Bizarre Tales: Gunfight at the Gayway in 1948
Los Angeles Confidential: Gunfight at the Gayway in 1948 … a Los Angeles noir story! OFFICER SHOT DOWN IN BAR GUN BATTLE […]
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Elysian Park – LAPD Pistol Range – 1928
A simulated bank robbery is staged at the Los Angeles Police Department pistol range at Elysian Park, c. 1928. Pacific Southwest Trust […]
Life in Los Angeles: The Roaring 20s
A pictorial look at Los Angeles in the Roaring 20s! Above photo: A traffic jam in 1920. A vintage 1920s postcard […]
Los Angeles – Southern California photos: 1910-1919
Los Angeles – Southern California photos from the 1910s. Above: the intersection of Fourth and Main, no later than 1917. The […]
Los Angeles – Southern California photos – 1900 – 1909
Above photo: Main Street, looking north from around 6th Street. The photo was taken on May 8, 1901, the day U.S. President […]
Sheriff to Destroy Gambling Gear – 1955
Newsflash from the Past: Sheriff to Destroy Gambling Gear Los Angeles Times, November 10, 1955 — The Sheriff’s Department today plans to […]
Los Angeles – Southern California photos: pre-1900s
Los Angeles. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by Kuchel & Dresel, in the Clerk’s Office of the […]
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 […]