Purple tree flowering in the park this morning.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division
Bridge at "Little Virginia" over Stafford Meadow Brook, at mile 10.8.
Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division
Looking west across bridge at "Little Virginia" yesterday. This is at mile 10.8.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Allen Theatre
There was a special celebration of the Allen’s 51st birthday, on Tuesday April 4, 1972. Sally Rand, the famous fan dancer, did two shows, one at 11 AM, where senior citizens were bused in for the event. And an evening show at 7:30. The opening act was a local guy who did impersonations of Al Jolson. I remember after the show, going down to the Sheraton-Cleveland Hotel, and listening to Sally tell a bunch of old show biz stories. The next morning, I was sent down the street, with $1,000 in cash in an envelope for Miss Rand. I was so afraid I’d get robbed, I stuffed it inside a book about the 1930’s. I had Sally autograph a page in the book with a photo of herself for my grandmother.
Photo: 1937 photo of Sally Rand, from the Library of Congress.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Allen Theatre
Yesterday was the 91st anniversary of the opening of the Allen Theatre on Cleveland's Playhouse Square. The opening film was Vera Gordon in The Greatest Love. The Allen's 60 piece orchestra was directed by Phillip Spitalny.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
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