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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Paul Gauguin Painting Attacked at the National Gallery
Lunatics Among Us This story of a woman attacking the Paul Gauguin painting “Two Tahitian Women” on April 1, 2011 got skipped over in a lot of newspapers or was a blurb in others. The 1899 painting is worth an … Continue reading
Old New York in Photos #4
Park Avenue, 1935 For a brief period there was a park in the middle of Park Avenue. This is not it. When road lanes were widened in the 1920′s the pedestrian plaza with benches were removed and replaced with a … Continue reading
Classic Hollywood #3
Ronald Reagan and Mary McGuire 1938 Sergeant Murphy starring a young Ronald Reagan and the pretty Mary McGuire. Reagan’s third film.
Posted in Classic Hollywood, Movies, Photography
Tagged 1938, Entertainment, Mary McGuire, Ronald Reagan
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The First Baseball Strike – May 18, 1912
An Unlikely Catalyst Causes a Baseball Strike – Other Players Rally Around the Unpopular Ty Cobb On Wednesday May 15, 1912 The Detroit Tigers were playing the New York Yankees at Hilltop Park in upper Manhattan when one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, History, New York
Tagged 1912, Baseball Strike, Detroit Tigers, MLB, New York Yankees, Shibe Park, Ty Cobb
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The Oldest Man In The World? A New Yorker Lives A Very,Very Long Time In The 19th Century
The Oldest Man In New York I’ve always had a problem with people saying, “I read it on the internet and therefore it is true.” I am more of a believer in the accuracy of books, but I’ll admit it- … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, New York
Tagged Book Review, Mistakes in History Books, New York History, New York Times
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Old New York in Photos #3
George Washington Bridge 1935 Looking east from Fort Lee, NJ to New York City. June 25, 1935 The George Washington Bridge before the lower level deck of the bridge, surrounding high rises, and multiple highways and ramps were built.
Posted in New York, Old New York In Photos, Photography
Tagged 1935, George Washington Bridge
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Classic Hollywood #2
At The Beverly Wilshire Hotel Howard Hughes and Marian Marsh December 12, 1934 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel for the “Mayfair Ball” (click photo to enlarge) The Mayfair Ball was the largest social gathering in Los Angeles in the 1930′s. … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Hollywood, Movies, Photography
Tagged 1934, Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Entertainment, Howard Hughes, Los Angeles, Marian Marsh
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Jackie Cooper, Movie Star For Over 60 Years Is Dead
Jackie Cooper Dies At 88 Jackie Cooper passed away last week at the age of 88. Cooper who rose to prominence in the Hal Roach produced Our Gang (a.k.a. the Little Rascals) movie shorts, was one of the last remaining movie … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Obituary, Television
Tagged Entertainment, Hal Roach, Jackie Cooper, Mickey Rooney, New York Times, Our Gang, Shirley Temple, Superman, The Little Rascals, Wallace Beery
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Guess What? The World Is NOT Ending May 21
People Believing In Strange Things Maybe you’ve seen these people? The New York Times front page story on the people who believe in Harold Camping’s prophecy about the return of Jesus on May 21 and the end of the world … Continue reading →