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BMW

Posted on May 4, 2007 by lmharnisch

The good news: It’s a BMW. The bad news: You wouldn’t want one for a gift.  

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New blog: The Daily Mirror

Posted on May 4, 2007 by lmharnisch

Check out The Daily Mirror. It’s right here

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Drivers’ Ed Theatre

Posted on May 1, 2007 by lmharnisch

"What Makes Sammy Speed?" Made by Sid Davis in cooperation with the Glendora Police Department. Bad things happen when Sammy gets behind the wheel of a 1956 two-door Buick Special. Immortal quote: "Even his girlfriend, Wendy, thought his speeding was … Continue reading →

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Mideast in turmoil

Posted on May 1, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 1, 1957 Los Angeles In early 1957, Robert G. Neumann, associate professor of political science at UCLA, took a six-week tour of the Middle East arranged by The Times that resulted in a series of articles and an April … Continue reading →

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Death in La Mirada

Posted on April 30, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 1, 1957 Los Angeles All he wanted to do was keep their dog, Roxy, out of the flowers. Two weeks ago, aeronautical engineer Neil Thompson, 30, rigged up an electric wire to shock the boxer if it got near … Continue reading →

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Follow the dots

Posted on April 30, 2007 by lmharnisch

More dots, on sale at Robinson’s. Email me

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A little elegance

Posted on April 30, 2007 by lmharnisch

I always enjoy looking at the fashion ads in old newspapers. The drawings give the pages a stylish, classic look that is impossible with photographs. (I swear, 1957 must have been the year of the dots in women’s fashions).

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Locos

Posted on April 27, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 27, 1957 Los Angeles Although the term "drive-by shooting" didn’t appear in The Times until two decades later, what happened near 107th Street and Juniper has all the tragic characteristics that are so familiar today. The victim was Fred … Continue reading →

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Love me, love my shotgun

Posted on April 25, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 25, 1957 Los Angeles Charles S. Howard and his estranged wife, Rowena, have declared a truce in their war over two shotguns as they divide their property in a separate maintenance agreement. Howard had already agreed to give his … Continue reading →

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Senoras y senores: ze mail

Posted on April 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 22, 1957Los Angeles   Latin Holidayby Pepe Arciga Lew Irwin, news director, KPOL, generously switches on his mike, bows and says: "Listeners telephoned to call my attention to your article concerning my unfortunate identification of the race of two … Continue reading →

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Silk-Stocking Slayer

Posted on April 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 6, 1957 Los Angeles By Larry Harnisch Ruth Newgarden Goldsmith, 52, a New York fashion designer, had been dead about 12 hours when she was found after 3:30 p.m. by two maids in a $25-a week room at the … Continue reading →

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In-Cred-I-Ble

Posted on February 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

A large (20×30) reproduction of Elizabeth Short’s mug shot has appeared on EBay at a starting price of $250, or $400 under “buy it now” in an auction by mermaidfx. The word “rare” is ridiculously common on EBay, surpassed only … Continue reading →

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Blogging the Wolfe Book, Our Story So Far

Posted on February 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

Larry Harnisch (described by James Ellroy as a Dahlia scholar/Dahlia freak, take your pick) is blogging in real time as he reads Donald H. Wolfe’s “The Black Dahlia Files: The Mob, the Mogul and the Murder That Transfixed Los Angeles.” … Continue reading →

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Architectural Ramblings

Posted on January 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

Los AngelesJan. 20, 2007 What we do know about H.J. Brainerd is that he built a fair number of “portable homes.” What we don’t know, except in one case, is exactly where he put them. Brainerd was active from 1906 … Continue reading →

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Also on EBay

Posted on January 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 16, 2007 Sfxarchive is selling a 4- by 5-inch negative ostensibly from the Black Dahlia case. I don’t recognize any of these individuals, nor have I ever seen the image. It doesn’t show any of the main suspects, nor … Continue reading →

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In Cred I Ble

Posted on January 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

The sale of 1940s mug shots, including one of Elizabeth Short, sold Jan. 12, 2007, for $1,802.77 (more than $78 per picture) to phenomaly. Although EBay now conceals bidders’ identities, we can see that the next highest bid was $1,777.77. … Continue reading →

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The Biltmore, Jan. 9, 2007

Posted on January 10, 2007 by lmharnisch
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For Sale on EBay

Posted on January 3, 2007 by lmharnisch

“escalante_sandy” is offering an original mug shot of Elizabeth Short, with bidding starting at $50. The seller says this mug shot, among a lot of 23 photos, belonged to a retired detective and is not a reproduction, a claim that … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 31, 2006 by lmharnisch

This is for google.

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A Walk in L.A., 1951

Posted on December 18, 2006 by lmharnisch

http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-5648072079597433866&hl=en

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