RJ W. posted an article on The City Desk :: Fictional urbanism. - Aug 3, 2009, 9:57 am
The current economic situation has given our already cash-strapped City a rough go of it, especially with regard to any funds tied into the stock market. Its pension fund alone has lost millions over ...
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RJ W. posted an article on The City Desk :: Fictional urbanism. - Jul 31, 2009, 9:16 am
May 26, 1910- Caption from this Sun-Recorder photo: “Across from the Cathedral of St. Vitus on Lorimar Avenue, Col. Harrison Barstow demonstrates one of the new mechanical call boxes installed...
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RJ W. posted an article on The City Desk :: Fictional urbanism. - Jul 24, 2009, 8:43 am
:: On this day in 1889, boxer John Lawrence Sullivan punched Mayor John Overholt’s wife directly in the face, knocking her out instantly. No reason was ever given for the assault, and neither th...
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RJ W. posted an article on The City Desk :: Fictional urbanism. - Jul 13, 2009, 8:28 am
Joel and Isaac Barkay, proprietors of Barkay Bros. Funeral Home on East Folkim St., announced recently that they had accepted an undisclosed sell their business. The local funeral home had been run by...
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RJ W. posted an article on The City Desk :: Fictional urbanism. - Jul 6, 2009, 8:10 am
Joel and Isaac Barkay, proprietors of Barkay Bros. Funeral Home on East Folkim St., announced last week that they had accepted an undisclosed offer from the giant mortuary services conglomerate ServLi...
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