Category Archives: Nuestro Pueblo

Nuestro Pueblo — Little Tokyo, November 7, 1938

Posted on November 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, 314 E. 1st St. in 1938 and, below, via Google maps’ street view. Pharmacist Shiro Nakamura graduated from USC in 1909. According to California death records, he was born in Japan in Sept. 1, 1892, and died in Orange … Continue reading →

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Stolen statue — Nuestro Pueblo, October 19, 1938

Posted on October 19, 2008 by lmharnisch
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October 12, 1938: An early RV, Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on October 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

   

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Los Angeles history — Nuestro Pueblo visits the Witch House

Posted on September 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

516 Walden Ave. in Beverly Hills in 1938, above, and via Google maps’ street view.

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Los Angeles history–Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on September 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

The hanging tree Once described as the oldest rubber tree on the American continent, it was actually an Australian fig … maybe. Either way, it’s gone now. And the rustlers who were supposedly hanged here must have been awfully short … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles history–Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on September 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Grateful family erects frontyard shrine The doctor said Generosa Bruno was dying and there was nothing to save her. ‘You might pray,’ he told her family. And they did. 739 Yale St. in 1938 and, below, Yale Street via Google … Continue reading →

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LA history–Nuestro Pueblo, September 7, 1938

Posted on September 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an unusual house in the 6500 block of Monterey Road. Below, Monterey Road as shown in Google maps’ street view. California death records list a Stanton D. Fraser (1903-1974), but it’s unclear if this is the man in the … Continue reading →

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LA history–Little Tokyo

Posted on September 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, as published in The Times, Sept. 2, 1938, and below, via Google maps’ street view.

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Los Angeles history–Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on August 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, Western and Los Feliz, as seen in Google maps’ street view.

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Los Angeles history–Ford Amphitheatre

Posted on August 26, 2008 by lmharnisch
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Los Angeles history–Chavez Ravine

Posted on August 25, 2008 by lmharnisch
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Los Angeles history: Bunker Hill

Posted on August 22, 2008 by lmharnisch
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An adobe from old Los Angeles, Nuestro Pueblo, August 17, 1938

Posted on August 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, Washington and Soto via Google maps’ street view.    

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Los Angeles–water and power, Nuestro Pueblo, August 15, 1938

Posted on August 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

   

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Thieves take memorial plaque, Nuestro Pueblo, August 8, 1938

Posted on August 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Some things apparently do not change. Today, people steal copper wiring and manhole covers and sell them for scrap metal. In the 1930s, bronze plaques were apparently at risk.   The Fremont Gate to Elysian Park, 1549 N. Broadway, … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles History: Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on August 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Above, Eagle Rock as seen via Google Earth.   I don’t recall reading anything about a cross at the base of Eagle Rock, but there it is. According to The Times archives, a cross of electric lights was placed … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on July 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Below, Ducommun and Garey streets, the general area where this picture was drawn, via Google maps’ street view.   

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on July 25, 2008 by lmharnisch
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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on July 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

ow this was truly a happy discovery: Someone turned two streetcars into a house. Alas, it’s not there anymore. I would love to know the story behind the home, I’m sure it’s an interesting one. At left, an update on … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on July 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

The 400 block of Jackson Street no longer exists. It’s in the middle of this complex, as shown on Google Earth: I found something really wonderful in researching the temple: A 1950 Sanborn map with an overlay of Little Tokyo … Continue reading →

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