The Amazing Kreskin, above, had his name legally changed from
George Joseph Kresge. He had a syndicated TV series from 1971
to 1975 (The Amazing World of Kreskin) and appeared on the
Tonight Show with Johnny Carson 61 times from 1970 to 1980.
Kreskin is active today performing live and appears regularly
on television in New York City.
Kreskin is seen here, on the right, with Johnny Carson and
Ed McMahon on The Tonight Show.
This is Times Square in New York City, the site of the annual New
Year’s Eve ball drop since 1907. It replaced an extravagant fireworks
display from the top of the Times Building that was held from 1904
until it was outlawed by city officials in 1906.
In 1904 The New York Times moved operations to a new skyscraper,
center above, at what was then called, Longacre Square on 42nd St.
A concert program from Frank Sinatra’s 1978 performance at New York
City’s Radio City Music Hall.The famed hall opened on this date in 1932.
This beloved film premiered at the Globe Theatre in New York to
mixed reviews. It was lambasted by the critics as being “too
sentimental”. It actually lost money.
