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Tag Archives: 1947
September 13, 1947: The Light Rail That Failed — Transit Plan Calls for Trains on Freeway Medians
September 13, 1947: A committee studying Los Angeles’ transportation issues recommends high-speed rail arteries, including tracks down the medians of express highways. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Freeways, Streetcars, Transportation
Tagged 1947, Freeways, Streetcars, transportation
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September 11, 1947: Al Jarvis Replies to L.A. Sentinel’s Charges of Racism
September 11, 1947: KLAC disc jockey Al Jarvis replies to Earl Griffin’s criticisms in last week’s Sentinel. “To knowingly plug a sponsor who discriminates against the Negro race is contrary to every belief I have ever had or ever will have.” Continue reading
Posted in 1947, African Americans, Music, Radio
Tagged 1947, African Americans, Al Jarvis, Los Angeles Sentinel, Music, radio
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September 11, 1947: Driver of Beer Wagon Gets Revenge on Streetcars
September 11, 1947: Joseph P. Johnston is a career safecracker who gave up his trade during World War II, considering it unpatriotic, but is up to his old ways. And a flashback to 1905, when a beer truck driver gets revenge on L.A.’s sainted streetcars by blocking the tracks. Continue reading
Posted in 1905, 1947, Art & Artists, Comics, Streetcars, Transportation
Tagged #Traffic, 1905, 1947, beer, comics, Streetcars, transportation
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September 10, 1947: In Love but Unable to Marry First Cousin, 17, Man Shoots Himself
September 10, 1947: David Everett, a 30-year-old mechanic, is in critical condition at Torrance General Hospital after shooting himself in the head and neck in despondency over his frustrated love for his 17-year-old first cousin Janet. And yes, she lives in a trailer park. Continue reading
Black Dahlia: William J. Mann’s ‘Murders, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood’ — Not a Better Answer in the Dahlia Case, Just a Different One
Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood, by William J. Mann, Simon & Schuster, 464 pages, January 27, 2026, $31. Like a game of Clue with an actual cold case to solve, a well-worn list of suspects … Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Black Dahlia, books, Cold Cases, LAPD
Tagged 1947, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, lapd, William J. Mann
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September 7, 1947: May Co. Offers Credit Plan With 1% Interest
September 7, 1947: The May Co. offers a charge account where you don’t have to pay off the full balance every month. Continue reading
September 7, 1947: The Comics Pages
September 7, 1947: A stroll through the comics pages. There’s Dick Tracy, Red Ryder, Aggie Mack and, of course Nancy and Sluggo. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, African Americans, Art & Artists, Comics
Tagged 1947, African Americans, art and artists, comics
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September 6, 1947: Mexican Workers Essential as Americans Refuse Stoop Labor, Ranchers Testify
September 6, 1947: Ranchers tell Congress that they cannot survive without importing Mexican workers. Americans won’t do “stoop labor,” the ranchers say. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Food and Drink, Immigration, Labor
Tagged 1947, food and drink, immigration, labor
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September 5, 1947: L.A. Turns 166, Becomes Third-Largest City in America
September 5, 1947: As Los Angeles celebrates its birthday, Mayor Fletcher Bowron says it’s now the third-largest city in the U.S., passing Detroit. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, City Hall, Environment, Transportation
Tagged #Traffic, 1947, City Hall, population, smog
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September 4, 1947: Red Influences in Hollywood!
September 4, 1947: Hedda Hopper lists movies with Red influences: “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” “Meet John Doe,” “The Farmer’s Daughter” and “A Song to Remember.” “What recent picture can you recall in which a member of Congress has been presented as an honorable, intelligent, patriotic public servant? In what picture has an industrialist been shown as a straightforward, decent human being?” she asks. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Columnists, Film, Hollywood
Tagged #Hedda Hopper, 1947, Communism, film, hollywood, Red Scare
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September 2, 1947: Miss Muscle Beach of 1947
September 2, 1947: Vivian Crockett is chosen as Miss Muscle Beach of 1947 in the annual Labor Day contest in Santa Monica. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Sports
Tagged 1947, bodybuilding, Muscle Beach, sports
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September 1, 1947: 1,000 World War II Veterans Now in LAPD Uniforms
September 1, 1947: More than 1,000 new LAPD officers are World War II veterans. “We’re going to have a young and strong Police Department,” Assistant Chief Joe Reed says. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Crime and Courts, LAPD, World War II
Tagged 1947, crime and courts, lapd, World War II
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August 31, 1947: Herbert Kline Shoots ‘Palestine’s First Feature Film Drama’
August 31, 1947: A little more than a year ago Herbert Kline and Meyer Levin decided Palestine would be headline news for some time to come and would furnish excellent material for an exciting film. Their film was released as “Beit Avi” (“My Father’s House.”) Continue reading
August 29, 1947: Headless Skeleton Found in Burlap Sack in Chantry Flats
August 29, 1947: A camper finds the headless skeleton of a woman in a burlap sack in Chantry Flats at the head of Santa Anita Canyon. Examination reveals that she had been embalmed, excluding the possibility of murder. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Cold Cases, Crime and Courts
Tagged 1947, Cold Cases, crime and courts, San Gabriel Valley, Sierra Madre
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August 28, 1947: Diamond Street Gang Member Takes Murder Rap ‘for the Gang’
August 28, 1947: Earl Bush, 19, member of the Diamond Street gang says he’s taking a killing rap for the gang. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Crime and Courts, LAPD
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August 28, 1947: Margaret Harris Debuts in Piano Recital at Age 3
August 28, 1947: Margaret Harris, making her debut as a pianist at age 3, is splashed across the cover of the Los Angeles Sentinel. Harris was the musical director for “Hair” and the first Black woman to conduct the L.A. Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and many other major orchestras. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, African Americans, Music
Tagged 1947, African Americans, Los Angeles Sentinel, Margaret Harris, Music
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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is September 2
Reminder: I will be doing a live Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case on YouTube next Tuesday, September 2, at 10 a.m. Pacific time. Have questions? Leave them in the comments. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Coming Attractions
Tagged 1947, Ask Me Anything, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Steve Hodel
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August 25, 1947: Police Investigate Death of Doctor’s Wife
August 25, 1947: Susanne Castillo is found dead in a bathtub and her husband, Dr. Manuel de J. Castillo, is suspected. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Black Dahlia, Crime and Courts, LAPD, Medicine
Tagged 1947, Black Dahlia, crime and courts, lapd, medicine
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August 24, 1947: Golfers Play Through as Fire Destroys Clubhouse at Inglewood
August 24, 1947: Golfers play through as fire destroys the clubhouse at Inglewood Country Club. Continue reading
Aug. 22, 1947: 5 L.A. Women Doctors Honored at Medical Convention
August 22, 1947: Girls aspiring to careers should follow women physicians’ example—many have both satisfactory home and professional lives, Dr. E. Mae McCarroll says. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, African Americans, Education, Medicine
Tagged #conventions, 1947, African Americans, education, medicine
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