Archive for the 'Memorial' Category
FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~
REMEMBERING RADIOS ART ‘’SPOTTY’’ BELL
Art Bell died at age 72 at his home in Pahrump, Nevada. An autopsy
determined the cause of his death. He had suffered from health
problems in the previous years and posted on his website in July
2016 that he was hospitalized for pneumonia and revealed at the
time that he suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Bell served in the U.S. Air Force as a medic during the Vietnam
War and after leaving military service, he remained in Asia, where he
lived lived on the Japanese island of Okinawa. He worked as a disc
jockey for KSBK, which was the only non-military English-language
station in Japan at he time.
This blogger had the privilege of working with Art during the time
I was stationed at Naha Air Force Base. He was a great co-worker
and friend! (B.B.)
Blogger Bob doing his DJ thing at KSBK during the
late 60’s.
ANOTHER COWBOY HERO WE REMEMBER
“Hop-along Cassidy” is a fictional cowboy hero created in 1904 by
the author Clarence E. Mulford, who wrote a series of short stories
and novels based on the character.
In the first film, Hopalong Cassidy (then spelled "Hop-along") got
his name after being shot in the leg. Hopalong’s "drink of choice"
was the nonalcoholic sarsaparilla.
From 1949 to 1953, NBC aired 52 theatrical films of "Hopalong
Cassidy". This series, consisted of 40 new episodes made for
TV, a half-hour in length, plus 12 additional theatrical features
that were edited to fit the 30-minute time slot.
William Lawrence Boyd
(June 5, 1895 – September 12, 1972)
Clarence Edward Mulford
(3 February 1883 – 10 May 1956)
HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY
OREGON VISITOR ATTRACTION TO REOPEN
CORBETT, Ore (KATU). — Vista House is set to reopen to visitors
in the Columbia River Gorge this coming weekend.
While the viewpoint and parking lot have remained open, Vista
House and its gift shop and café will be back open to the public.
The historic Columbia River Gorge attraction has been closed for
most of 2020 and 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Vista House opened in 1918 (above) as a glamorous rest stop and observatory for those traveling the new highway. This “comfort
station” was a rest stop like no other, featuring marble floors,
stained glass windows — and, of course, a stunning view. In the
words of The Oregonian, it was “the finishing achievement for the greatest highway in America.”
Architect Edgar M. Lazarus designed the building to be functional, beautiful and commemorative: the rest stop served as a memorial
to the settlers who had traveled the final stretch of the Oregon Trail
along the Columbia River. Inside, stone panels are carved with the
names of settler families. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, the building fulfills Lazarus’s vision as a “temple to
the natural beauty of the Gorge.
Edgar Marks Lazarus
(June 6, 1868 – October 2, 1939)
Calendar
Recent Comments
- AK Historian commented on SUCCESSFUL ASCENT OF MOUNTAIN IN 1913
(35 weeks ago) - Sharon Avina commented on THE FINAL ‘’ NURSERY SCHOOL OF THE AIR’’
(41 weeks ago) - Joseph Kinge commented on TRACY STRATFORD IS A LIVING DOLL TODAY
(42 weeks ago)
-
Recent Posts
Categories
Links
Archives