In June of 1992, a new store opened in Lower Merion. It was much more than just a store. To use the vernacular of an earlier generation, Borders in Rosemont was a happening. Suddenly, kids of all ages and their parents - even teenagers - all wanted to hang out in the same building - a building that was large enough so that you didn't have to be … [Read more...] about ‘Bookstore Bonanza’ Was Fun While It Lasted
History
Mastriano’s Defense – Confederates Were All Democrats
Doug Mastriano defended his wearing the uniform of the army that fought for the defense of slavery during the War of Northern Aggression. Under intense scrutiny, Doug Mastriano explained to Dan Ball on the One America News Network (OANN) Tuesday night (August 30) that - All the leaders of the Confederacy were Democrats. All the slaveholders, which made up a very small … [Read more...] about Mastriano’s Defense – Confederates Were All Democrats
Hap Arnold Didn’t Want Black Pilots – Charles ‘Chief’ Anderson Trained Them
They Both Graduated From Lower Merion High School Hap Arnold Didn’t Want Black Pilots – Charles ‘Chief’ Anderson Trained Them. The Athletic Fields at Lower Merion High School are named after General Henry Harley (“Hap”) Arnold (Class of 1903), who among his many accomplishments, wrote in an official memo (May 31, 1940), Negro Pilots cannot be used in our … [Read more...] about Hap Arnold Didn’t Want Black Pilots – Charles ‘Chief’ Anderson Trained Them
Quiz Time – What Was Al Haig’s Only Extracurricular Activity At Lower Merion High School?
https://youtu.be/zUKW0fL-OqY In case you forgot or never knew, Bala Cynwyd native and Lower Merion Class of 1942 graduate, Alexander (Al) Haig, went from being kind of famous to (for at least 15 minutes) very famous on March 30, 1981. That was the day John Hinckley Jr. shot and seriously wounded President Ronald Reagan. On that day, while Reagan lay near death at George … [Read more...] about Quiz Time – What Was Al Haig’s Only Extracurricular Activity At Lower Merion High School?
When Zsa Zsa Gabor Got Herself Fired At City Line Dinner Theater
From the late 1970s through the mid 1980s, the City Line Dinner Theater was a place where you could pig-out at the buffet, and then see a washed-up star going through the motions, in what was once a broadway hit (maybe a decade or two ago) - all for under $20. In his June 2, 1983 review of the Dinner Theater's production of "Forty Carats," Stewart Ettinger wrote of the … [Read more...] about When Zsa Zsa Gabor Got Herself Fired At City Line Dinner Theater