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Celebrating Frida Kahlo’s Birthday
Today is the anniversary of the birth of the great Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, who gets extensive coverage in my upcoming book Williamsburg Transformed. One of the characters in my book, Ella Wolfe, became close friends with Frida during Wolfe’s time teaching in Mexico City. Bert and Ella Wolfe arrived in Mexico City as refugees,…
The Novelty Theater and Its Contribution to American Drama
Today there is an apartment house at 778 Driggs Avenue, but the site has a long and fascinating history. In 1971, Officer Frank Serpico was shot in the building attempting to make a narcotics arrest. His life was made into a film starring Al Pacino. However, before that it was the site of the Novelty…
A Williamsburger at the Battle of Gettysburg
A hundred and fifty-seven years ago the first day of the battle of Gettysburg happened. The number of Union casualties at Gettysburg has been estimated at 23,000, including over 3,100 killed, while the number of Confederate casualties may have been as high as 28,000, including over 4,500 killed. It was the bloodiest battle of the entire…
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