Alta Vista
Mrs. Allen Slain By Ex-Beau
Submitted by kim on Sat, 04/05/2008 - 04:12.
Location: 255 South Bunker Hill Avenue
Date: August 13, 1933
The newlyweds kept a modest apartment here at the Alta Vista. Oh, it may have been something of a step down in the world for bride Harriet Fencel Easton Allen, 25, who had attended USC and UCLA and studied art for two years in Europe, and whose father John was former superintendent of the L.A. Athletic Club and manager of the Jonathan Club, but then again, it was convenient to husband Robert Allen's cafe at 257 South Olive.
Going With The Flow
Submitted by kim on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 17:48.Location: 255 South Bunker Hill Avenue
Date: August 24, 1937
Traffic expert Edmund C. Easton of this address spoke today before the Police Commission. Based on his fifteen years of study of automotive congestion in Los Angeles and other large cities, Easton advised the following measures for easing gridlock: street clearance through adequate design, regulation and police enforcement, trolleys given right-of-way, one-way streets, and controlling both jaywalking and automobiles "shooting" into cross-sections. The Chief is considering his suggestions, and we are certain that by 1940, traffic jams will be but a distant memory to our burg.
The Bookie Who Didn't Make Book
Submitted by kim on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 17:46.Location: 255 South Bunker Hill Avenue
Date: March 1, 1935
In Municipal Court today, Judge Scheinman found George Parent, 32, bookkeeper of this address, guilty of petty theft on the accusation of attorney Stewart P. Fisher. Fisher said he'd given Parent $6 to bet on Gillie in a horse race on February 16, but that the bet was not placed. Parent's unconvincing defense was that he believed that because Gillie's stable mate Peradventure had been scratched, Gillie was not open for a bet. After his conviction, Parent asked for probation, and a hearing was set for March 7.
A Stroll Cut Short
Submitted by kim on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 17:44.Location: 255 South Bunker Hill Avenue
Date: January 22, 1918





