Tag Archives: 2008

Jan. 2, 1958: Photographer Edward Weston Dies

Posted on January 2, 2019 by lmharnisch

Here’s a blog post I wrote for the Daily Mirror blog in 2008, when it was hosted by the Los Angeles Times. Edward Weston, one of the great photographers of the 20th century, received a one-paragraph obituary in the Los … Continue reading →

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LAPD Crime Statistics for 1957 | Looking Back at ‘Our Lawless City’

Posted on January 2, 2019 by lmharnisch

If you are a longtime reader, you may remember when the Daily Mirror was hosted by the Los Angeles Times. The Times holds the copyright on these items, even though the blog was killed in 2011 (thank you, Jimmy Orr), … Continue reading →

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Remembering Dr. Glen Stassen: From the Pulpit

Posted on May 3, 2014 by lmharnisch

While we are on the subject of obituaries, here’s a sermon by the late Dr. Glen Stassen, “The Ten Commandments,” delivered in 2008 at First Baptist Church of Pasadena. Here’s a sermon from 2007 titled “God Is Green: Do We … Continue reading →

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Pasadena Freeway

Posted on July 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

  A map from 1912 shows the plans for the Arroyo Seco Parkway. Note the Silver Lake Parkway, which was not built. The Arroyo Seco Parkway was actually proposed even earlier, as part of Charles Mulford Robinson’s "City Beautiful" project … Continue reading →

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Ken Reich–in memoriam

Posted on July 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times Former Times reporter and columnist Kenneth Reich, who died in his sleep Monday. This is a recording of Ken’s memorial service, held July 3, 2008, at Mount Sinai, Hollywood Hills. This is … Continue reading →

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Random shot

Posted on June 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times Speaking of watering troughs, at least one has survived in the Los Angeles area. This one in South Pasadena, on Meridian just south of Mission, was built across from the train station … Continue reading →

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Arthur C. Clarke

Posted on March 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Nov. 1, 2001 Celebrity Setup: Evolution of a Sci-Fi Master   * ‘2001’ author Arthur C. Clarke has long been fascinated with electronics. By David ColkerTimes Staff Writer Arthur C. Clarke, author of "2001: A Space Odyssey" and numerous other … Continue reading →

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Black comix

Posted on February 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s 50 years of "progress" in the portrayal of African Americans in newspapers’ Sunday comic strips. The top panel is from Windsor McCay’s "Little Nemo in Slumberland," as published in The Times on Feb. 9, 1908. To be fair, McCay … Continue reading →

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I Love L.A.!

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times I’ve been waiting a year to get this shot of the MTA headquarters. Happy Valentine’s Day! Email me

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LAPD HQ

Posted on February 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times The new Los Angeles Police Department headquarters, Feb. 11, 2008. Note that more of the facade has been installed and there are two trailers full of ductwork parked at the base. … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Kareem

Posted on February 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Here’s a salute from the Daily Mirror to one of The Times’ new bloggers!

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Craby Joe’s RIP

Posted on February 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Craby Joe’s is gone but the sign lives on. Jeremy Hansen writes: The Museum of Neon Art is hoping to have the sign up and running by Feb. 14, the next downtown LA Artwalk.  The new location of the museum … Continue reading →

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Location sleuth

Posted on February 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times As regular Daily Mirror readers will recall, Jack Webb built an exact duplicate of the Examiner newsroom for "-30-." For "The Soloist," alias "The Steve Lopez Movie," a film crew has … Continue reading →

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LAPD HQ

Posted on February 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photographs by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times OK, I wandered around to the other side of the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters under construction in downtown Los Angeles. Forget what I said about "East Germany, 1962."  Here’s a … Continue reading →

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Random shot

Posted on February 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times  I saw this poster glued to some plywood at a construction site on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice this morning. Alas, there were no similar treatments of other candidates, so I … Continue reading →

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Location sleuth

Posted on January 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

A movie crew has been dressing the third-floor newsroom to film scenes of the "Steve Lopez Movie" and have put metal jackets and overhead lights around the old columns (in reality, there is no overhead lighting in the newsroom). They … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on January 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

    Isn’t Google Earth amazing? According to this satellite photo, the distance from the LAPD surveillance post at 2711 E. 7th St. post to Harry Raymond’s house at 955 Orme was 440 feet. Email me

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110 revisited

Posted on January 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times Salonica Street is a popular dumping ground for cars that have been wrecked on the southbound Pasadena Freeway. This car has been sitting here for weeks. For a while, another wreck … Continue reading →

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The 5 meets the 10

Posted on January 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 16, 1958Los Angeles   Google Earth, Jan. 16, 2008. Email me

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Craby Joe’s update

Posted on January 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times Here’s another picture I got on my recent outing to Main Street. It was truly a beautiful day. And by the way, Jeremy Hansen tells Ed Fuentes at View From a … Continue reading →

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