Category Archives: Nuestro Pueblo

Found on EBay – Chinatown Wishing Well

This image of a wishing well on Broadway in Chinatown built by professor Henry K. Liu has been listed on EBay. If you have looked at Charles Owens and Joe Seewerker’s “Nuestro Pueblo,” (which you really should) you might recall … Continue reading

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 28, 1941

        May 28, 1941: LONDON, May 27 (AP) — The 35,000-ton German battleship Bismarck, one of the newest and most powerful in the world, was smashed and sunk today by British warships and aerial bombers on the … Continue reading

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Architectural Ramblings — The Sowden House

      Drawing by Charles Owens/Los Angeles Times   The Sowden House by architect Lloyd Wright at 5121 Franklin Ave. is on the market for $4.2 million. You may recall that this was the purported murder HQ of Dr. … Continue reading

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Death Toll Exceeds 100,000 in Japan’s Holocaust, Sept. 3, 1923

               Sept. 3, 1923: This is the earliest map I’ve ever seen by our old friend Charles Owens, who later worked on Nuestro Pueblo with Joe Seewerker. I have been selective in posting stories … Continue reading

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Jan. 6, 1941

        Jan. 6, 1941: Times artist Charles H. Owens gives his interpretation of the crash of a Navy DC-2 into White Mountain, 25 miles southeast of San Diego.   “In 30 years of incessant searching for new screen … Continue reading

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 19, 1940

        Dec. 19, 1940: Hedy Lamarr never uses red nail polish, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 13, 1941

           Dec. 13, 1941: The better local niteries are frowning on femmes who step out in slacks, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 29, 1940

        Oct. 29, 1940: Frank Morgan is overhauling his yacht for a repeat Alaskan jaunt, come spring, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 6, 1941

    Oct. 6, 1941:   Lupe Velez appeared at Columbia studio the other ayem with black hair, switched to red locks for a p.m. cocktail party and did a nite spot, three hours later, with blond curls.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Sept. 15, 1941

  Sept. 15, 1941: Gracie Allen, pioneer. Typical of Miss Allen's resolute spirit is the campaign which she launched, following curtailment of Japanese silk imports, to persuade every Hollywood woman to buy a mulberry tree and a silk worm, Jimmie … Continue reading

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Aug. 20, 1940

  The Times publishes the latest war map by Charles Owens. Aug. 20 1940: CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNIQUE TO Lili Damita: I sort of agree with you that marital separations are helpful in families where both husband and wife are of fiery … Continue reading

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August 16, 1940: Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood

The Times publishes a war map by Charles Owens. August 16, 1940: Joan Crawford is mulling the notion of a second adoption as companion for her recent first, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Artist’s Notebook: Bastille Day

“Bastille Day” by Marion Eisenmann Marion Eisenmann called Sunday and suggested we visit a Bastille Day celebration in Elysian Park. I practiced my rusty high school French on the way there with Marion quizzing me “How would you say ‘I’m … Continue reading

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, July 9, 1940

July 10, 1940: Director Norman McLeod is eating again after a severe session of food poisoning, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, July 5, 1940

Charles H. Owens does another dazzling war map for The Times. July 5, 1940: “Helene Whitney is trying to organize her actress-pals for a half-in-fun, half-serious treasure hunt in New Mexico, where she's been informed there's gold,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 23, 1941

  The Times publishes another war map by Charles Owens. June 23, 1941: “TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX'S 'WILD GEESE CALLING' SET AT A GLANCE: Two extras in lumberjack costumes ruefully regarding a huge log, a saw — and their own well-manicured … Continue reading

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 13, 1940

The Times publishes a map by Charles Owens showing the battle for Paris. June 13, 1940: “Joan Crawford's nursery for her newly adopted baby is equipped with a sound system so acute the tot's breathing can be heard in Joan's … Continue reading

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 11, 1940

  A map by Charles Owens shows the fighting in France. June 11, 1940: “Why don't they give more romantic roles to Humphrey Bogart?” Jimmie Fidler asks.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 7, 1940

  The Times publishes another war map by Charles Owens. June 7, 1940: “Hollywood After Dark: Dorothy Lamour calmly changing stockings at her table in the Del Mar dining room while strong men wilted,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 6, 1940

  Another war map by Charles Owens! June 6, 1940 — Jimmie Fidler has a little story that begins: “Franz Waxman, the composer who scored 'Rebecca,' has a newly acquired Chihuahua pooch.”

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