—Katherine Hepburn
Photo by Ken Whitmore
Art Deco, Toronto
Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Sept. 2020
Haymaking, 1889
oil on canvas: 92 x 73.3 cm
—Marlene Dietrich
—Doris Day
Red House, 1932
oil on canvas
63 x 55 cm.
Three Sailors, NYC
Comforting Arm, Glasgow, Scotland, 1968
That Glasgow photo is something.
Hard to believe it’s 1968.
Looks like the aftermath of the Battle of Britain.
I don’t know how Brooklyn was in 1986, but during that time in CA there was an explosion of Honda 50 users. they even had a song about them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwWaPOlzWnI
I always admired Marlene Dietrich. There was an excellent documentary on her on Netflix some time ago – an interview in her older years at Paris where she refused any shot of her figure – just a voice.
The Germans considered her to be a traitor, and in the early 60s she was even spat upon.
If Oakland has the Fox theater they also have the Paramount with 4,000 seats. Fascinating history, and the original furnishings, including an art deco “ladies smoking room”.
Whenever this COVID nonsense lifts I hope you can see it Robert.
Probably wise words by Katheryn.
1986=1964.
Rick McGinnis’ photo reminds me of the ward symbols of Sienna. They mark the territory of the ward. Doris Day sure did not have much luck with her husbands, including Melcher and her lawyer that robbed her all those years. My roommate’s father had a gray 65 Sting Ray.
Have a peaceful weekend.
Oh, I would LOVE to live in that house! I went to the website; it’s as beautiful inside as it is outside.
And there’s that Blessed Sacrament ornament again – I still say it looks as though it should be an establishing shot for a movie, as a place hiding a secret that would destroy the world. Or, perhaps, I’ve been dreaming too much.
That photo of Ann-Margret reminds me of the story about her after finishing “Bye, Bye Birdie.” She was at the wrap party, and speaker after speaker – actors, director, ADs and so on – got up to say how lovely Ann-Margret was, what a talent, how sweet and kind, how wonderful it was to work with her and so on.
At a table was co-star Maureen Stapleton. Seeing A-M squirming under the weight of all the flattery, she said, in a loud stage whisper, “Come sit next to me, honey. I’m the only one here who doesn’t want to f— you.”
A lovely weekend to you and yours, Robert.
The Fox Theater is a beautiful building and the interior is awesome as well, but you should have included a night time photo of that magnificent neon signage.
The Marlene Dietrich photo is intriguing. Smoking must have been associated with sexy (or maybe “smoldering hot”). You see a lot of old glamour shot where the subject is holding a cigarette, yet I don’t typically see it in “family photos” of that time period.
The Stingray is a stunning design.
I love that Elgin watch and I am still sad that they went out of business in the 1960’s. They had an awesome logo too (Father Time holding a watch).
Reagan was a strapping young teenager. If memory serves me, he was also responsible for saving more than 1 person from drowning while he was a life guard.
Charlotte is adorable (as are all of your grand kids).