Tag Archives: Bukowski Square

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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Jan. 16, 1908

Posted on January 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

A courtroom crowded with people hoping to hear juicy details in a murder trial… Animal cruelty in the Antelope Valley … Complaints about the mails … A pioneer returns to find Los Angeles greatly changed in his absence … And … Continue reading →

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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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Craby Joe’s RIP

Posted on December 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 23, 1953 Los Angeles Here’s a tribute to Craby Joe’s, the landmark on Bukowski Square, which is closing forever on Christmas Eve. Note the address: 654 S. Main St. According to the Los Angeles Public Library’s online street directories, … Continue reading →

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Dearden’s

Posted on December 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

Chris asks: Was the Dearden’s building the same one used for the filming or was it built later?  This site says it was built in 1904: http://www.you-are-here.com/downtown/dearden.html. Were there any 100th birthday events at the site this year? Let’s take … Continue reading →

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