Category Archives: Transportation

Horses vs. Streetcar

Posted on January 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “Imagination Is the Only Real Thing in the World.”    A wagon drawn by runaway horses crashes into a streetcar, sending the wagon tongue through the side of the trolley and injuring passenger Howard Siebold. The horses, which were … Continue reading →

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Through the Lens – Aviation Meet

Posted on January 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Here is another original photo of the 1910 Aviation Meet that I found in The Times’ archives. The contrast of horses and airplanes at the meet always amazes me. It’s hard to read the writing on the back of this … Continue reading →

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Women and Cars

Posted on January 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 24, 1910: Sydney Ford writes about women, cars and the annual Los Angeles auto show. She touches on America's only auto club for women and talks about fashions, including the latest outfits for chauffeurs. Ford took a trip … Continue reading →

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On the Future of Aviation

Posted on January 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

  The Times publishes a map of Louis Paulhan’s flights over Los Angeles. It would be fun to do this as an overlay on Google Earth. I’ll see if I can manage it.   Jan. 23, 1910: The Times speculates … Continue reading →

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Aviation Meet – Through the Lens

Posted on January 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Here’s a photo that shows the grandstands under construction for the 1910 Aviation Meet. The stands were built quickly, according to The Times, and were considered an achievement for the day. Here’s a detail of … Continue reading →

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Council Studies Parking Bans

Posted on January 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Mr. Thorkildsen answers the telephone in the nude.    Jan. 22, 1920: Ninety years ago, the City Council was studying a proposal for no parking zones to ease bad traffic that was impeding streetcar service in downtown Los Angeles.  … Continue reading →

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Officials Honor Louis Paulhan

Posted on January 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

   After a boat trip to Santa Catalina Island, Louis Paulhan says he hopes to fly there the next time.   Jan. 22, 1910: Child molester Edward Powelson thanks the judge for sentencing him to 180 days for vagrancy. "Judge, … Continue reading →

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Final Cheers for Aviators

Posted on January 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

  On the final day of the Aviation Meet, promoters staged a tableau of transportation that included an airplane and Ezra Meeker’s wagon, drawn by oxen.   In the twilight of the last day, balloonists set an altitude record of … Continue reading →

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The God of War Takes to the Air

Posted on January 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

Men on horseback watch Glenn Curtiss take off. A deputy on horseback acts as a judge on the race course, making sure that fliers go around one of the pylons. Aviation Week inspired several topical ads, including one for pianos, … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Santa Fe Station

Posted on January 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

This postcard showing the Santa Fe railroad station, which was superseded by the opening of Union Station in 1939, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $4.95.

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Paulhan Sets Distance Record

Posted on January 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

"In his eagerness to get a view of one of the flying machines at Aviation Field, Charles Arnesavage leaned too far out of the rear of one of the Pacific Electric flyers on the way to the field and, overbalancing, … Continue reading →

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Remembering an Early Times Photographer

Posted on January 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Martin E. “M.E.” Rafert, Los Angeles Times The field at the Aviation Meet, Jan. 13, 1910. In going through The Times’ photos of the Aviation Meet, I discovered several with notations by Martin “M.E.” Rafert, a photographer for … Continue reading →

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Crowd Cheers Paulhan, Curtiss

Posted on January 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

  A Times photo shows the huge crowd at the Aviation Meet. Jan. 17, 1910: “One of the largest crowds ever assembled in one inclosure in Southern California saw the Sunday flights of the airships. “Over 50,000 people braved the … Continue reading →

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A Week of Aviation Triumphs

Posted on January 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

Jan. 16, 1910: Even Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo is dreaming of airships. The Sunday Times features Arthur B. Dodge's artwork of Louis Paulhan's plane.   And Edmund Waller “Ted” Gale takes a lighthearted look at the week’s events. The Times … Continue reading →

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Airplane Craze

Posted on January 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

Jan. 15, 1910: Louis Paulhan skims over the Los Angeles harbor in an early demonstration of the potential of air power.    "A panic was barely averted last night about 6 o'clock when a crowd got wedged in between two … Continue reading →

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The Miracle of Flight

Posted on January 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Yes, everything runs on gasoline. Madame Paulhan climbs out of her husband's plane after making a trip. "Mon Dieu! How can I tell you? One floats away, one glides through the air, and that is all. How can I … Continue reading →

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Watts Streetcars Are Crowded and Dangerous

Posted on January 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

 “Wonder What the Wheat-Cake Artist Things About?" by Clare Briggs. Jan. 13, 1920: Although Los Angeles’ long-dismantled streetcar system has achieved sainthood, it was not always so beloved when people actually had to use it. “In the name of humanity, … Continue reading →

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The Conquest of the Air

Posted on January 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

Jan. 13, 1910: Louis Paulhan sets an altitude record of  about 4,165 feet. It was impossible to be sure because Paulhan didn't note the setting on a borrowed barometer before he took off. The figure of 4,165 feet was calculated … Continue reading →

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Woman Blames Movie Violence for Attempt to Kill Family

Posted on January 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

Jan. 12, 1910: Freed killer Alma Bell went to see a movie about a woman who stabs her boyfriend and attempts suicide. Afterward, she tried to shoot the family that had taken her in.  Nov. 17, 1909: Alma Bell is … Continue reading →

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Glenn Curtiss Makes First Flight in Western U.S.

Posted on January 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Glenn Curtiss makes the first flight in the western U.S., above and below. "It was an auspicious occasion and was the tonic needed to raise excitement to a high pitch. An aviator had actually flown his machine, and the … Continue reading →

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