Category Archives: LAPD

Random Shots From Our 12-Bore

Posted on March 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 9, 1907Los Angeles The Insanity Begins Led by I. Newerf and J.B. Dudley, the automobile owners of Los Angeles are fighting a new city ordinance that bans parking within 40 of downtown intersections. Newerf, the West Coast representative of … Continue reading →

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It Was a Kinder, Simpler Time…

Posted on March 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 8, 1907Los Angeles lmharnisch.comlmharnisch.blogspot.comE-mail: lmharnisch (AT) gmail.com

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Forget Bird Flu, This Is Serious

Posted on March 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 7, 1907Los Angeles A dreadful disease called acute glanders has been discovered in a horse and veterinarian R.J. Ramage ordered that the animal be destroyed immediately. In addition to rapidly causing death, acute glanders can be spread from horses … Continue reading →

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Belles Are Ringing!

Posted on March 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 6, 2007San Francisco (VIA Associated Press) The Irish of San Francisco are furious over a play at the Davis Theater called “The Belle of Avenue A,” which features a character named Mrs. McCluskey who drinks a glass of beer … Continue reading →

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An Independent Woman

Posted on March 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 5, 1907Los Angeles What shall we do with Emma? She’s gone off to New Mexico and married a Chinaman. Her horrified mother hopes to get the marriage annulled, but Emma is an independent-minded young lady. Emma’s mother, Mary Culver … Continue reading →

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A Page From the Past

Posted on March 3, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 3, 1907Los Angeles Stroll into the Los Angeles Public Library on Central Avenue with me for a moment, over to the children’s section. The librarian says there are about 15,000 to 16,000 books, only half of what is needed, … Continue reading →

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Page 1 News

Posted on March 2, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 2, 1907Los Angeles

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City Fathers Confront an Intractable Problem

Posted on March 1, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 1, 1907Los Angeles Downtown businessmen are at a complete loss over what to do with the garbage from their operations and want the city to either take it or designate a dump they can use. “They declare that the … Continue reading →

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But the Line Is Straight

Posted on February 28, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 28, 1907Los Angeles An old and massive California live oak used to mark the division between three Spanish land grants lies in pieces on the ground because an Edison foreman refused to run a transmission line around it. “The … Continue reading →

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A Secretary’s Dedication

Posted on February 27, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 27, 1907Los Angeles A thick cloud of smoke from a raging fire in the basement swept through the Germain building on South Spring Street at lunch hour, engulfing businessmen and office workers. In a fraction of a second, the … Continue reading →

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In Indiana, There Is No Beer

Posted on February 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 14-26, 1907Los Angeles The Rev. Ervin S. Chapman, a Presbyterian minister who heads the Anti-Saloon League of California, has won a victory through an address that persuaded an Indiana judge to rule that saloons are unconstitutional. Chapman concluded his … Continue reading →

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Architectural Ramblings

Posted on February 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 24, 2007Eagle Rock The Eagle Rock Bank, with aluminum windows and stucco, and braced with threaded rods. Here’s to you, Samuel Tilden Norton….

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Architectural Ramblings

Posted on February 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 24, 1907Eagle Rock Architect Samuel Tilden Norton has designed a bank building for Townsend Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock, The Times says. Just to make research interesting, The Times misspelled his name as S. Tilton Norton. According … Continue reading →

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Soccer Returns

Posted on February 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 23, 1907Los Angeles The Scotch Thistles beat the English Victorias 3-2 in Southern California’s first soccer game since the Caledonians and the Pasadena team met at Agricultural Park in 1890, The Times says. Despite the poor condition of the … Continue reading →

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Speaking of the Weather

Posted on February 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 22, 1907Los Angeles Here’s how The Times weather stories read a century ago: “For all the daylight hours yesterday, the rain drizzled down, much of the time like a heavy Scotch mist, but toward nightfall the storm deepened and … Continue reading →

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Worst in Show

Posted on February 21, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 21, 1907Los Angeles Someone who hates animals is at work in Angeleno Heights, having poisoned 10 valuable dogs and several cats, The Times says. The killer has an eye for purebreds, the paper says, avoiding mutts and mongrels. “Detective … Continue reading →

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Gardening vs. Yard Work

Posted on February 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 20, 1907Los Angeles Apparently mowing the lawn was a formal occasion. lmharnisch.comlmharnisch.blogspot.comE-mail: lmharnisch (AT) gmail.com

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Skeet Shoot

Posted on February 19, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 19, 1907Los Angeles A quick trip to the Thomas Bros. will show that Los Angeles County doesn’t look like this, but it’s not for lack of trying. The wealthy men of Los Angeles and Orange counties are furious with … Continue reading →

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Architectural Ramblings

Posted on February 18, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 18, 2007Los Angeles The buildings featured in The Times for this week have been torn down, but in glancing through the listings, I found the sale by the Althouse brothers of a lot at 3006 S. La Salle. 3006 … Continue reading →

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12th Street Ragged

Posted on February 17, 2007 by lmharnisch

Above, a vanished landmark: The Schermerhorn Inn, at Potter Park, a street that has disappeared. Feb. 17, 1907Los Angeles West 12th Street between Main and Hoover is maddeningly crooked, but how to fix it? One set of residents has agreed … Continue reading →

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