Dive into the archives.
- Gayety Theatre
Burlesque in Boston, MA.
Gone now, more info here and here:
…built in 1908 to house vaudeville-style “clean” burlesque shows… a stage that hosted innovative, racially integrated shows and that provides a window into working-class popular entertainment of the early 20th century
Title: Drama unfolds in the life of a burlesque theater
Author: Gregory M. Lamb
Publication: The Christian Science Monitor
- Fordham Auto Radio
What: Fordham Auto Radio
Where: Bronx NY – intersection of Warning Ave and White Plains Rd (?)
When:August 2001
Details: Thoughtful submission from my cousin Suzanne and her husband Ray (then living in the NYC area where they both do this amazingly brilliant bio research).The place the ad mentions – Fordham Auto Radio is still around according to [...]
- Villa Capri
Villa Capri Motel – San Diego, CA – Coronado area. Can’t remember much about snapping this one, we were visiting my Uncle out West and caught this gem.
- Ratcliffe Florist
What: Ratcliffe Florist building
Where: 400 block of South Tryon Street – Charlotte, NC
When:17 March 2001
Source: Detail of photo taken with a Sony DSC-505
Details: Just felt a need to share this ghost ad if not for the history – for the wonderful L. Frank Baum-ish typeface.The side of the Ratcliffe Florist building. At some time in [...]
