two years after Gilbert’s death. In 2001 it was designated as the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse. CriticLewis Mumfordcalled the design, which combined “two unlovely and unrelated forms”…”nothing short of a major crime.” (Wurts Brothers Photography Collection,...
…here is the first in a series of ads that the makers of Old Gold cigarettes (Lorillard) began running in 1935, featuring a sugar daddy and his leggy mistress…they were drawn byGeorge Petty(1884–1975), famed for his “pin-up girls” featured on many magazine covers as well as in a...
Stokowski had the distinct honor of being satirized in a 1949 Looney Tunes cartoon, “Long-Haired Hare,” in which Bugs Bunny disguised himself as the conductor and entered the stage to the astonished whispers of the orchestra…Leopold! Leopold!… MAESTRO…Bugs Bunny as Stokowski in “Long-Hair...
Stokowski had the distinct honor of being satirized in a 1949 Looney Tunes cartoon, “Long-Haired Hare,” in which Bugs Bunny disguised himself as the conductor and entered the stage to the astonished whispers of the orchestra…Leopold! Leopold!… MAESTRO…Bugs Bunny as Stokowski in “Long-Hair...
In 1991, Warner Bros., the popular film studio,opened a series of retail storesselling all manner of merchandise relating to its movies, including Looney Tunes and DC Comics items. By 1997, there were more than 100 locations, including a three-story building at 1 Times Square. A few years...
Assuredly not a remake of *that* early noughties Looney Tunes movie, this one is instead a spy comedy caper from Horrible Bosses director Seth Gordon that reunites Diaz with her Annie and Any Given Sunday co-star Jamie Foxx. This time out, the duo play Emily and Matt, a seemingly ...
The Warner Bros. Studio Store was like the Disney Store, but for Looney Tunes, DC Comics and Cartoon Network fans. The retail store was abundant withFlintstonesdecor, Tweety Bird tees,Scooby Dootoys and more. Some locations even featured a replica of Marvin the Martian’s rocket with interacti...
The Warner Bros. Studio Store was like the Disney Store, but for Looney Tunes, DC Comics and Cartoon Network fans. The retail store was abundant withFlintstonesdecor, Tweety Bird tees,Scooby Dootoys and more. Some locations even featured a replica of Marvin the ...
In 1991, Warner Bros., the popular film studio,opened a series of retail storesselling everything from Looney Tunes to DC Comics merchandise. By 1997, there were more than 100 locations, including a three-story building at 1 Times Square. A few years later, AOL Time merged with Warner, ...
Monorail Orange // Wikimedia Commons Anchor Blue - Category: Clothing - Year founded: 1972 - Year defunct: 2011 - Lifetime: 39 years Anchor Blue, a teen clothing chain launched in 1972, filed for bankruptcy in 2011 after 39 years of business. At its height, the chain had more than 300...