the most backward sentences I have read in a long while: "Not guilty will be the plea of … Continue reading →

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Feb. 20, 1908

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At top, notice that the buggy dealer was not too far from the auto painting shop. Above, czarist agents in Los Angeles? How cool is that? Reminds me of the Mexican revolutionaries who were arrested in 1907. (Note the arrest … Continue reading →

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Feb. 19, 1958

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 19, 1938Los Angeles Antisemitism in Austria … Earle Kynette is indicted in the Harry Raymond bombing … Unrest in the Mideast … On the jump, two men are executed at San Quentin in a double hanging.   Email me

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Feb. 19, 1908

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Plans for a rail route from the city limits at Sunset Boulevard to Griffith Park (remember, this is 1908) … A tourist is robbed … A domestic is hit by a streetcar … A "training school" in San Fernando is … Continue reading →

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February 18, 1908

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In terms of quirky human drama, it’s hard to beat the early 20th century issues of The Times. Today we have two people who passed themselves off as someone else. The first is the woman who claimed to be a … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 17, 1938Los Angeles Los Angeles County, founded Feb. 18, 1850, prepares to celebrate its 88th anniversary … Irving Berlin’s daughter is out of the hospital … The City Council prepares to give the Navy 4 1/2 acres in Chavez … Continue reading →

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Feb. 16, 1958

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 16, 1938Los Angeles    

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Feb. 15, 1958

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Feb. 15, 1938

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Feb. 14, 1958

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, critic Edwin Schallert retires from The Times, where he started in 1912 (Click on the headline to read the entire story) … Elizabeth Taylor is talking about giving up her career as soon as she finishes "Don Quixote" … … Continue reading →

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Feb. 14, 1938

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an ad for the Del Coronado … Capt. Earle Kynette compares himself to Alfred Dreyfus … "Hammer Slayer Flees Hospital," now there’s a headline that says "read me" … A writer injured in the Japanese bombing of a U.S. … Continue reading →

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Feb. 14, 1908

Posted on February 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

    At top, Santa Monica African Americans begin the Union League … Above, Cottolene, a blend of cottonseed oil and beef tallow … Meet Joseph Margolis (1869-1945), who was active in politics until at least the early 1940s, in … Continue reading →

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Feb. 13, 1958

Posted on February 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

  The Metropolitan Transit Authority takes its first steps toward "a speedy mass transit system." Will it build a monorail from the Valley to downtown Los Angeles? Reporter Ray Herbert is going to look at the implications for bus and … Continue reading →

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Feb. 13, 1938

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    It’s Sunday in 1938, and here’s an ad from the real estate section … And a panel from "Buck Rogers" … Hitler plans to announce that he respects Austrian independence … Paul Wright is convicted of manslaughter in … Continue reading →

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