1947project - Los Angeles De-Mythified

Newsflash: win the "People Take Warning!" box set

kim — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:05:22 PDT

Gentle reader, When not trawling the archives for tales of past century misbehavior, several of your 1947project / On Bunker Hill bloggers host Esotouric bus adventures on themes of crime,...

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Moving Day!

kim — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:20:29 PDT

Gentle reader, 1947project has moved... to Bunker Hill. For the next twelve months, our dogged blog team will be exploring this lost neighborhood in all its permutations. Yes, we'll be reporting on...

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A Second Chance

mary — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:01:00 PDT

March 19, 1927 Long Beach, CA Fred and Lela McElrath had been married for 25 years, and raised three children together, now grown. But just as the couple should have been settling down into...

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Just An Old-Fashioned Girl … Driving the Getaway Car

lynn — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:28:34 PDT

March 18, 1927 Los Angeles Police are searching for "bandit queen" Rose Berk with renewed effort after today's arrest of one of her henchmen, Fred J. Cook. Berk (aka Rose Buckingham, aka Rose...

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The New 1947project is here

kim — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:35:10 PDT

Gentle reader, a fresh manifestation of 1947project has emerged. For the first time, our crime-a-day blog becomes a house-by-house survey, exploring the great lost downtown neighborhood of Bunker...

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It's a Man's World

joan — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:30:44 PDT

March 17, 1927 Bakersfield Frustrated at being rejected for employment as a nurse by Kern Hospital, twenty-one year old Gladys Maryon Lindley came up with a plan – become a man! Dressed...

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In the Line of Duty

nathan — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:17:06 PDT

March 16, 1927 Los Angeles If the drys are gonna catch the wets, they’re gonna have to wet themselves. So to speak. At the trial of John H. Wyncoop, former chief field agent for the boys of the...

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Behind Every Great Man...

nathan — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:08:18 PDT

March 16, 1927 Los Angeles Clarence and Ona Brown were married in 1922, but now Ona wants a divorce. “When I married him,” said Mrs. Brown,...

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Grossery Shopping

nathan — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:05:18 PDT

March 15, 1927 Los Angeles Traditionally, the term greengrocer refers to a retail tradesperson who sells fresh fruits and vegetables. Should you be down on Temple Street, you might find grocer...

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The Sunday Paper

mary — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:02:14 PDT

In the past two weeks, I've come to understand why Kim usually waits until Fridays to post her 1947p stories. Ever since this leap year, I've found myself with the Sunday paper, which, while...

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