When I first saw the big pink apartment building on the east corner of Edgewater and Bryn Mawr at 5555 North Sheridan Road, I knew it was a historic building, but I didn’t know the story of the building. There is also a great story behind the Edgewater Beach Apartments, which were built in 1928 […]
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If you don’t know who the Gerswins are, you might think you’ve heard one of these songs. Chances are, you know a few things and you never knew! They are a fantastic songwriter/lyricist duo and of course they are brothers too. They have some of the greatest songs of the century written by all the […]
Every generation deserves to know the great Judy Garland. Nata was a singer, dancer, actress, and performer. From an early age he had a maturity in his vocals and a charisma that the camera just loved. His talent was out of this world. Although she led a difficult personal life, she never left her dedication […]
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As long as Hollywood has existed, it has employed children to appear in films. Before there was Jodie Foster or Lindsay Lohan or the Olsen Twins or Shia LaBeouf or any of the other innumerable, ever-changing list of child actors of more recent times, there were child actors of an earlier generation who were , […]
The Wizard of Oz is one of the most beloved movies of generations. In 1956 it was shown on network television and every year since then. These days it is shown on a cable or satellite channel. This has been one of my favorite movies since childhood. The following quotes are as timely today as […]