Category Archives: Parks and Recreation

Nuestro Pueblo: The Pershing Square Mystery

Posted on June 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

"The Last Argument of Kings" Sept. 20, 1953: The cannon was moved to Travel Town in Griffith Park. This simple post about a cannon at Pershing Square has become ridiculously complicated. All I want to know is what became of … Continue reading →

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Coming Attractions — The Legacy of Allensworth

Posted on April 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

An upcoming conference will focus on the legacy of Allensworth, a town financed and governed by African Americans founded by Col. Allen Allensworth. The conference is being promoted as the first in the Hidden Stories Series of the California State … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Long Beach Plunge

Posted on April 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

This postcard of the Plunge in Long Beach has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $2. At left, an orchestra provides music for Ladies' Day at the Plunge in Long Beach. Above, ladies, please cover up!

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Found on EBay — St. James Park

Posted on February 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

This postcard of St. James Park has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $8.99. St. James Park is in the Adams district near Scarff Street. According to The Times (Jan. 5 1896), St. James Park was established in 1892 … Continue reading →

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Changeling stories — Part I

Posted on October 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Police Capt. Jones and LAPD officers search the lake in Lincoln Park for the body of Walter Collins, Los Angeles Times, April 6, 1928. The boy claiming to be Walter Collins poses with Christine Collins, Aug. 18, 1928 Several regular … Continue reading →

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Movie star kisses 1-millionth visitor to park, October 20, 1958

Posted on October 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Pacific Ocean Park, 1958 – 1975

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Civil Service chief arrested, card players held in vice crackdown, October 13, 1938

Posted on October 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

At left, the general manager of the city’s Civil Service Commis-sion is arrested on charges of tampering with the final results of employment tests. Police Chief James Davis calls a meeting to tell captains to focus on serious vice and … Continue reading →

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PBS host says career women are ‘monsters,’ September 9, 1958

Posted on September 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

PBS host offers views on American women Alistair Cooke: The career woman " is a monster … the supreme escapist from the role of being a woman. I’m not talking about the working wife whose job supplements the family income. … Continue reading →

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LA turns 157, September 5, 1938

Posted on September 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Capt. Eugene Plummer is featured in a story about Plummer Park in West Hollywood. According to the caption, the revolver he’s holding belonged to Joaquin Murietta. At left, Mayor Frank Shaw and actor Leo Carrillo help celebrate Los Angeles’ 157th … Continue reading →

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LAPD officers accused of beating, August 24, 1938

Posted on August 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, another editorial in The Times’ well-worn tradition of asking: "What’s all the fuss I hear about … recalling the corrupt mayor … a federal anti-lynching law … opening up America to the refugees of Europe? We don’t need to … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles history–Echo Park

Posted on August 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Another entry from The Times’ Tim Turner, March 14, 1937.

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