Imperial passengers in 1934 could get from London to Singapore at a cost of £180 ($230.00). Included in the price was hotel accommodations, food, and nearly everything else but alcohol. The 8,458 mile trek took 8 days, making stops in Paris, Brindisi, Athens, Alexandria, Cairo, Gaza, Baghdad, Basra, Kuwait, Bahrain, Sharjah, Gwadar, Karachi, Jodhpur, Delhi, Cawnpore, Allabad, Calcutta, Akgats, Rangoon, Bangkok and Alor Star. Continue reading “Imperial Airways, 1930s”
The Originals, 2011
In Feb, 1945, an object (or objects) appeared in the night sky above Los Angeles. The US anti-aircraft artillery opened fire, and over 1000 shells were fired at this object(s), but to no avail, nothing was brought down. What this object was remained a mystery…until now! Moonstone has unearthed the classified government documents that show the real truth! Documents that reveal just what occurred over LA in 1945 and chronicles the exploits of the heroes that teamed up to eliminate this threat! (Moonstone Books)
Though this has the initial appearance of a trade paperback it is really an illustrated short story.
Spicy Mystery Stories, Feb, 1936
Central Park Casino 1929-1936
Originally the Ladies Refreshment Lounge (1864), the Central Park Casino (where no gambling took place) was transformed into one of NYC’s most expensive nightclubs. Mayor Jimmy Walker handed control of the property to his friend Sidney Solomon. Mayor Walker had a private office within its walls in order to do business with his political cronies.
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Who’s Who in the Comics, 1912
WHO’S-WHO IN THE COMICS
By Fred Schaefer
Some years ago a gentle inoffensive stranger landed on this terrestial sphere with no luggage but a notebook. Since then “he has tarried with us, pussyfooted and unobtrusive as a Japanese spy, picking up information and knitting his intellectual brow over the incomprehensible things so different from those on his own planet. This was Mr. Skygack from Mars. It is, however, not clearly known how long he will continue his earth study of earth beings at their earth work’s, nor how he will get back to Mars when he concludes to return. It will probably be by the same means by which he arrived, unless by chance he came as a meteorite. Continue reading “Who’s Who in the Comics, 1912”
Black Beauty Through the Years
The first Black Beauty was a 1937 Lincoln Zephyr coupe that appeared in the two Green Hornet serials of 1940. Kato quipped that it could do “better than 200” with its “Chemical Energizer” and the “on demand surge” it provided . The car sounded like a hornet, but could also be switched to “silent running” mode.
1937 Lincoln Zephyr
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Alpha the Robot
Alpha the robot featured on a Japanese magazine cover in the 1930s. He was previously covered here
Battleground of the Middle East, 1942
From Newsmap. Monday, July 13, 1942 : week of July 3 to July 10
New York Nights, Feb, 1937
A Dictionary for the Motion Pictures (Part 3)
Vanity Fair, April, 1922
A Dictionary for the Motion Pictures
A Convenient Lexicon for Those Who Like the Cinema—and for Those Who Don’t
Compiled and Edited By WILLARD HUNTINGTON WRIGHT
(Continued from March, 1922 issue)
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