Category Archives: Nightclubs

Millennial Moment: Renovations at Earl Carroll Theatre

Posted on October 31, 2012 by lmharnisch

Oct. 31, 1982: Times staff writer Ruth Ryon profiles the renovations at the Earl Carroll Theatre, 6230 Sunset Blvd. Now the Nickelodeon Studios, the theater was designed by Gordon B. Kaufmann and opened on Christmas Eve 1938.

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on June 11, 2012 by lmharnisch

Photo: A 1938 Packard hearse has been listed on EBay at $40,000. Queen of the Dead – dateline June 11, 2012 •   It’s an oddity of these YouTube days that you can become famous (or re-famous) not only for an … Continue reading →

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Thursdays @ The Globe

Posted on May 25, 2012 by lmharnisch

We had a nice turnout yesterday for the Thursdays at the Globe discussion of the downtown renaissance and vintage crime. Several guests were longtime Angelenos and shared their recollections of the city’s history, including the architecture, the streetcars and the … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on May 21, 2012 by lmharnisch

Photo: A 2003 Cadillac hearse listed on EBay, with bids starting at $18,900. Queen of the Dead – dateline May 21, 2012 •   Restaurateur (The Forge and The Glen in Tulsa), racecar driver, military historian and coffee heir (McLaughlin’s Coffee … Continue reading →

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‘Negroes and Whites, Including Women, Mix in Unbelievable Orgies’

Posted on April 9, 2012 by lmharnisch

March 24, 1925: I found this while researching something else and it’s too cool not to share.

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on March 5, 2012 by lmharnisch

Photo of the funeral of Victor Hugo, listed on EBay at $1,600.   Queen of the Dead – dateline March 5, 2012 •  Omigosh, I had such a crush on Peter Tork. Yes, I know, it’s Davy Jones who died … Continue reading →

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An EBay Mystery – Earl Carroll’s Inner Circle

Posted on February 26, 2012 by lmharnisch

One of the more intriguing mysteries I’ve come across in years of delving through EBay surfaced the other day, but the auction ended before I could write about it (so many stories, only one Larry Harnisch). The item was a … Continue reading →

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How to Wear a Hat – Rod Steiger Edition

Posted on January 24, 2012 by lmharnisch

We have explored how newsboy caps were worn by several men in “Monkey Business” and by Lee Marvin in “King of the North,” by Henry Fonda in “The Grapes of Wrath” and by Marc Chevalier in real life. Here’s Rod … Continue reading →

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War Workers Start Day With Prayer

Posted on January 4, 2012 by lmharnisch

Photo: The 4200 block of South Olive Street via Google’s Street View. Jan. 4, 1942: William E. Kosdy uses a shovel to dig a two-person bomb shelter in the backyard of his home, 4236 S. Olive St. “I didn’t follow … Continue reading →

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Hubble: No Evidence of ‘Big Bang’ Theory

Posted on December 31, 2011 by lmharnisch

Dec. 31, 1941: Celebrate New Year’s Eve at the Hollywood Palladium with Tommy Dorsey, Buddy Rich AND Frank Sinatra … plus Connie Haines and the Pied Pipers. John P. Varnum has a cute little racket. He pretends to be a … Continue reading →

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Japanese Sub Torpedoes 2 Ships off California Coast

Posted on December 25, 2011 by lmharnisch

Dec. 25, 1941: Crew members of the Absaroka, which was hauling lumber, recount being torpedoed by a Japanese submarine at an undisclosed location off the California coast. One man was crushed by piles of lumber after rescuing a shipmate who … Continue reading →

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Roundup of Aliens Overwhelms L.A. Jails, Dec. 13, 1941

Posted on December 13, 2011 by lmharnisch

Dec. 13, 1941: The Daily Mirror HQ was thrilled to see a brief appearance by Jimmie Fidler in “Garden of the Moon,” so here he is, in case you ever wondered what he looked like. On the jump: Times artist … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Florentine Gardens

Posted on November 20, 2011 by lmharnisch

This photo of the “Greatest Generation” at play at the Florentine Gardens, c. 1944, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $15.99.

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Found on EBay – The Florentine Gardens

Posted on November 16, 2011 by lmharnisch

This image, dated May 17, 1945, from the Florentine Gardens has been listed on EBay. The war in Europe had just ended on May 8 and perhaps these folks are doing a little celebrating – and wondering what peacetime would … Continue reading →

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A Casebook on ‘Los Angeles Plays Itself’

Posted on November 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

A user named smithrs has uploaded Thom Andersen’s elusive film essay “Los Angeles Plays Itself” to YouTube. The two-part film is something of a cult item in Los Angeles because Andersen made it without licensing the hundreds of clips he … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Clifton’s Pacific Seas

Posted on November 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: 618 S. Olive via Google’s Street View. This postcard of Clifton’s Pacific Seas (d. 1960), postmarked 1947, has been listed on EBay. The Pacific Seas was at 618 S. Olive and was torn down to make – a parking … Continue reading →

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An EBay Lesson – Part 2

Posted on October 22, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: A happy couple in the Zanzibar Room of the Florentine Gardens, Sept. 6, 1944. In case you’re wondering, I contacted the vendor of the bogus EBay picture I recently acquired. He said he got it from an estate in … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Earl Carroll’s

Posted on October 19, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s an unusual item from Earl Carroll’s in Hollywood – a two-deck set of playing cards. I can’t say I’ve ever seen anything like this. I’m still hunting for a five-suit deck like the one I wrote about several years … Continue reading →

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Real or Fake Photo? An EBay Lesson [Updated]

Posted on October 17, 2011 by lmharnisch

This photo was recently listed on EBay as being taken at the Florentine Gardens in 1944. And it caught my eye because it doesn’t look anything like the interior of that nightclub (a Buddha at the Florentine Gardens… you think?) … Continue reading →

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The Wilshire Bowl, 5665 Wilshire Blvd.

Posted on October 14, 2011 by lmharnisch

A matchbook from the Wilshire Bowl for sale on EBay, listed as Buy It Now for $7.19. Mary Mallory was curious about the Wilshire Bowl, where the Silver Screen Revue was staged in 1941. The bowl, at 5665 Wilshire Blvd., … Continue reading →

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