A powerful bomb was exploded in the carport of a $200,000 home in Doheny Estates, igniting a fire that destroyed the entire interior of the home, the carport and two automobiles. The bomb was attached to the floorboard of a late-model Cadillac, and blew a hole in the floor 2 feet square. The occupants, Mr. and Mrs. John Coughlin, who were subleasing the single-story, 5,000-square-foot stucco house in the Hollywood Hills above Sunset Boulevard, were asleep when the bomb went off about 12:30 a.m. but escaped without injury. This photo shows a mass of charred and destroyed furniture in what had been a beautiful garden near the entry. Photograph dated October 6, 1970.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;35 x 24 cm. on sheet 36 x 28 cm. Photographic prints
Explosives--California--Los Angeles Explosions--California--Los Angeles Bombings--California--Los Angeles Bombs--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Lost architecture--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Hollywood Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.) Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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