During the "golden" age
of great movie houses, "atmospherics" were the ones
with a strong romantic theme...incorporating the features
of lighting and architecture to create an illusion that the
patrons were seated outdoors in an exotic locale. "I
went to the Oriental Theater all the time as a child and as
a teenager....." |
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"In the first book 'Ghetto
Memories', the story was told of what the people who were
at the Morton Theatre did on Sunday afternoon, December 7,
1941, when the movie was stopped and the announcement of the
bombing of Pearl Harbor was made..." |
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"Everyone,
regardless of where you lived in the DRM area, remembers the
Field on the Fourth of July. To many other boys and girls,
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"The
story begins in the early 1920's. Celia Stineman, who today
is an active 87 year old and maried 60 years was Celia Finn
at the time this occurred. She was six years old with three
brothers..." |
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"There
were definitely other politicians that came out of Ward 14,
but if you ask our generation what politician they can recall,
I am sure a significant majority will say, Julie Ansel....." |
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"Most people who lived in the
DRM had two similar characteristics. First the majority were
renters, and second, they were blue collar workers who put
in long hours, many days ofthe week l....." |
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"During this period, horse and
wagons were prevelent throughout the area. All types of businesses
used them....." |
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"Many academic changes have gone
into effect over the years. From the use of computers to the
earlier options to teach kids to read....." |
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"Who would have believed that
it was the Fitzgerald/Kennedy family that had an impact on
its creation and location." |
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