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Objects Lost and Found At Grand Central Over The Past 100 Years

Fascinating Museum Of Memories Collection Displayed At Grand Central Terminal’s Transit Museum Annex This year marks the 100th anniversary of the current Grand Central Terminal.  Jane Greengold is one of a dozen contemporary artists taking part in an exhibition, On … Continue reading

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Classic Hollywood #23

Censorship and Brigitte Bardot 1965  Brigitte Bardot co- starred in Viva Maria! (1965) with Jeanne Moreau. The Louis Malle film was partially responsible for the development of the MPAA ratings system for films. Viva Maria! is set in an unnamed … Continue reading

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May Day Parade New York City 1935

Or What’s Wrong With This Photograph? New York City used to have an annual May Day Parade where Socialists, Communists, unions and other pro-labor forces would march down a route and finally assemble around Union Square. Most of the time … Continue reading

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Rock n’ Roll Deaths In April 2013

Andy Johns, Led Zeppelin and Rolling Stones Right Hand Man; Storm Thorgerson, Album Cover Creator Extraordinaire; Christina Amphlett, Lead Singer Divinyls; All Die in April April has been a bad month for the world of rock ‘n roll, as death … Continue reading

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Old New York in Postcards #6

Rare Postcards Of The Upper West Side And Harlem 1900 – 1915 Most old postcards depicting turn of the century New York City usually show the typical tourist attractions, landmarks and notable buildings of the city. It was uncommon for … Continue reading

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Classic Hollywood #22

Hedy Lamarr and Cecil B. DeMille On The Set Of “Samson and Delilah” The 1949 biblical epic, Samson and Delilah starred the beefy Victor Mature and the beautiful Hedy Lamarr in the title roles. According to legend, when Groucho Marx was asked what … Continue reading

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Remembering Bobby Murcer And A Good Day At The Plate

Bobby Murcer: 40 Years Ago Today, April 11, 1973 On this date, Wednesday, April 11, 1973, the New York Yankees were at home against the Cleveland Indians and playing their fifth game of the year. They had lost their first … Continue reading

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Giant Turnip

There Are Turnips and Then There Are TURNIPS The news caption reads: April 26, 1975, – If this turnip hadn’t had Hope, it wouldn’t have reached its colossal proportions. Hope Miller, 12, has a green thumb – especially when it … Continue reading

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The Stowaway

Illegal Immigration 1931 Stows Away in Box To Enter America He tried to come to America in a box of hats, but now he has to go back to France. Louis Chianese nailed himself carefully in a wooden box, with … Continue reading

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Old New York In Photos #28

New York City In Old Color Photographs At The Turn Of The Century Life was colorful in turn of the century New York City. But because almost all the photographs we see from that era are in black and white, … Continue reading

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