Downtown Chicago has a rich glamorous history. Some of the fine hotels of the Roaring Twenties have renovated and modernized, so guests can experience the glamor of world famous hotels along with modern amenities and conveniences. Drake Hotel 140 East Walton Place Chicago, Illinois 60611 312-787-2200 The Drake Hotel is a magnificent survivor for the ...
Let’s consider the hangover a challenge! So you are a little balance impaired, having problems with zippers, and you left your shoes where? Never mind. Don’t try to speak until you peel your tongue from the roof of your mouth. I promise you, it is NOT the end of the world, and you most likely ...
Al Capone is one of the most notorious gangsters in the history of the United States. Capone reigned over the speakeasies, bootlegging business and other illegal ventures during the Prohibition era during the Roaring Twenties in Chicago. Capone’s nemesis was crime fighter Elliott Ness and the Untouchables, but it as tax evasion that finally sent ...
Paul Kelly was a tough guy actor who hit it as big as he ever would in the 1930s and 1940s…after serving a prison term for manslaughter. If you are a frequent visitor to streaming sites on your Roku such as Pub-D-Hub and Movie Vault and other sites where B-movies in glorious black and white ...
The 1920’s in the United States were a turbulent time. Prohibition was in full swing, and the denunciation of innocence sparked by the widespread popular noncompliance with the mandates of the 18th amendment and the Volstead Act has changed the shape of America forever. Popular culture, hedonism, and the joys of the city were concepts ...
I want to cut right to the chase and write about Glenn Miller’s musical style that still has sentimental meaning just as it did during the second world war back in the ’40’s. Two things I love about old music: Jazz and military march-jazz infused themes like Glenn Miller’s take on one of my personal ...
A woman looks in the mirror–her hair short and her silhouette straight. It’s a far cry from the fancy up-do and corseted figure that her mother had adorned. But she loves it. In a complete rejection of the Victorian era, where women had abandoned the air restricting corsets and elaborate yet conservative clothing, the 1920s ...
If you’re planning a 1920s themed wedding, below are several different invitation types that you can use for your big day. A Night of Jazz Invites- Since Jazz was popular in the 1920’s, these invites will really capture the musical essence of your wedding. The invites feature bright white cardstock paper with the design and ...
Zelda Sayre became the wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1920 after a two-year courtship between the southern belle daughter of a prominent judge and the handsome, talented writer who coined the term “The Jazz Age.” With the publication of his first novel “This Side of Paradise,” the Fitzgeralds became the toast of New York ...
If the average reader were to pick a book that best characterized its time period, the choice would most likely be F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.” Fitzgerald, writing of the 1920s in the 1920s, proves to be an accurate judge of American character. His characters develop along lines of self indulgence, ignorance, and disregard ...
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