Tag Archives: Pasadena

July 19, 1908

Posted on July 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, details of the Gilbert B. Perkins home on Hillcrest in Pasadena. his was a fun little mystery, complicated by The Times using the wrong middle initial for Gilbert Perkins in the caption. Perkins sold the home in 1914 to … Continue reading →

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Building of the Week

Posted on May 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 10, 1908 A century later, the church is still standing, as shown in Google’s street view feature. The building was designed by Franklin P. Burnham. The article notes that a speaker can be easily heard anywhere in the auditorium … Continue reading →

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Feb. 29, 1908

Posted on February 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the Stoddard-Dayton ($58,265.68 USD 2007). Drivers prepare for the annual Pasadena-Altadena Hill Climb, an important event in motor sports in early 20th century Los Angeles. The race course started at Orange Grove and went up Los Robles, took a … Continue reading →

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110 revisited

Posted on January 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 11, 1917 Los Angeles The Times published a map of the Silver Lake Parkway, intended as a beautification project for something called the Bimini Slough. The article notes that Westlake (MacArthur) and Sunset (Lafayette) parks were also built from … Continue reading →

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Jan. 2, 1958

Posted on January 1, 2008 by lmharnisch
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1958 Rose Parade

Posted on January 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Ready for the 1958 Rose Parade? Let’s step off. Photograph by John Malmin / Los Angeles Times The Long Beach Mounted Police, accompanied by a stray dog.     Photograph by Art Rogers / Los Angeles Times Rose Queen … Continue reading →

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The 110 revisited

Posted on December 30, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by the Los Angeles Times, July 23, 1939 He looks out from the bridge as if he is gazing toward the future. Not that this is what the photographer intended. Like The Times "Scout Car," a new 1939 … Continue reading →

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Rampages revisited

Posted on November 27, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles TimesHere’s 307 Tamarac Drive, where Harvey F. Rawlings killed his family and committed suicide.   And this is 555 Avenue 64, where Harold Oilar killed his family in 1954.   And here’s … Continue reading →

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Murder-suicide

Posted on November 27, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 27, 1957 Los Angeles Everybody says the Rawlings family are fine people. They have a big house at 307 Tamarac Drive in San Rafael, one of the finer neighborhoods in Pasadena. Nice house, isn’t it? Four bedrooms, two baths, … Continue reading →

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Inventing tomorrow

Posted on May 25, 2007 by lmharnisch

  May 25-27, 1957 Pasadena Is it terribly cruel to pick apart a 50-year-old vision of the future? Must we laugh at the naivete of the 1950s as the work of well-meaning but misguided idealists? Let’s gently dissect a plan … Continue reading →

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