October 14, 2024
Tag: samuel ward stanton
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A Hudson River Steamer and an Artist Named Samuel Ward Stanton
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For nearly a century, New Yorkers had river steamer service second to none other. When the Washington Irving launched in 1913 it was a splendid steamer, but sadly it sailed without its artist. Read the whole story.
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May 12, 2022 5 Comments
If you were a New York bon-vivant of a certain age, you remember the rivalry between the Copacabana and the Latin Quarter. From the end of Prohibition to the rock generation, both clubs featured top performers from the entertainment world, many who came from the hinterlands to be headliners in the greatest city on Earth.