tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post4718109368641380097..comments2024-03-25T04:53:09.576-07:00Comments on Big Orange Landmarks: No. 178 - Herald Examiner BuildingFloyd B. Bariscalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-18063235213944612512012-06-24T13:26:45.513-07:002012-06-24T13:26:45.513-07:00My grandfather, father, and I worked at the Examin...My grandfather, father, and I worked at the Examiner Building from the day it opened until 1967. Then, in '67 there was the lock-out/strike. Hearst imported scabs and housed them in an underground "paper-roll" warehouse on Hill St.. The pressmen showed up for work day, only to find locks on everything. Rocks were thrown and windows broken. So, the windows were cemented in.<br />We often hear that Pres. Reagan led the movement to defeat unions when he fired air traffic control employees. But, I really think the Examiner strike in '67 was the beginning of the demise of unions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-36724177000678096252010-01-10T20:01:20.388-08:002010-01-10T20:01:20.388-08:00I'm a newspaperman (copy editor), and I recall...I'm a newspaperman (copy editor), and I recall passing by the <i>Herald Examiner</i> building during my first visit to Los Angeles in June 1989. I knew the paper was in trouble, and I'm sorry it went the way of the <i>Washington Star, Philadelphia Bulletin</i> and <i>Syracuse Herald-Journal</i>. <br /><br />I hope someone finally puts that building to good use. Any building designed by Julia Morgan deserves a better fate than this.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.com