Category Archives: Nuestro Pueblo

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 24, 1940

Posted on May 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Times artist Charles Owens draws a map of fighting in Belgium and France. May 24, 1940: “Hollywood After Dark: Patricia Ellis nursing a bandaged right hand at Cocoanut Grove while an escort gallantly carved her steak,” Jimmie Fidler … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 23, 1940

Posted on May 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

   Staff artist Charles Owens illustrates the French fleeing the Nazis. May 23, 1940: “Sometimes it seems futile to sit here writing about movies and movie personalities, when on the other side of the world hundreds of thousands are horribly … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 22, 1940

Posted on May 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

  A Page 1 map by our Nuestro Pueblo artist, Charles Owens. May 22, 1940: “B. Taylor gave B. Stanwyck furs instead of his usual diamonds on their anniversary,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 1, 1940

Posted on May 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

  The Times publishes another drawing by Charles Owens, showing what the fight for Dombas, Norway, might have looked like.  May 1, 1940: “Hollywood After Dark: Amazonian Geraldine Ross, Florentine Gardens star, singing torch songs to mite-y George E. Stone, … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 26, 1940

Posted on April 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

Nuestro Pueblo artist Charles Owens draws a full-page map on the war in Norway. April 26, 1940: On the set of "Boomtown," Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy and Frank Morgan "filmed a drinking scene this morning with each demanding his own … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on April 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oct. 17, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit the Pelanconi House on Olvera Street in another installment of Nuestro Pueblo. At right, a photo of the house from olvera-street.com. In case you just tuned in, I posted most of … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on April 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oct. 14, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit the La Brea tar pits for another installment of Nuestro Pueblo. In case you just tuned in, the posts of the original 1938-39 run ended last year. I’m going back and … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook: Outside the Edison

Posted on April 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

“Outside the Edison,” by Marion Eisenmann. I thought it would be fun to write about the crowds that have revived downtown nightlife in the last few years, so late one Friday, Marion Eisenmann and I strolled up 2nd Street from … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook: L.A. Marathon

Posted on March 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “L.A. Marathon,” by Marion Eisenmann Marion Eisenmann and I decided to try something different from our exploration of local landmarks by going to Santa Monica to see the finish of the 2010 L.A. Marathon. I found a good viewing … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on March 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

Nov. 9, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit a blacksmith shop at 6104 N. Figueroa St. I’ve been forced to stop embedding Google maps because they make the pages load slowly. The original run of Nuestro Pueblo concluded last … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on March 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oct. 7, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit 942 Yale St. (Google maps’ street view shows the lion is long gone). The original run of “Nuestro Pueblo” concluded last year. I’m going back and picking up the ones I … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo – 5121 Franklin

Posted on February 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 3, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit 5121 Franklin Ave. or what we know today as the home of Dr. George Hodel. The original run of Nuestro Pueblo ended in 1939. I’m going back and picking up … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo – South Pasadena

Posted on February 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Sept. 30, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit the Adobe Flores at 1814 [1804] Foothill St., South Pasadena.  The original run of Nuestro Pueblo ended in 1939. I’m going back and picking up the ones I missed in … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on February 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Sept. 28, 1938: Charles Owens re-creates a scene he discovered in the Arroyo Seco when he arrived in Los Angeles in 1908 – an outdoor kitchen. The original run of Nuestro Pueblo ended in 1939. I’m going back and … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo, Point Fermin

Posted on February 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 5, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit Point Fermin. And if your memory’s good, you’ll recall another item they did while they were there. Note: The original run of Nuestro Pueblo ended in 1939. I’m going back … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo, Plummer Park

Posted on January 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

  View Larger Map    Sept. 23, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit Plummer Park in Hollywood. The original run of Nuestro Pueblo ended in 1939, so I’m going back and picking up the ones I missed last year.

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on January 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Sept. 19, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit 211 W. 2nd St., close to home! Note: The original run of Nuestro Pueblo concluded in 1939. I’m picking up entries that I missed the first time around.

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on December 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

2215 Long Beach Ave., via Google maps’ street view. Sept. 16, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit 2215 Long Beach Ave. Note: The original run of Nuestro Pueblo ended in 1939. I’m going back and picking up the ones … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on December 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Broadway between 1st and Temple, looking toward Hill Street. Oct. 20, 1943: A fire destroys Court Flight.  Sept. 14, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit Court Flight, another long-vanished downtown landmark. Today, the Hall of Records is also … Continue reading →

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Bank Robbers Captured

Posted on December 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Times publishes a map by Charles Owens, who later contributed to “Nuestro Pueblo.” This is about the earliest work of his I’ve seen in the paper.  The bank robbery story carries the byline of Otis M. Wiles, which is … Continue reading →

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