Tag Archives: 1957

Ewing Scott

Posted on December 27, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Con Keyes / Los Angeles Times Convicted killer L. Ewing Scott, 1980, at the age of 83. In 1986, bedridden, frail and slowly dying in a Silver Lake convalescent home, 89-year-old Leonard Ewing Scott agreed to see … Continue reading →

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Dec. 27, 1957

Posted on December 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Intruder attacks

Posted on December 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 25-26, 1957 Los Angeles It was a little before 3:30 a.m. as he tried the front door of the apartment at 4447 Finley Ave. and found it unlocked. It was the morning of Christmas Eve and the presents … Continue reading →

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Dec. 26, 1957

Posted on December 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Note the item on the BOAC Stratocruiser, which suffered a loss somewhat similar to what was theorized for Pan Am’s "Romance of the Skies."

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Christmas past

Posted on December 25, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 25, 1966Los Angeles   Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Susan Swallow, 9, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Swallow of Lancaster, opens a Christmas present as her toy poodle, Brigette, keeps a close eye on what’s inside … Continue reading →

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Dec. 25, 1957

Posted on December 25, 2007 by lmharnisch
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Elvis update

Posted on December 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 29, 1957 Los Angeles You may remember my post on Elvis Presley’s concerts at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium, based on contemporary reviews by those two keen observers of popular culture: Wally George and Hedda Hopper. I’m sorry to say I … Continue reading →

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Dec. 23, 1957

Posted on December 23, 2007 by lmharnisch
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Dec. 22, 1957

Posted on December 22, 2007 by lmharnisch
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Dec. 21, 1957

Posted on December 20, 2007 by lmharnisch
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Random queries

Posted on December 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

Search terms that lead to the Mirror offer daily entertainment for me, so why not share? search last name Tousseau pat boone, jay leno, smoke on the water "harry chandler" quote Missing teenage girls form Santa ana california jim murray … Continue reading →

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Dec. 20, 1957

Posted on December 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Home for Christmas

Posted on December 19, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 19, 1957 Los Angeles   Mary Lange left UCLA Medical Center for the little house at 3351 W. 117th St. in Inglewood, knowing that the cancer treatments had failed and praying that she would live to see one more … Continue reading →

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Dec. 19, 1957

Posted on December 18, 2007 by lmharnisch
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Art Buchwald

Posted on December 18, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 18, 1957 It’s hard to believe a column by the late Art Buchwald ever made anyone angry. In fact, it’s hard to imagine that he ever accelerated anybody’s pulse even modestly. But he hit a nerve in the Eisenhower … Continue reading →

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Dec. 18, 1957

Posted on December 17, 2007 by lmharnisch
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Dec. 17, 1957

Posted on December 17, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Dec. 16, 1957

Posted on December 16, 2007 by lmharnisch
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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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Dec. 15, 1957

Posted on December 14, 2007 by lmharnisch
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