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The Wall of Death: Carnival Motordromes
In 1911, the operators of Coney Island's Luna Park premiered a miniature, radically banked racetrack for staged automobile races that seemed to defy gravity.For a fee, patrons …
Plymouth and Whitemarsh Townships
Black Atlanta in the Roaring Twenties
Long before it came to prominence as the model city of the New South, Atlanta was a hotbed of entertainment, business, and civic life for African Americans.At the same time that …
Fairhope in the Roaring Twenties
The 1920s roared into the quiet bay-front utopian village of Fairhope in roadsters and riverboats carrying free thinkers, nudists, bootleg whiskey, Socialists, progressives, and …
Richmond Railroads
During the second half of the 20th century, the railroads that operated in the Mid-Atlantic region offered a wide variety of subject matter for railroad enthusiasts and …
RMS Queen Mary
Launched in an era when speed and grandeur went hand in hand, the RMS Queen Mary is the last survivor of the golden age of ocean liners. From the time of her maiden voyage in 1936, …
Swedes of Greater Worcester Revisited
Industrial expansion in New England gave impetus to large-scale Swedish immigration by the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Swedish American communities were established in …
Worcester: 1880-1920
Known as "the golden era," the period from 1880 to 1920 brought unbridled growth, prosperity, and national note to the second largest city in Massachusetts. Worcester's population …
Legendary Locals of New Orleans
Since its founding in 1718 by the LeMoyne brothers, New Orleans has cemented its status as one of the busiest ports on the continent. Producing many unique and fascinating …
New Orleans Jazz
Discover how Jazz shaped the history and enhanced the life of the citizens of New Orleans.From the days when Buddy Bolden would blow his cornet to attract an audience from one New …