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Where California's Coastal Range marches down to the sea at the Golden Gate, one of the most spectacular cities in the U. S. sits upon immense hills. But though these pup mountains give San Francisco many a gorgeous view, they long retarded her development. Horses cannot pull wagons up the steep streets, only the most vigorous people care to walk them, automobiles must go into first gear to get up, into second to get down. The man who cracked this tough civic nut was a wire manufacturer named Andrew S. Hallidie, who in 1873 invented the cable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Cable Cars | 4/12/1937 | See Source »

...Kingdom & Empire are confident that the right people have now been golden-framed. Last week Buckingham Palace was a busy hive of active preparation for the gorgeous, solemn Coronation scheduled for May 12. The King had regular fittings of his various Crowns and Coronation garments, as did the Queen. Tightly boarded up already is Westminster Abbey and inside carpenters thwacked furiously, erecting that ominous-sounding platform, "The Scaffold," on which Their Majesties are joyously to be crowned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Golden Frame | 3/8/1937 | See Source »

After seeing "One In a Million," which stars Miss Henie, we were puzzled whether the plot resembled her own life history. When questioned she replied, "Well, yes, a little," but then her eyes fell on Henie, senior, and she vigorously shook her gorgeous blonde head, exclaiming "No, not at all." There was a story behind that, we felt sure, but before we could inquire further she was whisked away from the dressing table on which we were sitting, and hurried through the packed throng outside, Garbo-fashion...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sonja Henie "Wants to Go Home," She Says, Declining to Skate on the Charles | 1/29/1937 | See Source »

Moderately sane people don't go to the movies to learn anything, least of all in history. Therefore, if a show is good entertainment, it is little short of pedantry to inquire into its authenticity. "The Gorgeous Hussy" may be the acme of historical precision, or it may be almost pure fiction. The latter possibility is, of course, the more likely. But 90% of the audience, including the Crimson Moviegoer, don't care, and 99%, again including said reviewer, don't know...

Author: By E. C. B., | Title: The Moviegoer | 11/13/1936 | See Source »

...roof of the Hotel Bradofrd, presenting the Ziegfeld Follies star, Jena Sargent, in the aristocrat of floor shows "Autumn Days." Fifty gorgeous "Boots McKenna girls" are dazzling. Seven course diner, $1.50. Never a cover charge. For reservations call...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PENTHOUSE | 11/6/1936 | See Source »

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