tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post697154925761041177..comments2024-03-18T20:46:10.605-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: 100 years ago: Houdini hangs in Times SquareJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-62341009484328173182017-11-08T17:17:12.347-08:002017-11-08T17:17:12.347-08:00I've thought about this a lot. In the past 10 ...I've thought about this a lot. In the past 10 years we've crossed into a place where there now may be no one left who is old enough to have really known Houdini personally. A far as seeing him... I'm sure there are some folk out there, but they would have been very young. It would be wonderful to find at least one person who has some memory. And, yes, I saw that "I've Got A John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-18607586596739065142017-11-08T06:56:36.912-08:002017-11-08T06:56:36.912-08:00Since we are looking at anniversaries, it makes me...Since we are looking at anniversaries, it makes me wonder... How many people are alive today who actually saw Houdini perform and remember it? I saw a 1956 episode of "I've Got A Secret" in which the guest was a 96 year old man. His secret was he was at Ford's Theatre with his aunt and uncle the night President Abraham Lincoln was shot. He was 5 years old at the time and had Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-21794144597982778652017-11-07T04:36:50.768-08:002017-11-07T04:36:50.768-08:00Wow I've never seen this photo. Great story!
J...Wow I've never seen this photo. Great story!<br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-64655797032454275992017-11-05T13:19:05.273-08:002017-11-05T13:19:05.273-08:00That's One Times Square which was built in 190...That's One Times Square which was built in 1904. Today the ENTIRE building is covered in advertising billboards. You can't see a single brick. It's a shame.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-66773650953084213872017-11-05T07:45:24.574-08:002017-11-05T07:45:24.574-08:00That's a great shot! Skyscrapers were starting...That's a great shot! Skyscrapers were starting to get taller by WWI.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.com