Category Archives: travel

This Dodger Plays Like a Kid; Moonwalking on the Angels

Posted on July 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 21, 1969: "First, the picket who you sent to the hospital wasn't a student! He had no reason to be on this campus — except to stir up trouble!" :: The Dodgers' youth movement was led by a youngster … Continue reading →

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President Carter to Address Energy Crisis; Nolan Ryan Misses No-Hitter

Posted on July 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 14, 1979: The Carter administration's energy crisis… gasoline shortages … Los Angeles County deputies are ordered back to work after a two-day sickout … and Gov. Brown trims the budget by vetoing raises for state employees. In his final … Continue reading →

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Cross-Country Trip Begins!

Posted on July 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Emily Anderson begins her re-creation of Alice Ramsey's 1909 cross-country trip this morning. Follow her progress on her website. Or on Twitter.  Update: Emily Anderson has started — in the pouring rain. The 1909 Maxwell gets a police escort out … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Hanging Rock

Posted on June 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

  A postcard listed on EBay shows an old Ventura County landmark that has been hidden for decades. The famous Hanging Rock was submerged by the reservoir of Matilija Dam, built to hold the Ventura River. The Matilija Coalition is … Continue reading →

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A Trip Up Mt. Wilson

Posted on June 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

A trip up Mt. Wilson, June 9, 1889.

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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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Found on EBay — Santa Catalina Island

Posted on April 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

This vintage photo of a young girl on the beach at Santa Catalina Island has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $9.99. 

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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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Tough Times and Beauty in the Bay

Posted on March 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

"City Life," painted by Victor Arnautoff in 1934.   In San Francisco, the Depression’s artistic legacy By Christopher Reynolds,Reporting from San Francisco 10:20 AM PST, March 07, 2009 Stocks have crashed, industry is shuddering and banks are failing. The restless … Continue reading →

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View-Master Vanishing From Landscape

Posted on March 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Tom Uhlman / AP Mary Ann Sell holds one of her more than 25,000 discs. View-Master to stop selling scenic photos Fisher-Price will continue making discs of more popular cartoon characters. Associated Press March 8, 2009 Columbus, Ohio … Continue reading →

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Russians Attack Chinese Embassy; Dodgers or Padres? March 8, 1969

Posted on March 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

  President Nixon presents three soldiers with the Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam.  UCLA over USC 61-55 in double overtime. You couldn’t blame The Times for paying attention to the expansion San Diego Padres. After all, it looked … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, January 28, 1959

Posted on January 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE They Lost — They Were Lucky The Baumans, mother and daughter, had dinner at 9 o’clock last Sunday — not an unreasonable hour when you’re relaxing in a pleasant coastal resort likeBaja California’s Rosarito Beach. But now, looking … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, January 27, 1959

Posted on January 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Blisters, Bites at Palm Springs Blisters, Bites at Palm Springs Some people go to Palm Springs on the week end to lay around in the sun and relax. But I don’t. I go for professional reasons. It’s one … Continue reading →

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Sports columnist on golf in Cuba, November 18, 1958

Posted on November 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Times columnist visits Cuba and reports about golf. Golf? "The Cuban rebel leader, Fidel Castro, has dealt the tourist business in Havana an awful blow," Braven Dyer wrote, adding that the incoming revolt didn’t stop the celebrity golfers from … Continue reading →

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Travel — Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast

Posted on October 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Jay Jones The Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast, Fall River, Mass. By Jay JonesReporting from Fall River, Mass. Karen Zorn and her boyfriend fled their cozy bed-and-breakfast earlier this year. It wasn’t that the place was dirty or … Continue reading →

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July 7, 1908

Posted on July 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

e have a bounty of news today. Above, Mexican troops put down an insurrection in the state of Coahuila. And turmoil in the Mideast. At left, Mayor Harper urges Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan to accept Capt. Eugene Merrick … Continue reading →

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May 27, 1908

Posted on May 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, time to start planning summer getaways to Tahoe … At left, fruit peddler Leonardo Vett, accused, along with his wife, of stealing diamonds from local jewelry shops. "Vett looks like a Jew but says he is an Italian," The … Continue reading →

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March 24, 1908

Posted on March 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the daily horoscope as it existed a century ago. Below, the plight of hobos who are running afoul of a tough constable around Burbank. In an interview, a homeless man complains of being sentenced to the chain gang … … Continue reading →

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Tourism sociology

Posted on March 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Sociology professor Gwen Sharp, who writes the "Super Happy Funtime Blog," takes a scientific approach to sightseeing in Los Angeles. She graphed her hypothesis–"The richer the person who owned the home, the more awesome it would be to gawk at … Continue reading →

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Feb. 22, 1908

Posted on February 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Estelle Corwell swoons as she is found not guilty in the killing of George T. Bennett … Los Angeles prepares for a huge influx of Eastern tourists, due in part to discounted railroad fares and a severe winter …  And … Continue reading →

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