Tag Archives: 2008

Craby Joe’s RIP

Posted on January 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

All is not well in Bukowski Square at Main and 7th. As noted all over the Internet, Craby Joe’s closed on Christmas Eve, a passing that was mourned by many, though not the Daily Mirror, who was at midnight Mass. … Continue reading →

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Location sleuth

Posted on January 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

    Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times I set out for Bukowski Square to check on Craby Joe’s (more about that later) and discovered Main Street was blocked for filming. Coming to a theater near you will … Continue reading →

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LAPD HQ

Posted on January 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times   This is a detail of the slabs being installed on the new Los Angeles Police Department headquarters on Spring Street. I hope, I’m wrong but the idea of a big … Continue reading →

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110 revisited

Posted on January 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

     Photograph by Larry Harnisch / The Los Angeles Times And what have we here? It looks like there’s an abandoned freeway ramp behind this chain-link fence. Hm. Wouldn’t it be fun to get a closer look? Stay tuned.

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LAPD HQ

Posted on January 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

   Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times I saw the drab concrete facade being installed on the LAPD’s new headquarters yesterday and thought: "East Germany, 1962." This promises to be an interesting contrast to what Nathan Marsak calls … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia

Posted on January 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

  This letter showed up on my desk last week. Note the postmark: August 2007. Apparently "Black Dahlia" and "Los Angeles Times" is almost all it takes to get a letter to me–eventually–although I don’t recommend it. For the record, … Continue reading →

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LAPD HQ

Posted on January 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Police Department headquarters under construction, 1st Street and Spring, Jan. 3, 2008.

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