Literary Fictions

The Flatiron Building, the Hotel Astor, the Gaiety Theatre. What fun there was to be had in 1938! 

This impressive and frightening 8-minute, 39-second animated film shows, from a fixed spot in the town of Pompeii, how erupting Vesuvius destroyed and completely buried the town in volcanic ash in a space of 24 hours. Within a few years, people had forgotten the town was ever there. It was rediscovered and begun to be uncovered around 1800.

1932 Packard Model 903 Deluxe Sport Phaeton

David Manners and Kay Francis in Man Wanted from 1932. 

Him: “Please let go of my arm. You know you’re not the gender I prefer.”

Her: “I know, darling, but I most desperately need a light!” 

You get the ball. I’ll carry the puppy. 

Benjamin Guggenheim was an American millionaire and businessman who lost his life, at age 46, in the sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 2012. He was last seen, dressed in evening wear, sipping brandy and smoking cigars. His body was never recovered. 

He will outlaw no more. He’s on the right side of the law now.

John Boles and Bebe Daniels star in Rio Rita, a Colossal Girl and Music Spectacle from 1929.

1918 Ford Model-T Runabout