Category Archives: Streetcars

Time Clock

Posted on May 1, 2006 by lmharnisch

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NEWS AND BUSINESS

Posted on May 1, 2006 by lmharnisch

Motorcycle Hits HerMiss Gertrude Young, who lives at No. 525 Wall St., was knocked down by a motorcycle yesterday as she stepped from a streetcar at 7th and Hope streets. The rider of the machine hastened away. Miss Young was … Continue reading →

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When Knighthood Was in Flower

Posted on April 29, 2006 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles theatergoers are transfixed by the new production of “When Knighthood Was in Flower,” Paul Kester’s adaptation of Charles Major’s 1898 novel, forming a mile-long line to buy tickets at Morosco’s Burbank Theater at Main and 6th St.One reason … Continue reading →

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Attacked by Mule

Posted on April 27, 2006 by lmharnisch

W.S. Stanton of N. 117½ E. First St. was attacked by a vicious mule at the California Truck Company’s stables, No. 337 Aliso St., last night and seriously injured. When he attempted to take the harness off the animal it … Continue reading →

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Runaway Flats

Posted on April 26, 2006 by lmharnisch

Water is not the only thing that flows downhill, as switchmen at the downtown Southern Pacific freight yard discovered when two runaway flatcars made a 13-mile trip from the San Fernando Valley in 10 minutes.Although the runaway cars sent people … Continue reading →

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Pigs’ Feet

Posted on April 25, 2006 by lmharnisch

Anthony Kallan likes pigs’ feet more than he cares for his wife and proved it by kicking her out of the house because she refused to cook his favorite meal for dinner—a day before their baby was to be born.Kallan, … Continue reading →

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Able Was I Ere I Saw Elba

Posted on April 24, 2006 by lmharnisch

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Hammer

Posted on April 19, 2006 by lmharnisch

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Fades

Posted on April 11, 2006 by lmharnisch

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An Early Bodybuilder

Posted on April 5, 2006 by lmharnisch

http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DnAAAAOmWu2sud1VVl3pCqNRi0yVs9uVPEHGIIpdoFYikpTvo5K0T7y6diVw_gVaL1ZKfzJhcbVvM52UGiDdO74CFNUOKontIOkOzQ8ceAoooptlyJxnq39lDzjABsLT_whxDtpJqcSi1xIFxbaQioMeXDnqSQ2R8DZ79ql9aJ8j_HSqbtln7WqPsD4azEJJodQ-jUE92ywi6d6O7IrfkF2_DUqM%26sigh%3DU2eJYd8AM_M83DkR2lx8gjvDN9Y%26begin%3D0%26len%3D47947%26docid%3D-6427214334119429675&thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer%3Fcontentid%3D1e55d08e89660dc9%26second%3D5%26itag%3Dw320%26urlcreated%3D1144246772%26sigh%3D3uz2X1klMv8QwbZFtXO9MvRPnKo&playerId=-6427214334119429675 In a 1907 article in the Los Angeles Times, Eugen Sandow offers this advice to women seeking to retain their youthful appearance, noting:“At first I thought it might seem that for a woman to look only 25 years old … Continue reading →

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Wayward Youths

Posted on March 26, 2006 by lmharnisch

Technology has changed, but people have not. Simply because they lived nearly a century ago doesn’t mean Angelenos were unable to indulge their vices, they simply procured them in a different manner. One of the main staples was the throngs … Continue reading →

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Fashion Week

Posted on March 24, 2006 by lmharnisch

Clarence Westfall, 22 years old, was taken into custody at San Pedro yesterday afternoon when a boat from San Diego docked. He was arrested for having masqueraded in female attire and was taken to the Central Police Station, where he … Continue reading →

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A Page From Dickens

Posted on March 23, 2006 by lmharnisch

For some time, the teachers at the Casco Street School had been concerned about the pupils from the nearby Christian Orphanage. But finally the problems became too great to ignore.“One small boy, an especial pet and a delicate child, was … Continue reading →

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St James Raises a Church

Posted on March 20, 2006 by lmharnisch

The Methodist Episcopal congregation, formed from a merger of the Centennial and Central churches, planned a wonderful new building at 22nd Street and Union. Although the congregation studied the idea of a new location, the members finally decided there was … Continue reading →

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Bright Young Faces

Posted on March 18, 2006 by lmharnisch

“Who was the first man?” asked the teacher of an American boy.“Washington,” was the reply. He was reminded of Adam and observed: “Yes, if you count foreigners.”Henrietta B. Freeman paid a call on a schoolroom somewhere in Los Angeles in … Continue reading →

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Elijah Washington

Posted on March 17, 2006 by lmharnisch

Elijah Washington died because he didn’t like being called a six-letter word for black people.And a San Bernardino jury decided that Tough Webster had done nothing wrong in killing him, even though Webster’s friends said the slaying was unjustified.On Oct. … Continue reading →

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1907: In Which We Begin

Posted on March 15, 2006 by lmharnisch

As I began to write my grand opening about Los Angeles in 1907, I felt a ghostly hand pluck ever so gently at my sleeve. “Promise me, dear boy, you’ll remember to say that women couldn’t vote in 1907.” “Yes, … Continue reading →

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some code

Posted on February 21, 2006 by lmharnisch

Once Upon a time there were three bears. A papa bear, a mama bear and a baby bear. They all lived together in a big house in the forest. One day

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