Tag Archives: 1907

Architectural Ramblings

Posted on February 18, 2014 by lmharnisch

Note: This is a repost of a regular feature I did for the 1947project in 2007 in which I tried to find homes listed in The Times’ Sunday real estate section in 1907. Architectural Ramblings was one of my favorite … Continue reading →

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Matzo Brawl!

Posted on November 29, 2013 by lmharnisch

Note: This is a post I wrote in 2006 for the 1947project and I’m reposting it for newer readers. Nov. 29, 1907 Oh Those Shriners: Recall, if you will, the grisly train wreck that killed a large number of Shriners … Continue reading →

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Slaughter of the Innocent

Posted on November 23, 2013 by lmharnisch

Note: This is a post I originally wrote for the 1947project in 2006. Nov. 23, 1907 South Pasadena Warning: This is a grotesque, tragic story with graphic details. Pasadena Detective Wallace H. Copping is investigating the murder of a young … Continue reading →

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Fatal Fury

Posted on November 16, 2013 by lmharnisch

Note: This is a story I originally wrote in 2006 for the 1947project and I’m reposting it for newer readers. Nov. 16, 1907: Mrs. Amanda Cook (she is also identified as Jennie and Mary) came to Los Angeles from Boston … Continue reading →

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We Are Revolutionists!

Posted on November 9, 2013 by lmharnisch

Note: This is a post I wrote in 2006 for the 1947project. Nov. 9, 1907: Local sympathizers, anarchists and socialists are organizing a mass meeting to protest the imprisonment of Ricardo Flores Magon, Librado Rivera, Antonio Villareal and L. Gutierrez … Continue reading →

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Roll On, Ugly River

Posted on November 2, 2013 by lmharnisch

Note: This is a post I originally wrote in 2006 for the 1907 project. Nov. 2, 1907: As part of a new city beautification campaign, Boyle Heights residents have suggested turning the Los Angeles River into a garden spot. The … Continue reading →

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The Deadly Inferno

Posted on October 26, 2013 by lmharnisch

Note: I’m reposting an item for newer readers that I originally wrote in 2006 for the 1947project. Oct. 26, 1907: Two women in the West Adams District were badly burned and expected to die after a bowl of gasoline they … Continue reading →

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Shriners Gather in L.A.

Posted on September 21, 2013 by lmharnisch

The 1907 Shriners convention in Los Angeles created a boom market in all sorts of memorabilia: plates, cups and other glassware, plus pins, postcards and lots of trinkets, which were sold and traded, all of which show up regularly on … Continue reading →

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March 4, 1907: L.A. Streetcars — Another Look

Posted on September 20, 2013 by lmharnisch

March 4, 1907: Los Angeles’ sainted streetcar system has a bad day. Beacon and 6th streets, minus the streetcars, via Google Street View. One of the most deeply held and ardently expressed beliefs about Los Angeles’ past is the shadowy … Continue reading →

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October 3, 1907: The Mystery of Felt Lake

Posted on May 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

October 3, 1907 Stanford University Chester Silent was among the most promising young men of Delta Tau Delta at Stanford. The son of Judge Charles Silent and prominent in Los Angeles social circles, Silent, 22, had excelled in his studies … Continue reading →

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Boy Genius

Posted on April 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Nov. 8, 1907Los AngelesMars F. Baumgardt is an interesting young man with an even more interesting project: a radio-controlled boat. Although many students’ projects are on display at the 30th Street School, including those of Mars’ brother Howard, it is … Continue reading →

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Company town II

Posted on December 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photographs by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times I ended up making two trips to 7th and Main to see if I could photograph the 50-year-old plaque commemorating the birth of the film industry in Los Angeles. Although I … Continue reading →

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Company town

Posted on December 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Actress Taina Elg and Mayor Norris Poulson at Main and 7th streets in a photo published Dec. 13, 1957. HOLLYWOOD'S GOLDEN JUBILEE 1907-1957   MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FILMING INLOS ANGELES BEGAN AT THIS … Continue reading →

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Here’s to the Thunder Riders

Posted on July 29, 2007 by lmharnisch

Photos courtesy of the Autry National Center. Gene Autry reboots a Muranian robot deep beneath Radio Ranch. The Autry National Center is marking the centennial of Gene Autry’s birth with a showing of “The Phantom Empire,” my favorite movie combining … Continue reading →

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Victor Segno–man of mystery

Posted on June 25, 2007 by lmharnisch

Aha! EBay has  another envelope addressed to A. Victor Segno of the Segno Success Club, 701 N. Belmont. Segno, author of such books as “The Law of Mentalism,” “How to Be Happy Though Married” and “How to Have Beautiful Hair,” … Continue reading →

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The Bridge

Posted on March 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 15, 2007South Pasadena Here’s the Gold Line, its passengers mercifully unaware that they are zipping along to Pasadena in the “Gorge of Eternal Peril” beneath “The Bridge of Death.” Here’s a close-up of a patch made to fix one … Continue reading →

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In Which a Ghostly Visitor Returns

Posted on March 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 15, 2007Los Angeles “Well, dear boy, I suppose you thought you were through.” “Yes, I did.” “And?” “Good grief! Do you see this bridge over the Gold Line? It looks like it’s held up with hairpins and spit!” “Saliva, … Continue reading →

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The Celebrity Inteview

Posted on March 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 14, 1907Los Angeles Harry C. Carr, future author of “Los Angeles: City of Dreams,” visits Fely Dereyne, who is starring in the San Carlo Opera Company’s touring production of “Carmen.” Accompanied by Times artist Harold R. Coffman, who sketched … Continue reading →

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Farewell, Faithful Companion

Posted on March 12, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 12, 1907Whittier Don had rushed up San Juan Hill with the Rough Riders, fearless in the face of enemy fire. But he could not survive a speeding driver on the otherwise placid streets of Whittier. A present from Teddy … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Has No History

Posted on March 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 24, 1907Los Angeles Google Earth, 2007 lmharnisch.comlmharnisch.blogspot.comE-mail: lmharnisch (AT) gmail.com

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