Tag Archives: downtown

May 28, 1958

Posted on May 28, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above and at left. two World War I planes are parked with a Super Sabre to publicize a flight to Pittsburgh for an air show. Times aviation writer Marvin Miles noted that the planes had machine guns, Vickers on the … Continue reading →

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May 20, 1958

Posted on May 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Ed Gamer / Los Angeles Times Times columnist Jack Smith pays a farewell visit to the Amestoy Building at the northeast*   corner of  Market and Main (shown in 1945 map) across from City Hall. Built in 1887 by … Continue reading →

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Building of the week

Posted on May 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 17, 1908 Email me

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May 13, 1908

Posted on May 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, two suspects are arrested on charges of trying to rob a man at a streetcar stop in Santa Monica … Below, pay careful attention to the story about renewed efforts to excavate a tunnel on Hill Street. This is … Continue reading →

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April 23, 1958

Posted on April 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Bunker Hill as envisioned, with 5th Street and Figueroa in the upper left corner. Below, Bunker Hill, as grabbed from Google Earth, with 5th and Figueroa in the upper left corner. Note how much the two images resemble one … Continue reading →

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Downtown rebirth

Posted on March 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 27, 1938Los Angeles Above, plans to modernize Philharmonic Auditorium at 5th Street and Olive, across from Pershing Square and on a diagonal from the Biltmore. And yes, today it’s a parking lot. A postcard of the new auditorium in … 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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Mad dog bites girl

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 15, 1898Los Angeles   Here’s Dr. Wong, one of the characters who inhabited Bukowski Square in the 1890s…. Below, a rabid terrier bites a little girl on its rampage through the city …   

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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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Feb. 6, 1908

Posted on February 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

  As I keep saying, the carnage on the streets of early 20th century Los Angeles is not to be believed. A detailed story on a fatal car accident … A brave teamster struggles to control a runaway team of … Continue reading →

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Feb. 3, 1908

Posted on February 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

 

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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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LAPD HQ

Posted on February 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photographs by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times I may have to rethink my comment about "East Germany, 1962." Here’s a detail of the facade. Glass is being installed on the south side of the building. I’ll try to … Continue reading →

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Man kills himself

Posted on January 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 22-Feb. 22, 1958 Los Angeles Bonnie saw him standing on the sidewalk in a crowd of people across the street from the theater. He was holding a gun. His name was Delmer.  Delmer Dean Dobbs, 23. A month before, … Continue reading →

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Jan. 23, 1958

Posted on January 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

A crowd at 5th Street and Main yells "Jump, Jump, Jump! Jump, you coward–jump!" as an unemployed railroad engineer stands at the edge of a hotel roof (the building isn’t identified, but I’m guessing it’s the Hotel Rosslyn) … And … 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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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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Main Street

Posted on January 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Trolling EBay, I found this 1908 postcard showing the Jonathan Club when it was on the roof of what is now the Pacific Electric Lofts, 610 S. Main.   Here’s a detail shot from the former Jonathan Club, taken on … Continue reading →

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110 revisited

Posted on January 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 5, 1908 Los Angeles Journey back with me now to the simple, carefree days of life in Los Angeles in 1908. You might wonder what our great-grandparents were up to 100 years ago, or 30 years before the ground-breaking … 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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