Category Archives: History

A Mistake for the Ages

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Ken Dowell

The Prohibition Museum, Savannah, Ga. Continue reading →

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American Dream/Cambodian Nightmare

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Ken Dowell

Book review: “A Refugee’s American Dream” Continue reading →

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Activist City

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Ken Dowell

from exhibits at the Museum of the City of New York Continue reading →

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Images of New York Food

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Ken Dowell

from the Museum of the City of New York Continue reading →

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From the Junkyard to the Playground

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Ken Dowell

History of the junk playground Continue reading →

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The Man Behind the “World’s Oldest Swing”

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Ken Dowell

Charles Wicksteed, playgrournd equipment pioneer Continue reading →

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America’s First Public Playground: A Park for Everyone?

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Ken Dowell

Golden Gate Park children’s playground, San Francisco Continue reading →

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The Playground: Whose Idea Was This?

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Ken Dowell

19th century educators who conceived of the playground Continue reading →

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The Midwest Makes Pizza Its Own

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Ken Dowell

Chicago, Detroit and St. Louis style pizza Continue reading →

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America’s Pizza Innovators

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Ken Dowell

How Americans changed the way pizza is make, packaged and sold. Continue reading →

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