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More Old News: Trouble at the Ol’ Coronel Place
Coronel Mansion (LAPL Digital Archive) If you’re a faithful reader of this blog, you’ve already met Antonio Coronel, 19th century L.A. mayor and leading citizen extraordinaire. Now it’s time to meet...
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Old News: L.A.’s Dangerous Streets Revisited
2nd Street cable car, circa 1889. (LAPL Digital Archives, Permitted Use) A week ago this blog brought you the news that L.A.’s streets have been ranked the nation’s third most deadly to pedestrians....
View ArticleNorth Hollywood Shootout, 15 Years Later
Today marks the 15th anniversary of the famous 1997 North Hollywood Shootout in which two armor-clad bank robbers with assault rifles held off hundreds of outgunned LAPD officers. The gun battle...
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Photo Find: Actress Barbara Payton on Ice
Actress Barbara Payton; Herald Examiner, LAPL Digital Archives This 1949 Herald Examiner photo depicts actress Barbara Payton chilling poolside shortly after LA’s icemen nominated her as “the girl...
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