The 1884 World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition was held in New Orleans at least in part to advertise the city’s commercial revitalization following the end of the Reconstruction era. Also to commemorate the centennial of the first shipment of cotton from the United States to Englan...
The biggest attraction at the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park is undoubtedly The Panorama of the City of New York, an exacting 9,335-square-foot scale model of the five boroughs created for the 1964 World’s Fair. In fairness, though, there’s a lot of other great things ...
1920s fashion 1920s New York 1930s advertising 1930s cigarette ads 1930s New York Alan Dunn Al Frueh Barbara Shermund Broadway Carl Rose Constantin Alajalov Dorothy Parker E.B. White Gardner Rea Garrett Price George Price Helen Hokinson Howard Brubaker Ilonka Karasz Isadore Klein James Thurber ...
In early 1933, Lewis returned to New York, took a job with The New York World Telegram, switched to The New York Journal American, got married, and rented an apartment in Manhattan — one of the few times he kept the same address for longer than a year. His time in China provided th...
National Women’s Hall of Fame Navarino Orchard Nazareth University Nest Egg New Hope Mills New York Kitchen New York Trailways – Rochester Newtown Battlefield State Park/Sullivan’s Monument Nickel’s Pit BBQ Nine Spot Brewing No BS Brew Company ...
Not only was Orissa flexible (she is considered the “most flexible woman in the world), she also is an archery expert…with her feet! But, my favorite performance of the night was Irina Jang. Not only did she put on an amazing performance, she also gave some great photo opportinities...
Myles Hassell, then known as Mickey Hassell, sent in the photos and memorabilia seen here and wrote this history about the group: In the later part of 1965, The Local Traffic came into being in the living room of Mickey Hassell’s house on Citrus Road in River Ridge; a sleepy little su...
A Man’s World? E.B. Whitewondered in his “Notes and Comment” after encountering a barroom (had to be a speakeasy) with a carpeted floor… KEEPING IT REAL…Patrons relax at McSorley’s Old Ale House near Cooper Square, circa 1935. (ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com) ...
There’s truly no place in the world like NYC. And it has a long list of fun things to do in New York City to prove it. We have handwritten this guide on cool things to do in NYC so you can enjoy more than just the basics. ...
Being located so close to the mountains and countryside of New York (we actually drove through New York for a brief period of time), the views from the farm were beautiful. The farm also includes historic homes. The self guided tour has signs with information about each house with backgroun...