Doris Hill – leggy Hollywood player – 1929
“I pose for leg pictures because people want them. They will stop and look at a girl with pretty legs. That’s why […]
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Evade Ten Cars of Police, Then Caught by One – 1929
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5, 1929 –(UP)—After successfully escaping capture by 10 police cars that were searching for them, three men, accused of […]
Then & Now: 1847 W. 12th Street Los Angeles
On the left is a house at 1847 W. 12th Street, after a January storm caused a tree to crash into it […]
Marilyn Miller – photos and quotes
“I will not show my legs when it is perfectly obvious that the only reason I am doing so is to attract […]
13-Story Plunge Fatal to Veteran – 1944
In 1944, a person leaped to his death from the top floor of 724 S. Spring Street. The Times made no mention […]
U.S. President William Howard Taft – 1911
On October 16, 1911, U.S. President William Howard Taft arrived in Southern California for a whirlwind tour of Los Angeles, Pasadena, and […]
Adrienne Ames – Photos and Quotes
“I wish I weren’t ambitious. I’m never satisfied. I don’t think I shall ever be really happy because I’m never pleased with […]
Dorothy Dandridge – photos and quotes
“There’s never been a good actress who couldn’t register sex appeal if the role called for it.” — Dorothy Dandridge Photo: The […]
L.A. Then & Now: Clark Plaza Apartments
Los Angeles Then and Now: Clark Plaza Apartments Top Photo: Clark Plaza Apartments at 18651 Clark St. in Tarzana in 1963. Bottom […]
Albert A. Pilgrim, aka “Willie the Wonder”
Albert A. Pilgrim was born with stubs for arms and legs around 1880-81, His birthplace was Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. At the age of […]