Tag Archives: 1951

Christmas past

Posted on December 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

Aug. 13, 1952 Los Angeles  Photograph by Gordon Wallace / Los Angeles Times Police Lt. Harry Fremont denies mistreating a prisoner in the Dec. 25, 1951, "Bloody Christmas" police beatings.  Fremont was cleared of criminal charges, but suspended for 90 … Continue reading →

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Hanukkah past

Posted on December 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 29, 1951 Los Angeles   Los Angeles Times file photo At the Jewish Home for the Aged, Benjamin Gorelik* lights the candles to illustrate Hanukkah in a photograph published Dec. 29, 1951. Gorelik, who died Feb. 1, 1952, was … Continue reading →

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Mystery guest revealed

Posted on September 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

Anthony Brancato, killed Aug. 6, 1951, 1648 N. Ogden Drive, Hollywood, along with Anthony Trombino in the “Two Tonys Murder.” Jimmy “The Weasel” Fratianno eventually confessed to the killings.

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What happened on Dunsmuir

Posted on July 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

These appear to be four rather ordinary West Adams district homes from the late 1920s and early ’30s and in many ways they are. Photographs by Larry Harnisch Los Angeles Times This is 2435 S. Dunsmuir Ave. This is 2308 … Continue reading →

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