Wildwood Amusement Park
…under the tracks in a tunnel to the Park. Admission was free. It provided rides, treats, and beach activities similar to those of Excelsior Amusement Park, although the latter lasted…
Continue reading →…under the tracks in a tunnel to the Park. Admission was free. It provided rides, treats, and beach activities similar to those of Excelsior Amusement Park, although the latter lasted…
Continue reading →…and Hebard, singing comedienes O’Neal and Walmsley, singing comedians Carl McCallough, impersonator Short films Frear, Baggoet, and Frear, juggler Also in the house were Mayor Wallace G. Nye to welcome…
Continue reading →…text of the ad below, which comes courtesy of Jeff Lonto, reads: WLOL’s catchy UP radio flavor has a way of titillating you with surprises. As an example when your…
Continue reading →…and Lou House were on the air. Then this oddity shows up: The photos of the 45 come from Discogs.com, which says that it was recorded in 1965, but that…
Continue reading →…also did “folk type commercials for Aunt Jemima, Quaker Oats, and B.F. Goodrich,” reported Will Jones. The group consisted of Dick Winther, Jerry Longie, Ed Knutson, and Jerry Goodge. …
Continue reading →…by Al Sheehan. Paul Robeson made one of his now regular appearances, at the Concert Bowl of the Minneapolis Auditorium on November 17, 1946. “Comparable to the greatest singers…
Continue reading →…shoestring (and his own personal collection) believing that if you gave people a great deal, they would come. Klayman explains his motivation: I went to the Wax Museum used record…
Continue reading →St. Louis Park High held a twist contest on January 20, 1962, won by Jackie Dubbe and Jack Beaudoin. The Echo reported that the fad was wildly popular except that…
Continue reading →…traveling companion, Buz Murdock (George Maharis) has been replaced by Lincoln Case (Glenn Corbett) because Maharis came down with hepatitis. Will Jones reported that the filming took a crew of…
Continue reading →…run Ellis’s Log Cabin Restaurant in Crystal. Ellis was a prominent member of the community, belonging to the AHEPA Lodge, Compass Lodge AF & AM, Zuhrah Temple, and Robbinsdale Lions…
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