Tag Archives: Angels Flight

Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: L.A.’s Vegetarian Roots More Than a Century Old

Posted on November 23, 2020 by lmharnisch

A vegetarian restaurant opened near Angeles Flight in 1900. From earliest recorded history, many people have searched for a clean and healthy diet that benefited society as well as their health. Prehistoric persons originally survived on a meatless diet since … Continue reading →

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On Location in Los Angeles: ‘The Unfaithful’ (1947)

Posted on September 11, 2018 by lmharnisch

Here’s the sequence of shots in “The Unfaithful” showing Angels Flight, photographed by Ernest Haller, edited by Alan Crosland Jr. In image No. 1, we have a news vendor and the upper entrance to the funicular.

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: 20th Annual Hollywood Film Noir Festival Salutes L.A.

Posted on April 17, 2018 by lmharnisch

Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in “The Blue Dahlia,” which launched the festival.  Dark dives, shady dames, and sleazy P.I.s populate the sordid underbelly of the sunny City of the Angels in Noir City: Hollywood, the Film Noir Foundation’s 20th … Continue reading →

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Rediscovering Los Angeles — And Timothy Turner

Posted on September 17, 2013 by lmharnisch

I have had a copy of this drawing over my desk for years as a reminder that I really ought to write a series of posts on the subject. This is the first in a series of columns featuring Charles … Continue reading →

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C.C. Pierce – Found on EBay

Posted on January 7, 2013 by lmharnisch

A photo of Angels Flight listed on EBay with bids starting at $2.50. This image Angels Flight is one of several C.C. Pierce photos up for auction on EBay. To me, one of the most interesting things about the Pierce … Continue reading →

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Location sleuth

Posted on October 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

Another shot from "Act of Violence," showing downtown Los Angeles.  

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