Following his 1928 presidential election loss toHerbert Hoover, Smith became president of Empire State, Inc., the corporation that built and also operated the Empire State Building, which was then the tallest building in the world. Smith was also known for his fondness of animals, and in 1934 ...
FAMOUS RESIDENT….Dr. Emma Sherman(left) stands next toMary Mallonin the early 1930s. Mary had lived on North Brother Island for more than fifteen years by this time; at right, poster hung in restaurants following the “Typhoid Mary” scare. (boweryboyshistory.com) * * * The Latest Sens...
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Lois Longwas an 17-year-old Vassar student when Prohibition went into effect in 1919, so when she started her career in New York in 1922 the only nightlife she knew revolved around speakeasies. Although she held Prohibition officers in disdain, she also believed that the repeal of the 18th...