April 18, 2024
Year: 2021
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The Met
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“How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” is the vaudeville way of asking what’s the secret to success. Success takes on a whole new meaning when the proper proportions of talent, skill, and tenacity are blended, after hours and hours of practice, practice, practice. The same question could be asked about The Met.
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Mystery Card #5
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Help us solve this mystery. It’s opening night at the Glen Theatre. The house is full, the people are waiting for the lights to dim. It’s all happening at 34th Avenue and Boulevard. The mystery is we can’t find the city. Good luck.
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The Windows of St. Louis Cathedral – New Orleans, Louisiana
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Mark Twain once said, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it ….” With that in mind, we who travel have reasons which complement that essential, to wit: education and curiosity. This is a travel story for me and Saint Louis.
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Come On Postcards
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In an up-coming article Postcard History readers will discover, in an article about military post office operations that mail from the homeland to the battlelines was thought by military brass to be essential and it took priority – often in front of guns and bullets. It is safe to say any mail – even nonsense…
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A Postcard History of the Hippodrome
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Conceived by the creators of the Luna Park amusement area at Coney Island, and constructed in 1905, the Hippodrome Theatre for a time was the largest and most successful theater in New York.
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Homes of Our Presidents -Part One of Six -Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Presidential landmarks can be found in 36 of our 50 states. Libraries and historic homes are places where history comes alive and frequently changes minds. This new Postcard History series will visit six presidential homes in five states. Tell of your experiences at these sites in our comments section.
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The Story of the Lorelei
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The major rivers of the world have profound effects on the lands they flow through. Any 5th grader can name some of them, but the Rhine River that raises in Switzerland and flows to the North Sea has influenced western civilization more than most. This bit of postcard history shows how.
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The Jim and Tammy Bakker Story
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Jim and Tammy Bakker were people who created a stage that paved a pathway to believe in something. To others that belief bordered on the outlandish. We pass no judgements here, but sometimes, Postcard History is not all rose petals and gum-drops.
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Homes of Our Presidents – Part Two of Six – Stephen Grover Cleveland
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Tourists love presidential homes and a surprising number (56) of them are open to the public for tours. These historical sites appropriately reflect the broad spectrum of population from which we Americans have elected our leaders. This Part Two episode is the only presidential home in New Jersey.
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Nee!
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Changing a name can be a complicated task, but many names are changed every day. Through the years some name changes have been necessary and amusing. Some are for good, some not. Postcards are the perfect medium to illustrate name changes.
Past Article
G. H. Grant was a symphony of contradiction. He was born in California but lived in New York. He was an American educated in Europe. His schooling included the art of oil painting, but he preferred watercolor. He painted ships but served in the army. He was well known, but few today know his name.