Tag Archives: pollution

Smog

Posted on September 29, 2007 by lmharnisch

Greg Armento, history librarian at Cal State Long Beach, dropped me a note about early uses of "smog" in The Times. He noted that on March 29, 1914, The Times said: "[Kokomo Times:] The esteemed Weather Bureau has sprung a … Continue reading →

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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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Smog alert

Posted on June 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

June 27, 1957 Los Angeles Everybody knows that Los Angeles suffered terrible smog in the 1950s, but without statistics, all we have are stories and photos of toxic clouds obscuring the landscape. In fact, for the unfortunate people living in … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on June 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

June 22, 1957 By now, presumably, people who voted for the $40,000,000 bond issue to extend the city’s park and recreation system and expand the zoo know that $2,000,000 of the money will go for roads into Chavez Ravine, where … Continue reading →

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Weird wheels

Posted on June 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

  June 16, 1957 Los Angeles Hi, my name is Larry, and I owned a DKW. Hi Larry! Seriously. Induced by a crazy college friend, I bought one of these things in the early 1970s for about $30 and it … Continue reading →

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