Photo: 130 W. 30th, via Google maps’ street view.
SPOTLIGHT
David W. Dunlap, writing in the New York Times’ City Room, tells the story of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, sometimes called the “gay synagogue,” which is moving into a building with an Assyrian motif.
NEWS
Google is helping to fund the restoration of one of the buildings at Bletchley Park, the famous site of World War II code-breaking. The machines built to help crack the German Enigma codes are often viewed as the some of the earliest computers. BBC
BLACK DAHLIA
Marilyn Manson’s paintings of the Black Dahlia will go on display Nov. 12 as part of the Theatrification event at the Million Dollar Theatre. The event also features David J’s “Black Dahlia” song cycle, written for the film “The Chanteuse and the Devil’s Muse,” which will be used in a staging that tells the story of Madi/Mady/Mattie/Matty Comfort. Comfort, in case you have forgotten, became part of the confusing myths surrounding the Black Dahlia case because she was photographed by Dr. George “Evil Genius” Hodel. Hodel, at least according to his son’s book franchise, supposedly committed every unsolved killing in Los Angeles for decades, plus the Zodiac murders, designed the Edsel and discovered Milli Vanilli.
The L.A. Daily Mirror and L.A. Crime Beat gathered from Twitter feeds and prepared to the most exacting specifications by the bots at paper.li.
Note: While trolling EBay, I found yet another article that had been cut from a magazine, in this case, the Architectural Record of February 1921. I will say again: Vandalizing books and magazines for such purposes is an abomination. And besides, the article question – a visit to the home of Julian Eltinge – is available online for free from 
Los Angeles Times file photo
Los Angeles Times file photo
Photograph by Tony Rivetti Jr. / Universal PicturesAbove, Colm Feore as Police Chief James Davis, “Changeling,” set in 1928.
“I kept his body around the house for three days before I buried it.”
The “Enigma Boy” who fooled police into believing that he was Walter Collins is identified as Arthur Hutchins Jr. of Iowa.
Enigma Boy identified.
Enigma Boy lured by Hollywood.
Christine Collins accuses Capt. J.J. Jones of forced hospitalization.
“Tell your mother how you have almost made a wreck of the Police Department.”
The boy claiming to be Walter Collins poses with Christine Collins, Aug. 18, 1928
Several regular readers have asked to see the original stories that formed the basis of the current movie “
A Glendale service station attendant says he saw the missing boy in the back of a car.
Police suspect kidnapping is retaliation against boy’s father, a Folsom inmate.
Missing boy found in DeKalb, Ill., refuses to identify “daddy.”
“I do not think that is my boy,” Christine Collins says.
Police insist boy is Walter Collins despite statements that he was killed.
Mother returns boy, saying he’s not her son.
Handwriting expert says boy is not Walter Collins.
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