Category: Los Angeles History
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John Martyn Haenke
German-English-American Architect HAENKE, J. Martyn. Architect. Los Angeles, Cal. Engaged in practice of his profession in Los Angeles in 1910. Notable examples of his work up to 1914: Home Builders’ Bldg., Eighth and Spring Sts. Examiner Bldg. Midwick Country ClubHuntington School for Girls; Canfield Home for GirlsResidences for Burton E. Green, Wm. Bayly, Percy H. Clark, C. B. Eyer, Kenneth Smoot, S. M.…
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“Custer’s Last Fight,” the 1912 movie.
A poor copy that is a bit difficult to watch, but many scenes were filmed in 1912 at Santa Ynez Canyon (Sunset & PCH), where the New York Motion Picture Company had a filming “Camp” . It became “Inceville” and later “Hartville,” before being subdivided for homes in the 1920s. Oh, for a perfect print…
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Why History?
There have been many ‘histories’ written about Los Angeles County over the last 250 years that have much truth in them. But far too many have been invented by publicists, especially those working for “Hollywood,” and also those working for land owners, real estate businesses and of course by municipal and state politicians during the…
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The Los Angeles Examiner Building. J. Martyn Haenke and Miss Julia Morgan.
John Martyn Haenke was a prolific German-English-American architect who was born in Germany and raised in England. Haenke was a graduate of Trinity College and the Kensington School of Art. Haenke emigrated to the United States in 1905, and moved to San Francisco in 1906. J. Martyn Haenkewas a member of the Burlingame Country Club…