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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights — The First Motion Picture Electrical Parade

Posted on October 17, 2022 by lmharnisch

Harold Lloyd’s float in the electrical parade, courtesy of Mary Mallory. Note: This is an encore post from 2013. Long before the Walt Disney Co. began presenting an electrical parade at its parks, Los Angeles offered electrical parades as part … Continue reading →

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May 7, 1907: A Poem for La Fiesta de los Flores

Posted on May 7, 2018 by lmharnisch

Note: This is an encore post from 2006. John Steven McGroarty, The Times columnist and staff poet, offered this tribute to the annual La Fiesta de los Flores, which coincided with the national Shriners convention. The fiesta featured four parades … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights — The First Motion Picture Electrical Parade

Posted on August 5, 2013 by lmharnisch

Harold Lloyd’s float in the electrical parade, courtesy of Mary Mallory. Long before the Walt Disney Co. began presenting an electrical parade at its parks, Los Angeles offered electrical parades as part of the city’s grand La Fiesta de las … Continue reading →

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President visits L.A.

Posted on July 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by the Los Angeles Times President Roosevelt at Broadway and 7th Street, July 16, 1938. Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Protesters along the parade route. Photograph by the Los Angeles Times A crowd greets the president, who … Continue reading →

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June 8, 1938

Posted on June 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

As they did in 1907 (above), Shriners from across the country converge on Los Angeles from the North and the East. The guests of the Al Malaikah Lodge had a merry time, with marching bands and elaborate costumes. I suspect … Continue reading →

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Santa Claus Lane

Posted on November 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

Stroll with the Daily Mirror down Santa Claus Lane on Hollywood Boulevard.   Photograph by Clay Willcockson / Los Angeles Times Hollywood Boulevard, Nov. 22, 1950 Click below for more photos Email me

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