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Dear Abby

Posted on March 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 12, 1968 Dear Troubled, Let me get this straight. You’re married. You leave your husband at home so you and your much younger–unmarried–boss can take coordinated vacations … to Europe. While you’re there, he and his friends entertain you … Continue reading →

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Dear Abby

Posted on March 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 11, 1968 Dear Stuck With Mother, boy do I hear you…. At 55, your mother is exactly the age that the Eskimos put their "ancient ones" on an ice floe and push them out to sea–just to solve problems … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on March 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection in the the Regional History Collection of USC Libraries OK, who are they? Jerry Geisler and Lana Turner? (Chris Morales and Mike Mynahan). Yep, they were easy. Now for the fun part: Who are the … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on March 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 10, 1958 He’s a character actor. In movie circles his name is well known, and if I told it to you you’d probably say it sounded familiar. But he’d prefer that I didn’t use it. He’s suffered enough embarrassment … Continue reading →

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Dear Abby

Posted on March 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 10, 1968 Dear Disenchanted … I’m going to take the high road here. I could say a lot of cynical, petty things by channeling Al Bundy, but that wouldn’t solve anything … OK, you can dump her and end … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on March 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Frank Q. Brown / Los Angeles Times OK, this photo is from the funeral of Columbia executive Harry Cohn, which was held on a massive sound stage that had been turned into a chapel. Who are these pallbearers, … Continue reading →

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House of the week

Posted on March 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 8, 1908 Los Angeles Above, the Kellogg mansion, built for newspaper executive F.W. Kellogg. It was named Highlawn by John Muir, The Times says. One of my favorite pastimes is to visit these 100-year-old "homes of the week" but … Continue reading →

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Dear Abby

Posted on March 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 6, 1968 OK, does anybody want to take a guess at what’s going on here? Email me

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Columnist death match

Posted on March 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s a fun game … Whom would you read in a hypothetical match-up? William F. Buckley on Sunday Telegraph editor Peregrine Worsthorne’s newfound opposition to the Vietnam War? Or Dear Abby on women’s padded fannies? Both columns are from March … Continue reading →

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Dear Abby

Posted on March 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 4, 1968 Let’s get this straight: You have two kids, you’re pregnant, and you "can’t imagine how this happened." All right, I won’t make fun of your predicament. This guy is a heel and you sure don’t want to … Continue reading →

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Dear Abby

Posted on March 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 3, 1968 Let’s get this straight: Your son rummages through your purse and takes money, he shoplifts and there are items in his room that he didn’t buy. And you ask, "Am I raising a criminal?" The short answer … Continue reading →

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Home of the week

Posted on March 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

Note, below, that the Hancock home, which was obviously torn down years ago, had a pipe organ. I wonder what became of it. And there was room for an orchestra. Email me

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Dear Abby

Posted on February 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 29, 1968 Some evil person asked me to run a "Dear Abby," so here it is. How will this poor woman’s daughter ever marry a doctor and get into the country club if she doesn’t learn to sort laundry? … Continue reading →

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William F. Buckley, RIP

Posted on February 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 6, 1962 Aug. 19, 1963 Dec. 2, 1963   Jan. 1, 1965 June 19, 1967 Jan. 8, 1969   Dec. 12, 1969  

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House of the week

Posted on February 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 23, 1908Los Angeles The neighborhood of Kingsley Drive and Wilshire Boulevard is all commercial buildings now, but here’s an example what was there 100 years ago:

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Feb. 22, 1888

Posted on February 21, 2008 by lmharnisch
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Model homes

Posted on February 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 20, 1938Los Angeles Adjusted for inflation, the price on the first home ($18,750) is $268,116.31 USD 2007. Zillow lists it at $1.7 million. The last home ($28,800) is $411,826.66 USD 2007. Zillow lists it at $3.6 million. I guess … Continue reading →

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Fidel!

Posted on February 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 24, 1959

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Dream home

Posted on February 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Honestly, if you’ve seen one 1950s suburban tract home you have seen them all–Everything shiny, new and safely banal with no more soul than an empty shoe box! Of course now they have mature landscaping and burglar bars. I wasted … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on February 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Wayne F. Kelly / Los Angeles Times OK, who are the men with former Dodger Roy Campanella? Here’s a clue: It was extremely unusual for the man on the left to be mentioned in The Times. When … Continue reading →

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