Category Archives: Transportation

The Era of Fear and Prophesies of Doom, May 17, 1959

Posted on May 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Gaaah! What were they thinking? No wonder these were on sale! This Sunday paper is an alarming time capsule with fear and anxiety on every page, plus a little sex here and there. At left, "What We Must Know About … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Earl Scheib Says

Posted on May 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

  May 16, 1951

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Found on EBay — Union Station

Posted on May 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

This postcard of the new Union Station has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at 99 cents.

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Cars Drive Themselves on Miracle Freeways of the Future!

Posted on May 12, 2009 by lmharnisch
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On Location: Farrah Fawcett, 1976

Posted on May 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 17, 1976: Farrah Fawcett-Majors makes a commercial for Mercury Cougars.

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Vintage Motorcycles Up for Auction

Posted on May 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

(Bonhams & Butterfields) This Vincent Black Shadow sold for $383,400 in October. By Susan Carpenter May 9, 2009 They leak, shake, rattle and spark — and sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. The rarest of rare vintage motorcycles, these … Continue reading →

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Memories of Union Station

Posted on May 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Dec. 12, 1939: Waiting area, Union Station. Union Station has always been one of my favorite L.A. spots. The old place reminds me of family. My dad and grandfather spent their careers with the Santa Fe … Continue reading →

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Union Station Opens, May 5, 1939

Posted on May 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by the Los Angeles Times March 15, 1939: At a luncheon at the Biltmore Hotel to plan the opening gala for  Union Station, R.E. Southworth stamps the tickets of A.D. McDonald, president of the Southern Pacific; J.R. Hitchcock, … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Spring Street

Posted on May 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

This postcard showing Spring Street before it was straightened out has been listed on EBay. Bidding for the lot (which also includes a postcard of Westlake Park) starts at $4.50.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.

Posted on May 4, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Union Station Opens, May 4, 1939

Posted on May 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo June 13, 1915: Before Union Station, there was the Southern Pacific depot on Central between 4th and 5th Streets, which replaced an even earlier depot called the Arcade Station.   Los Angeles Times file photo … Continue reading →

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Parade Opens Union Station, May 4, 1939

Posted on May 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on May 3, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Union Station Turns 70

Posted on May 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times From left, Chester Gan, Chinese district leader; Arthur Kennedy of the city Planning Commission; Vic MacKenzie, American Legion national convention director; George R. Reilly, San Francisco County supervisor; Bruce Iliff, federal liaison officer; Drew … Continue reading →

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Union Station Turns 70

Posted on May 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 1, 1939: The Times publishes a cutaway drawing of the new terminal.

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on May 1, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Union Station Turns 70

Posted on April 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Dec. 23, 1935: City Hall casts a long shadow over downtown Los Angeles in this photograph showing where Union Station will be built. Notice the large storage tanks of the gasworks in the upper … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Prepares for Opening of Union Station, April 30, 1939

Posted on April 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

The city made a special effort to examine and celebrate its past during the opening of Union Station. Officials mounted a much more elaborate "parade of progress" than I suspect we would see today. Primitive semi-humans called the Lingoo in … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Angels Flight

Posted on April 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

This 1908 postcard of Angels Flight has been listed on EBay. Notice that it was originally next to the 3rd Street tunnel. Also notice the lookout tower at the top of Bunker Hill. Bidding starts at $3.99.

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Union Station Turns 70

Posted on April 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Los Angeles' Union Station formally opened May 3-5, 1939, with a three-day festival that included parades and displays of historic locomotives and streetcars. The Daily Mirror will be posting photos of the station's construction and … Continue reading →

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