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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Waiting For Harry
85 Years Since Houdini’s Death & Yet No Word From Harry From the Great Beyond During the early 20th century perhaps no person was more famous than Harry Houdini. The master magician and escape artist had a variety of careers … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Strange Phenomena
Tagged Entertainment, Houdini, Magic, New York Times, Psychics, Spiritualism
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Who is Strider? The Bron-Y-Aur Stomp Dog
Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant With His Dog Strider For those of you who are big Led Zeppelin fans you already know that the song Bron-Y-Aur Stomp off of Led Zeppelin III is about Robert Plant’s dog Strider. Here’s a photo … Continue reading
Did That Song Just Make Fun of Stuttering?
Speech Impediments Were Fair Game For Early Songwriters Forget The Who with “My Generation” or David Bowie with “Changes.” Stuttering lyrics were once blatant and over the top. Unlike today where some songs contain stuttering verses, 100 years ago, the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Music
Tagged Billy Murray, Lyrics, Sheet Music, Stuttering, Tin Pan Alley, Vaudeville
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New York City Middle Schools – As They Were Fifty Years Ago
1961 Documentary – New York City Junior High Schools The New York City Junior High Schools or Middle Schools as they are called now, were once the breeding ground for a well-rounded education. My parents and grandparents were the products … Continue reading
New York in the 1920′s and 30′s as Seen by Luigi Kasimir
Six Views of New York by Luigi Kasimir In 2000 and 2001 Swann Galleries (a New York auction house) held New York City auctions. All the items: books, posters, maps, ephemera, photographs, prints and art were related to the city. … Continue reading
Posted in New York
Tagged Artist, Bowling Green, Brooklyn Bridge, Etching, Fifth Avenue, Fulton Fish Market, Luigi Kasimir, Queensboro Bridge
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And Here’s The Batter’s Box…
Gil McDougald Needs to Be Reminded Where He Can Stand New York Yankee third baseman Gil McDougald had one of the most unorthodox batting stances of all time. He would face the pitcher with both feet pointing towards the mound in … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Photography
Tagged 1953, Al Lopez, Cleveland Indians, Early Wynn, Gil McDougald, Jim Hegan, Municipal Stadium, New York Times, New York Yankees, Umpire, Whitey Ford
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Old New York in Postcards #3
A Tale of Three Buildings: Franconi’s Hippodrome, The Fifth Avenue Hotel & The Fifth Avenue Building a.k.a. The Toy Center The west side of Fifth Avenue between 23rd and 24th streets had been country land well into the middle of … Continue reading
AC/DC Riff Raff – Live in Glasgow 1978
Bon Scott and Angus Young With A Blistering Version of Riff Raff Rock n’ roll was meant to be dangerous and a live performance should reflect that. In the late 70′s as AC/DC were on the way to conquering the … Continue reading
New York City at Sunset
September 15, 2011 – Looking West Sunset over the City. Unretouched, no filters.
The End of the Parking Meter in New York City
Out with The Old, In With The New – NYC Parking Meters Replaced by Muni Meters They are all gone now. At least from Manhattan. As of September 19, 2011, all the parking meters have been replaced by Muni Meters. … Continue reading →