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Yesteryear Technology
by Harry Hallman
Yesteryear Technology
We live in a fabulous technological world! So many great technical feats make our lives better and healthier. For example, in...
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Ties that Bind
by Harry Hallman
“Ties that bind” is an English language idiom that generally refers to shared beliefs that connect people emotionally. Religion would be one tie, f...
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Philadelphia Freedom
by Harry Hallman
It’s odd to look back to my days growing up during the 1950s in Philadelphia’s Kensington section. Kensington today is different from the blue-coll...
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Thanks (Giving) for the Memories
by Harry Hallman
On November 22, 1963, I was working in the darkroom making prints of some target or another for my employer, the United States Air Force. It was a ...
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The Streets of Philadelphia
by Harry Hallman
My favorite Bruce Springsteen song is “The Streets of Philadelphia.” It gives me a lump in my throat every time I hear it. This haunting song remin...
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Stranger in a Strange Land
by Harry Hallman
When you live in one place for a long time, you get comfortable with your surroundings, get used to the people who live near you, and become accust...
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Kensington: Hot Rod City
by Harry Hallman
By Harry Hallman Kensington had a lot of hot rods, and in fact the whole country was crazy for hot rods in the ’50s and ’60s. Movies such as Rebel...
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Dogs, Cats, Salamanders, and Scarlet Johansson. Oh my!
by Harry Hallman
By Harry Hallman
The other day while I was lying on my two thousand dollar lounge chair by my million dollar pool in Hollywood and talking to Scarl...
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Making a Buck
by Harry Hallman
Making a Buck By Harry Hallman
Ben Franklin famously said, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” Obviously, he didn’t grow up in the Kensington sectio...
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Kensington Dads
by Harry Hallman
Kensington dads, in my era, came in all flavors. Some drank too much, others were overbearing, and some ignored their kids. Most dads, however, di...
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Kensington Strong- Decades of Crisis
by Harry Hallman
I once told you I have a time machine. Don’t laugh. You have one also. That time machine is my memories, coupled with my historical fiction writing...
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The Kensington Influence
by Harry Hallman
I loved growing up in Philadelphia. My childhood street, West Wishart in Kensington, was packed with interesting people. People who still kept the ...
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