Folks shopped there, they ate there, they bought cigarettes and alcohol there. Celebrities went there to tout plays and movies coming to the downtown theaters, sometimes through live radio broadcasts. (more…)
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Starring: Elm City
New Haven’s had an impressive Hollywood career, as suggested by these 10 movies spanning over half a century. (more…)
Vocal Locals
These are the tales of two crooners. One hailed from Hoboken, New Jersey, and picked up a close pal in New Haven along the way to becoming one of the most famous singers of the 20th century. The other is a star of later vintage, New Haven-born and -bred, who found fame on the West […]
Department Stories
Folks shopped there, they ate there, they bought cigarettes and alcohol there. Celebrities went there to tout plays and movies coming to the downtown theaters, sometimes through live radio broadcasts. (more…)
Field Days
It would’ve been fitting if, instead of April 5, opening day of the 2015 pro baseball season had fallen on April Fools’. Plenty of us have made fools of ourselves rooting for the Yankees or Red Sox, or have been fooled into having sky-high expectations for teams which barely improve from the first game to […]
Vocal Locals
These are the tales of two crooners. One hailed from Hoboken, New Jersey, and picked up a close pal in New Haven along the way to becoming one of the most famous singers of the 20th century. The other is a star of later vintage, New Haven-born and -bred, who found fame on the West […]
Where It’s Hat
DelMonico sells hats. Now, if you’ve lived in downtown New Haven during the past 106 years, that statement is not going to turn your head. It’s not going to make you hold onto your hat (more…)
Writing the Ship
A couple years back, Connecticut Congressman Joe Courtney caught a big blunder in Lincoln, Steven Spielberg’s big film biography of Abraham Lincoln. One scene shows states voting to ratify the (more…)
Sounds of Silents
A century ago, saying that there was a silent film screening downtown would be like saying “There’s something on television” today. There were numerous theaters (more…)
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