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The Troc: 19th Century Victorian Theatre in Philadelphia

14 Jan 2016
"Long before Death Cab for Cutie and Toots and the Maytals were playing the main stage, the Troc's biggest stars were burlesque heroines such as Blaze Starr and Gypsy Rose Lee. The rock club in Philly's Chinatown district opened in 1880 as a vaudeville-and-minstrel-show outpost known as the Arch Street Opera House; its live-music incarnation began a century later. The... READ MORE »

Love Letters from the Battlefield

07 Dec 2015 in Gentlemen Volunteers
We've uncovered a plethora of World War I love letters. This one, sent to a lover along with a flower, is definitely worth reading.* 'If prayers will aide and they will God will take care of everything. Of course it is hard to understand this war in regards to the Lord’s will and means of protecting his people - but... READ MORE »

The Perfectly Preserved World War I Trench

30 Nov 2015 in Gentlemen Volunteers
Atlas Obscura has a nifty article about a Belgian family who have been keeping Hill 62, a WWI bunker, preserved for nearly a century. READ MORE »

Who were the Gentlemen Volunteers?

25 Nov 2015 in Gentlemen Volunteers
The “Gentlemen Volunteers” was a term coined for the men and women who served with the American Field Service during the First World War. Many of the Gentlemen Volunteers were recent Ivy League graduates. Some joined because they wanted to prove their manhood, but the US hadn’t joined the war. Others desired to do their part, but not be involved... READ MORE »

Honoring the fallen horses of WWI

25 Nov 2015 in Gentlemen Volunteers