Tag Archives: Los Angeles

Feb. 13, 1888

Posted on February 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

   

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Hippodrome

Posted on November 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo Here’s a photo of South Main at 4th Street looking north. The theater on the right is the Hippodrome and the title "Shifting Sands" on the marquee allows us to date the image to … Continue reading →

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Chinese Massacre, 1871

Posted on October 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 27, 1883 Today is the 136th anniversary of the Chinese Massacre. [Note: This article uses names for ethnic minorities that were common in the 19th century–lrh].

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Flamed out

Posted on September 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

Here are some more fun pictures of backyard incinerators I found in The Times archives:   Photograph by John Malmin Los Angeles Times Fire Capt. Harry E. Hjorth inspects a backyard incinerator, Oct. 4, 1948. Times photo The original caption … Continue reading →

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Fashion notes

Posted on August 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

Aug. 8, 1957Los Angeles Los Angeles men: You’re slobs, surpassed only by your male counterparts in Houston and Fort Worth. You should let your wives pick out your clothes, or so says Francis DeWitt Pratt of the American Institute of … Continue reading →

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Literary diversions

Posted on July 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

Carey McWilliams, the author of "Southern California: An Island on the Land," catalogues a few morose, quirky poets in The Times, Aug. 9, 1931.

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Driving Survey–Route 6

Posted on July 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

Here’s my jaunt down Route 6: Arcadia to the Auto Club on South Figueroa. Note that I had to alter the route since Figueroa is a one-way street north of Olympic. Also note that I made the trip on a … Continue reading →

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Faith journey

Posted on July 2, 2007 by lmharnisch

  July 2, 1957 Los Angeles I wonder what the preacher told worshipers at Mount Tabor Missionary Baptist Church in Miami about his faith journey. Did he talk about his years with the San Diego Chargers and the Chicago Bears? … Continue reading →

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Name the Dodgers!

Posted on June 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

What should we call our new team? Hey I know!

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John Fante file

Posted on June 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 5, 1980 Page 1 Page 2

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Hat squad

Posted on May 17, 2007 by lmharnisch

  May 17, 1957 Los Angeles Let the record show that there was once a time in Los Angeles when something other than a backward baseball cap was deemed the height of fashion in men’s hats. [I mean, guys, at … Continue reading →

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Tough prosecutor

Posted on May 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

  May 16, 1957 Los Angeles While L. Ewing Scott uses every possible ploy to delay his extradition from Michigan, the district attorney’s office has appointed top prosecutor J. Miller Leavy to handle the case. Leavy has just finished the … Continue reading →

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Architectural Ramblings

Posted on May 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

  May 13, 1957 Los Angeles Nobody knows who Frederick M. Roberts is these days, at least not at Fred Roberts Park at 48th and Honduras streets in South Los Angeles. I’d never heard of him, so I drove down … Continue reading →

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Out of the past

Posted on May 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Alpine Street between Figueroa and Bunker Hill, about 1952. Back row, from left: Dickie V., Richie Trevino Front row, from left: Gilbert Ortiz, Eddie Ortiz, Rachel Razo. Photo courtesy of Gilbert Ortiz.

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Voices–the Albert Dyer case

Posted on May 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Note: The murders of three little Inglewood girls was one of Los Angeles’ most notorious case of the 1930s. Madeline Everett, 7,  her sister Melba, 9, and their playmate, Jeanette Stephens, 8, were lured to the Baldwin Hills by … Continue reading →

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