Category Archives: Transportation

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 30, 1940

Posted on December 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

Rose Queen Sally Stanton, Gov. Culbert Olson and Highway Patrol Chief E. Raymond Cato at the ribbon cutting of the Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway), Dec. 30, 1940. … Continue reading →

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World Record at L.A. Aviation Meet!

Posted on December 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Dec. 27, 1910: The year ends as it began, with an aviation meet. Despite 50-mph winds that swept Dominguez Field, Arch Hoxsey of Pasadena sets a new altitude record … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 17, 1940

Posted on December 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

Dec. 17. 1940: Watching Mae West stroll down the avenue, I always catch myself musing on the sway of all flesh, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 11, 1940

Posted on December 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

Test pilot Rudolph B. Lechner, 37, is killed when his SBC-2 Navy bomber fails to come out of a test dive. Dec. 11, 1940: Eleanor Powell has invented a tap-dancing shoe that quadruples the number … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 8, 1960

Posted on December 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

Dec. 8, 1960: Matt Weinstock takes a look at the spiraling costs of public transportation – first, raises for union workers who go out on strike, then fare increases to pay for the raises. He has his … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 7, 1940

Posted on December 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

Dec. 7, 1940: Yes, the bell on traffic semaphores in the old Warner Bros. cartoons wasn’t a joke. Today, we just honk since drivers are usually checking their BlackBerrys when the light turns green. … Continue reading →

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Bus Strike Begins!

Posted on November 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

Nov. 16-21, 1960: Another bus strike ends after six days, with MTA mechanics winning a raise of 54 cents an hour to be given in three steps. Officials say that the raises will probably require … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 14, 1941

Posted on November 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

Nov. 14, 1941: One unpublicized reason for Lou Costello's New York jaunt is a conference with his pal, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, anent screening of His Honor's life story — with Costello in the title role, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Paul Coates Is on Vacation, Nov. 10, 1960

Posted on November 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

Nov. 10, 1960: Paul Coates is on vacation. Instead, we have a letters column in which readers say that women have too many rights, the minimum age for a driver’s license should be raised to 18 and wonder, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Oct. 28, 1960

Posted on October 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oct. 28, 1960: ONLY IN L.A. — Another bus became lost in the big city Tuesday. It was a Beverly Boulevard express which is supposed to turn on Vermont Avenue and take the Hollywood Freeway downtown. Somehow the … Continue reading →

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L.A.’s Dream Airport Nearing Reality

Posted on October 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oct. 10, 1960: The Times takes a look at construction of Los Angeles’ Jet Age airport. The “Theme Building” will resemble a giant flying saucer and there will be a monorail called the Skylift to whisk passengers from … Continue reading →

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Another Good Story Ruined: Gen. Otis’ Armored Car [2nd Update]

Posted on August 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

Behold the war machine of Gen. Harrison Gray Otis! A 1910 Franklin Model H landaulet! Virtually no one who writes about The Times and Gen. Harrison Gray Otis can resist referring to a cannon mounted on his car. Otis is … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Aug. 17, 1960

Posted on August 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

Aug. 17, 1960: A motorist wins a battle over a parking ticket (it wasn’t filled out properly) … and one Whittier market has such a problem with kids stealing cigarettes it doesn’t even bother to report them. CONFIDENTIAL TO … Continue reading →

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Blanche Stuart Scott: Aviation Pioneer

Posted on August 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

July 24, 1910: Blanche Stuart Scott in the San Francisco Call. Aug. 6, 1910: Vassar College student Blanche Stuart Scott caps off a cross-country auto trip with a spin in a Farman biplane. She later became one of … Continue reading →

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Brave Officer Halts Runaway Horse

Posted on August 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

Aug. 2, 1910: Patrolman R.M. Green was directing traffic at 3rd and Main streets when a runaway horse pulling a light wagon plunged toward the intersection. Green jumped into the back of the wagon and made his way to … Continue reading →

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Pages of History

Posted on July 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

Notice how steep Bunker Hill used to be! I stumbled across a copy of “Los Angeles: A Guide Book,” produced for the 1907 National Education Assn. convention, listed on EBay for $9.99 and remembered that I had seen a … Continue reading →

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13 Die When B-25 Hits Empire State Building, July 29, 1945

Posted on July 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

July 29, 1945: “For two minutes the pinnacle of the chromium-girt Empire State stood out sharp and clear in the drizzle while orange-red flames licked around. Then the soft fog closed in again to hide the scene from the horrified … Continue reading →

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Car Hits Newsboy, 9

Posted on July 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

July 19, 1910: A news story straight in the Herald and in dialect in The Times. Evidently neither paper reported on whether he recovered.

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The Arroyo Seco Parkway Revisited

Posted on July 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times I did a series of posts two years ago for the 70th anniversary of the Arroyo Seco Parkway. You can find them here.

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A Movie Comic’s Answer to Smog