The great Louis Armstrong was born 123 years ago today in New Orleans, Louisiana. We’ll be featuring his wonderful music all day today, so why not tune in now?
Remembering Louis Armstrong on His Birthday
Tag: 1930s
Remembering Rudy Vallée on His Birthday
Rudy Vallée was born Hubert Prior Vallée 122 years ago today in Island Pond, Vermont. We’re featuring his music all day on Cladrite Radio, so tune in now! Heigh-ho, everybody!
Remembering Josephine Baker on Her Birthday
Singer, author, actor and activist Josephine Baker was born 115 years ago today in St. Louis, Missouri. We’ll be featuring her music all day on Cladrite Radio so why not tune in now?
A Drive Up Fifth Avenue, ca. 1937
You know how, when you’re watching an old movie and there’s a scene in the interior of a car, and through the rear window, you can see rear-projected footage of the city streets the car is supposedly traveling on? If the movie you’re watching is set in NYC, there’s a chance that this is the footage you’re seeing.
This trip back in time begins at 60th Street and Fifth, just a block up from the Plaza Hotel, and continues north for 3.5 minutes or so, and then other angles are shot for the remaining time.
Happy Birthday, Lee Tracy!
We love the rapid-fire repartee and lovably shady characters that will forever be associated with Lee Tracy, born 122 years ago today. Tracy’s one of the few actors whose involvement in a picture is sufficient to convince us to watch. Show us his name in the credits, and we’re on board, no questions asked.
