Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
In 1962, publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst merged the 58-year-old Los Angeles Examiner with the less successful afternoon paper Herald-Express and added a Sunday edition. At the same time, Los Angeles Times honcho Norman Chandler announced its own afternoon paper, the Mirror - which would also fold.
The Herald-Express was published from its downtown headquarters at 1111 South Broadway. The two-story building by architect Julia Morgan was completed in 1915.
In 1955, the Herald published "the finest home magazine in the West!" Pictorial Living (which became California Living). The Sunday supplement was started by managing editor Donald Goodenow.
The paper was published by George R. Hearst Jr. in 1960, succeeding David W. Hearst, who had moved to the Los Angeles Evening Express, also owned by Hearst. Despite his grandfather's disapproval, George Jr., a lifelong Republican, publicly endorsed Senator Barry Goldwater in 1964.
Unions on strike demanded better pay and benefits in December of 1967, putting the paper at risk. Despite the walkouts, non-union staff continued to distribute the daily and weekend editions.
After moving to real estate, the veteran publisher was replaced in 1977 by Francis Dale — former editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
After being put up for sale in the summer of 1989, the 86-year-old paper published its final issue that November. Circulation had dropped to around 238,392, while The Times was thriving with over a million.
George R. Hearst passed away in 2012.
Nevertheless, an absolute bounty of the Herald-Examiner Sunday magazine Pictorial Living and a treasure trove of vintage advertising remains.
