-
“Girl Stick-Up Artist” Van Nuys, 1951
“Girl stick-up artist (Van Nuys Jail), July 19, 1951. Detective George Pettyman; Elaine Downey — 18 years (suspect); Detective Guy Moulder; Janice Hays (caught with Elaine Downey); Officer K. L. Crondell (bitten by Hays).” Source: LA Herald Examiner
-
Scenes Around the La Brea Tar Pits
Before the rains came, we went to visit the La Brea Tar Pits and the outdoor grounds adjacent to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the new Academy of Motion Pictures. Despite having lived in Los Angeles, close to 30 years, I don’t remember ever walking around the La Brea Tar Pits. It…
-
Van Nuys Business District Struggles Against Decay: 12 23 1979
43 years ago the situation of the Van Nuys Business District was quite abysmal. The good shops had closed down and the street was full of bail bonds and pawn shops. Merchants complained about street racing, and the negative affects of parking meters which discouraged shoppers from spending more time in stores. On Wednesday nights…
-
Those Fantastic Clouds
In Southern California, we are so used to living under full sun with no clouds, that the presence of an impending storm is a revelation. The illumination inside our house changes, and there are real shadows hitting the walls and the sofa again just as there are in other real cities around the globe. Introspection…
-
Market Holdup Suspects in Custody, 1951
On May 19, 1951 there was a holdup of a grocery store on Burbank and Van Nuys Bl. The robbers were caught, booked and taken up the street to the jail in the Valley Municipal Building. Two of the three suspects are pictured here, and are quite a handsome bunch: Samuel McGinnis; Charles Gordon; John…
-
Spring is Here: Short Story
a photographer meets a man on a hiking trail 3,413 words/ 11 minute read by Andrew B. Hurvitz On a Wednesday morning, last March, in our house in Woodland Hills, California, my parents were seated at their usual table in the kitchen overlooking the pool. Red tulips had returned under the bay window. Spring was…
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
Here in Van Nuys 