Category Archives: Music

A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: New Music Players for Sale

Posted on June 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

  June 4, 1915: The Columbia Grafonolas cost up to $10,516.91 USD 2008.

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Found on EBay — Philharmonic Auditorium

Posted on June 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

This postcard of Philharmonic Auditorium, at Olive and 5th streets in downtown Los Angeles, has been listed on EBay. The auditorium was eventually given a modernized facade and finally torn down by a developer, leaving a vacant lot. Bidding starts … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: The Entertainer

Posted on June 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 3, 1914: A $44.50 record player would cost $945.436 USD 2008.

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Woman, 28, Has 13 Children!

Posted on June 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

"This Is Like a Spy Movie!" At the women's jail, "Conditions are terrible … Sixteen patients are being assigned to rooms designed to contain eight." (As Nathan noted, that's General Hospital, not the jail–thanks Nathan!). Sax Rohmer, creator of the … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: New Broadway Hit

Posted on June 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

  June 2, 1911

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Music Sale

Posted on June 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 1, 1909

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept: Your Music

Posted on May 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 28, 1981. $842.16 USD 3008

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Found on EBay — Earl Carroll’s

Posted on May 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

At left, a page from an Earl Carroll's nightclub menu that has been listed on EBay. I'll leave it to others to compare these measurements with today's women. Bidding starts at $14.99.

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Crash Kills Drag Racer at Dead Man’s Curve, May 23, 1959

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dead Man's Curve: Sunset Boulevard west of Groverton Place

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State Athletic Commission Investigates Boxing, Cartoon Death Match, May 20, 1959

Posted on May 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

Isn't the Ambassador Hotel great? Oh wait, we let L.A. Unified tear it down. View this page Gangster Squad Officer J.J. "Jack" O'Mara calls on Joe Sica with a subpoena. Unfortunately, the runover of the story didn't get microfilmed. But … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Southern Dining

Posted on May 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

  May 15, 1948

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Travis Edmonson, 1932 – 2009

Posted on May 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Feb. 15, 1984: Edmonson gave this performance after nearly dying from an aneurysm in 1982. Oct. 19, 1958: Bud and Travis sing about the Valley! By Valerie J. Nelson May 12, 2009 Travis Edmonson, a singer-songwriter who as part of … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Voices and Songs of Old Los Angeles

Posted on May 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

 Photographs courtesy of the Southwest Museum Rosendo Uruchurtu (he was Basque, in case you're wondering) demonstrates recording an Edison cylinder, June 5, 1904. The forgotten voices and neglected songs of old California live at the Southwest Museum in several hundred … Continue reading →

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April 30, 1939: Los Angeles Prepares for Opening of Union Station

Posted on April 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

The city made a special effort to examine and celebrate its past during the opening of Union Station. Officials mounted a much more elaborate “parade of progress” than I suspect we would see today.

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Masked Mob Seizes Black Rape Suspect From Mississippi Jail, April 26, 1959

Posted on April 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Times takes a look at the 1910 Aviation Week at Dominguez Hills. Here's a post from last year about J.S. Zerbe.   Gunmen wearing masks and gloves raided the jail in Poplarville, Miss., and seized Mack Charles Parker, 23, … Continue reading →

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Irish Firebrand Takes Seat in Parliament, Lakers Showdown With the Celtics, April 23, 1969

Posted on April 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

April 23, 1969: In case you don't recognize this building, it is the former Earl Carroll theater, now the Nickelodeon building, on Sunset Boulevard. The concrete slabs with movie stars' signatures were removed to make room for this huge mural, … Continue reading →

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Police Raid Venice ‘Love-In’; Lakers Win Western Division, April 21, 1969

Posted on April 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

April 21, 1969: A "love-in" on Venice Beach turns into brawl when the crowd of 7,000 starts throwing rocks and bottles after police arrest several people. Assemblyman John Burton is elected head of the California Democratic Council, which backs student … Continue reading →

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Oklahoman Builds Flying Saucer! Dodgers Beat Giants, April 21, 1959

Posted on April 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Times failed to follow up on testing of what was evidently a home-made device. Update: Talk about stereotyping! The caption says nothing about the gender of the flying saucer's inventor. I merely leaped to the conclusion that it was … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Williams and Walker.

Posted on April 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

A copy of "Abyssinia," by Williams and Walker, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $2.95.

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Voices — Maurice Jarre, 1924-2009

Posted on March 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Q & A MAURICE JARRE Ode to David Lean August 8, 1993 By SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER Oscar-winning composer Maurice Jarre leads the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a special salute to his frequent collaborator, the late director David Lean, … Continue reading →

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