Dewey’s was a memorable Philly lunch counter. Dorothy Twiggs related her story of working and managing at Dewey’s, 1225 Market Street.

An affectionate salute  to four Show Biz Barbaras- Billingsley, Rush, Britton and Stanwyck.

Philly Piano Jazz Man Tony D’Aquila reminisced for Moviehouse Productions about big band radio remotes…a Lost Philly Phenomenon

A  classic “Adventures of Superman” story re-imagined.

Anatomy of a Flop: The 1958-1959 Edsel lost the Ford Motor Company one – quarter billion dollars. Design flaws and a faltering economy were the reasons.

 

1934’s most controversial motion picture was “Imitation of Life”. More than three quarters of a century later, Vida Moore recalled watching the film at the Avon, a segregated South Philadelphia movie theater. Mrs. Moore explored the impact of “Imitation of Life” on her life and view of the world.   

 

 

Written by Alfred Joyce Kilmer. Interpreted by Paul Robeson. Filmed in Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties, PA. A Moviehouse Production.

Our old Philadelphia telephone exchanges were strong reminders of places we called home. Today,  phone numbers are monotonous, colorless strings of digits.

The Philadelphia Phillies participated in the first inter-continental sportscast via satellite on July 23, 1962 via “Telstar”. This sports moment was a part of a 22 minute dual CBS/NBC broadcast. The Charles DeGaulle – Johnny Callison telegram is a flight of fantasy.