Category Archives: Transportation

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

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.

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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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British Plane Missing Over Turkey, Dodgers vs. Camping, April 27, 1959

Posted on April 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

The debut of the majestic new Cadillac. A small civilian plane crashes into the mountains near Pasadena, touching off fears that an airliner had gone down.   A British cargo plane with a crew of 12 disappears over eastern Turkey. … Continue reading →

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Masked Mob Seizes Black Rape Suspect From Mississippi Jail, April 26, 1959

Posted on April 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Times takes a look at the 1910 Aviation Week at Dominguez Hills. Here's a post from last year about J.S. Zerbe.   Gunmen wearing masks and gloves raided the jail in Poplarville, Miss., and seized Mack Charles Parker, 23, … Continue reading →

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April 20, 1959: It’s a Woman’s World — Auto Mechanic

Posted on April 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

April 20, 1959: Meet Mrs. Roy Harper, a trained auto mechanic who helps run her husband’s auto garage, where she is apparently a service writer and specializes in carburetors. But the Los Angeles Times assures readers that she’s still ladylike … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Wheels — Louis B. Mayer’s Chrysler Imperial

Posted on April 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

What is billed as Louis B. Mayer’s 1950 Chrysler Imperial has been listed for sale in Hemmings Motor News. No price is included.

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Found on EBay — Great White Fleet, 1908

Posted on April 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

A souvenir postcard of the Great White Fleet's 1908 visit to Los Angeles, showing the battleship Louisiana, has been listed on EBay.  Bidding starts at $9.99.

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Found on EBay — 1949 Thomas Bros. Guide

Posted on April 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

This 1949 Thomas Bros. guide of Los Angeles County has been listed on EBay. These old maps are a good reference for anybody doing research on Los Angeles before the freeways.  Bidding starts at $4.99.

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L.A. Streetcars

Posted on April 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Pacific Electric Car No. 219, c. 1902. Main Street & Agricultural Park Railroad Car No. 21 at Agricultural Park in 1896. Hollywood 5118 at the Watts car house. Our new favorite thing at the Daily Mirror is the archive of … Continue reading →

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Amtrak to Honor Pullman Porters

Posted on April 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Steve Yeater / For The Times  The son and grandson of Pullman porters, Garrard `Babe' Smock Jr. was honored at Railfair '99 in Sacramento, and his recollections appear in several books about the profession. "I've seen the good, … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo, April 5, 1939

Posted on April 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Every week I visit former Times reporter Eric Malnic in the hospital, where he's recovering from cancer surgery. There's a large blowup of an old postcard of the Figueroa Tunnels on the wall across from the elevators, so I always … Continue reading →

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Jordan’s King Hussein Visits L.A.; Rams to Play Night Game, April 4, 1959

Posted on April 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Times' art department retouched Neil Clemans' photo of Marlon Brando giving the finger to photographers. Let's see if we can get a copy of the original. At left, King Hussein of Jordan waves to photographers in Palmdale after flying … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Duesenberg

Posted on March 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

What appears to be an authentic Deusenberg 8 radiator emblem has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $49.99.

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Found on EBay — L.A. Streetcars

Posted on March 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

This lot of books about streetcars has been listed on EBay and includes several on the Pacific Electric Railway and one on pre-Huntington cars. The books are listed as best offer or Buy It Now for $150.

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Skydiving, the New Sport; Hot-Tempered Dodger, March 23, 1959

Posted on March 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

It looks like our early skydivers are wearing football helmets. "Why should a man get married when he can get a woman to darn his socks, bake him apple pies, and even take him out to dinner when he is … Continue reading →

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