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Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly - Beauty and the Bus (1933) - Filming Location Then and Now
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Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly - Beauty and the Bus (1933) - Filming Location Then and Now

A fascinating look at the early days of the Westwood Village neighborhood of Los Angeles in this one. From the Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly comedy movie Beauty and the Bus. 1933 vs Today. More then and now filming locations photos at https://chrisbungostudios.com/photo-gallery-sampler

u/ChrisBungoStudios1 — 1 day ago
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May 20th, 1891- Nikola Tesla first publicly demonstrated his Tesla Coil in a lecture before the American Institute of Electrical Engineers at Columbia College, New York.

u/BirdBurnett — 1 day ago
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On May 18th, 1972, Looking Glass released “Brandy(You're A Fine Girl)" b/w "One by One" on 45rpm. The song is their only #1 hit.

u/BirdBurnett — 3 days ago
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On May 17th, 1965, The FBI ends its two-year investigation into the Kingsmen song "Louie Louie," determining that the largely indecipherable lyrics are not obscene. The song continues to be controversial, torturing small minded individuals.

u/BirdBurnett — 5 days ago
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Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly - Beauty and the Bus (1933) - Filming Locations - Then and Now - 1933 vs Today

(56 Seconds) A fascinating look at the early days of the Westwood Village neighborhood of Los Angeles in this one. Here's a quick preview then and now video of the filming locations used in the Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly comedy movie Beauty and the Bus. 1933 vs Today. Watch the complete filming locations documentary video at: https://ChrisBungoStudios.com

u/ChrisBungoStudios1 — 5 days ago
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On May 17th, 1967, 'Don't Look Back' documentary film directed by D. A. Pennebaker, was released. The film covers Bob Dylan's 1965 concert tour in England.

u/BirdBurnett — 4 days ago
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May 14th, 1991- The world’s largest burrito was created in Old Town San Diego, California. The burrito weighed in at an incredible 1,126 pounds.

The current record for the largest burrito is held by a burrito made in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, on November 3rd, 2010.

u/BirdBurnett — 6 days ago
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May 13th, 1940- "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat" Winston Churchill delivered the line in his first speech as Prime Minister to the House of Commons, shortly after replacing Neville Chamberlain during the early stages of World War II.

u/BirdBurnett — 8 days ago
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May 14th, 1804- The Lewis and Clark expedition leaves from Camp Dubois near St Louis, Missouri. The expedition aims to explore the newly acquired western lands after the Louisiana Purchase and to reach the Pacific Ocean.

u/BirdBurnett — 7 days ago
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Steve Reeves signing his autograph for a fan between takes of shooting his movie. 1957

u/JockBbcBoy — 11 days ago
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May 15th, 1967- Paul McCartney met his future wife, Linda Eastman, at The Bag O'Nails nightclub in London. Linda was there to photograph musicians for a book titled "Rock and Other Four-Letter Words”.

u/BirdBurnett — 6 days ago
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May 13, 1862 – US Civil War: Confederate steamer Planter, with her captain ashore in Charleston, was taken out of the harbor by Robert Smalls, a southern slave, and turned over to U.S.S. Onward, Acting Lieutenant Nickels, of the blockading Union squadron...

Later Robert Smalls was officially appointed as captain, becoming the first black man to command a United States ship... https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/thrilling-tale-how-robert-smalls-heroically-sailed-stolen-confederate-ship-freedom-180963689

u/CrystalEise — 8 days ago
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On May 13th, 1926, Disc jockey "Daddy-O" Dewey Phillips was born in Memphis, TN. Phillips was the host of WHBQ radio show "Red, Hot, and Blue". In 1954, he was the first to play Elvis's "That's All Right" / "Blue Moon of Kentucky", his debut single.

u/BirdBurnett — 8 days ago