#Interior Decorator Pittsburgh

[beckinkk]

"It's 5 O'Clock in Pittsburgh"

Beck Inkk (myself), acrylic on wrapped canvas, 2023

Two skeleton pals enjoying a night at a hole-in-the-wall bar. Sharing stories, memories, stogies, and some Rolling Rock beer and whiskey.

Available - $1,200

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A few shots I took of my dogs Loki, Nipsey & Basqi

I love them so much

[airportsandairplanes]

Pittsburgh International Airport

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

[hometoursandotherstuff]

I can't believe I found another old favorite on the market again. It's the Mirror House. The owner covered the entire outside with mirrored tiles. It was originally built in 1969 in Pittsburgh, PA. I don't know at what point it got mirrored out, but it has many local fans. (Good thing there's no HOA.) It has 3bds, 4ba, & is listed for $899K. Oh, and the interior is pretty awesome, too.

It's a seriously artsy home. The fireplace has mirrored tile, and a piece of the ceiling is also mirrored. A checkered wall with a matching window shade complete the look.

Next to the living room is a dining area with stools around a large island. The kitchen has a service window with a place for plates and serving dishes.

The professional chef's kitchen has a large island and all the utensils are out and within easy reach.

The dining room is somethin' else. He really decorated this with mirrors galore. Do you love the dining table & chairs?

The primary bedroom has a tile wall that simulates brick.

This bath with a sunken tub is a little trippy and matches the dining room decor.

This secondary bedroom is also very nice.

And, here's another decorated bath.

If the new owner is an artist, there's a great studio/shop.

What do you think of the railings? This must've been very painstakingly done, as all the decor is, in this home.

Upstairs is a table with a lazy Susan, that looks like it's for games, plus a wall of what appear to be record albums.

Music room down in the basement.

Then, there's a sub-basement with a home theater.

Another bathroom down here.

Plus, another art studio/gallery.

Outside is a pergola with a mirrored wall.

The entire house is covered in mirrors, including the back. And, the red addition is the studio.

The home is on a nice big 1.50 acre lot.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/897-Field-Club-Rd-Pittsburgh-PA-15238/11446516_zpid/

[beggingwolf]

CRYBABY

Jen gives Zhenya a look that could peel paint as he jogs out of the hotel lobby. 

“Not late,” he cuts her off as she yanks open the back door of the big, black SUV, the sort that always turns up for these events. 

“Thirty seconds,” is all she says, voice dry against the soggy, warm Newark air. Zhenya is rarely in New Jersey so early in the year and it sits on his skin like a grime. It’s nothing like the warm blanket of Miami’s heat, which Zhenya already misses even while his hair still carries the faint scent of saltwater.

Jen shuts the door loudly behind the two of them, cocooning them in the cool, air-conditioned interior, and smacks a clipboard right onto Zhenya’s thighs.

“Why?” he grumbles, and she buckles her seatbelt with a loud click as he peers at the itinerary for the NHL’s Media Tour. 

“It’s just like last year, yes?” he asks as he flicks through the pages. 

The English pokes uncomfortably at his brain, and he takes a moment to really look at the letters. He’d spent the better part of his summer carefully leafing through a Dostoevsky novel that had a glossy paperback cover and too-white pages. Between his halfhearted attempts to self-educate and his summer back in Moscow, readjusting to the spikes of written English is an ugly affair.

“Today you’ve got interviews with networks, the off-ice promotional shoot, and a Q&A session,” Jen rattles off, tapping at her phone. “Tomorrow you do on-ice filming.”

Zhenya pokes his tongue against the inside of his cheek, letting the pages fall back in order before dumping the clipboard onto the empty seat next to him. The drive isn’t far; Jen had booked the same hotel the Penguins stay in when they come for games. Zhenya walks into Prudential Center through the back entrance he always uses, adjusting his suit jacket as Jen flashes her badge at the security guard. 

It’s strange, in some way, to come back to this after his summer. The reporters can’t resist bringing up the Penguins’ ignoble exit to playoffs, their postseason’s tailspin into failure. It’s easier to think of his time back in Magnitogorsk—where he had a K stitched onto his jersey instead of a C, where the media asked him pointed questions in no-nonsense tones—than it is to think about the abbreviated NHL season that had followed. 

It had been an odd year. The KHL had felt familiar and foreign all at once. Zhenya had become Malk once again, and Malk tore it up, almost two points per game. It had been fun to stretch out his old memories and readjust to the international ice size. He’d felt young again while living in his parents’ house, decorating the New Year’s yolka with them and skittering out of the way when Geoffrey, enormous and terrifying, bounded around corners and nearly took out Zhenya’s knees. 

And then he’d gotten the call that the owners and the union had figured their shit out. He’d gotten on a flight back to Pittsburgh during a winter snowstorm, Moscow howling its rage at his departure. It had been a portent of the things to come: his concussion in January, his shoulder injury in March, and then the Eastern Conference Final, where Zhenya’s Penguins had been pushed to their knees by the Bruins. 

Zhenya had barely gotten three months to lick his wounds in Moscow and tan them away in Miami. The new season stretches out in front of him, and he tries to curry hope in his chest as reporters ask him about the new divisions and his Penguins’ chances. 

He’s lingering outside of a conference room, throwing too many texts to Nealsy and pestering him about when he’ll be back in Pittsburgh, when he hears hushed voices approaching. 

He presses himself against the cinderblock wall to make room. Jen abandoned him to make sure he’s still scheduled for the roundtable discussion and Zhenya is already tired. The humidity outside leaks into the arena, and Zhenya feels rumpled and groggy and honestly doesn’t want to deal with Toews’s weighty, complicated conversations or Doughty’s gregariousness. 

“Hey,” Zhenya hears, and he looks up.

Oh. 

Zhenya has been asked about Sidney Crosby more times than he can count. Today, last season, even during the lockout. A stout little thing out of Canada, fast with the puck and strong on his skates. 

He’s bigger now than he was when Zhenya had seen him in Ufa at World Juniors, when the whole of Metallurg had hopped onto a bus, full and sated from their New Year’s dinners, and made a weekend out of watching the Canadians and Russians duke it out over bronze. 

Crosby’s smile is nothing like the sullen, angry expression that had been plastered onto his face when Russia sent Canada home empty-handed. He’s in a dark suit that’s abysmally cut for him—too boxy, an immature, poorly-tailored design that rankles Zhenya’s European sensibilities. His grin is boyish and confident, and Zhenya’s been shown a clip or two of his interviews; he’s good-tempered and answers everything asked of him.

Jen had told Zhenya to take notes. Zhenya had told Jen he was going to get her fired. 

Crosby holds out a hand, and Zhenya glances down at it.

“I’m Sid,” Crosby says. “Sidney Crosby. This is Nate. Nice to meet you.”

Lingering behind Crosby, obviously more nervous and looking like an underbaked piroshki, is MacKinnon. Canada’s two golden boys, blazing into the NHL in the wake of the lockout. 

Crosby’s smile widens, just a bit, and Zhenya finally reaches out and wraps Crosby’s smaller hand in his own. 

As soon as Zhenya engages, MacKinnon jumps forward eagerly, sticking out his own hand. Zhenya gives him a reluctant shake, and MacKinnon’s hand grips tighter. 

“Wow, Geno, like, the Russian bear, right?” MacKinnon laughs, high and delighted like he's a child and not one of Zhenya’s new coworkers. Crosby clears his throat softly but pointedly, and he widens his eyes at MacKinnon in an obvious plea to shut the fuck up.

Zhenya smirks, and when Crosby notices, his ears go pink.

[sistervelvet]

From the type of blocks, folks don’t travel for it

Dirty East not shiny ‘nough, shiny ‘nough for tourists

But in her hood she found a forest

some notes on childhood and writing from my song “essence” want a nibble?

I grew up and was raised in the inner city on the lower east side of my hometown, my whole life, up until relocating to my adopted hometown of Pittsburgh. My folks didn’t move out of my childhood home until a few years ago. I used to live in an apartment building –  also in the inner city –  with my mom, my brothers, and my (step) dad. We left our cramped apartment when my mom was expecting my angel of a baby sister. It was the worst day ever for me when she broke the news. I found a one hundred dollar bill on the ground, I shit you not,  and she made me return it to the nearby office. Within the same hour she took me on a walk, that felt like it was never going to end, to our new home. I stared with confusion and asked her why we needed a house, still agitated and bruised about being forced to return the bill. A hundred dollars! She shared with me that she was expecting and we needed more space. Suddenly the baby wasn’t the baby anymore. I cried. She tried to sooth me by assuring me I’d have my own room. I sobbed harder.

My mom got a solid deal on our place that a nurse’s wage with four children on one income could afford. The previous homeowner told her he was literally fleeing the neighborhood due to how dangerous and “scary” the side of town was getting. Odd flex. He told her he was dying to get out, so he was willing to work with her.

As a total sidebar, this man used to feed hoards, drones of stray cats and let them into the house. Many walked in and out at their complete leisure. They brushed by me one by one and I gripped tightly to my mother’s leg as he gave us a tour. It took us a while to get the cats to stop coming to the front lawn or the backyard. To stop tapping on our windows. I remember it taking ages for them to realize their caretaker wasn’t coming back to feed them. My mom told my brother and I not to feed them or give attention so they would stop coming around. But we always did behind her back. I carry distinct memories watching them all swarm us in our backyard. Looking up at us in unison, a variety of sizes and colors, waiting to be pet or fed. To us it felt magical. My brother and I thought we had cat whispering powers.

Anyway, my mother’s a woman of taste. She can turn rust into gold. She had vision. She in essence bought a rusted red brick, fixer upper that needed some interior work and reworking, ignoring the preachiness of the spooked white man. She turned the inside of our home to something beautiful and memorable. Unique. Though we never had any family photos hanging up. I always say if my mother wasn’t a nurse, she’d be an interior decorator.

One year my mom made the decision to swiftly take me out of my city school after several scarring incidents. I was a charter school kid who went to school way out of the mix from where I was from. Far from my neighborhood or district. Kids I went to school with were constantly calling the east side ghetto, busted and dangerous. Dirty especially. Scary, some would say. The local news was constantly calling certain east side blocks dirty, ghetto, busted and dangerous. Run down. Crime littered. Much of this was hyperbolized, to be clear. This also is not a pity moment. I didn’t feel this way. It was home. My heart. My solace. My refuge. My forest. The place where I felt most relaxed and comfortable. These people also didn’t live there so I knew their perception was skewed. Of course, it was often alienating and isolating to download sometimes as a kid. I can’t pretend young me was never affected. It’s important to note, much of these lyrics come from the perspective of a child, not an adult. The east side’s outsider reputation didn’t negate the fact that I found many pockets of solace and my neighborhood friends reflected me. They really reflected me. Even growing up to be the weird, very goofy, passionate but sometimes very shy, alternative Black girl – obsessed with music, poetry, the arts, who still at heart just wanted to fit in. They didn’t judge me. In my neighborhood I also felt very pretty.

I’m not here to negate the things I shouldn’t have witnessed, experienced, or endured as a child either. Or to say everything was perfect, to particularly glamorize my upbringing or low income neighborhoods and households. It’s like this though: what do you really know of a place where you’re not from? Surface value, snippets, and assumptions. A part of town they were otherwise entirely unfamiliar with – tourists. 

When driving age came around, I only had like two friends from school who wanted to or even offered to take me home, pick me up, drop me off or come over to hang. Some of them blamed it on just being too far. I internalized a bit of shame and embarrassment over the years. To avoid awkward dialogue or more shame I would often lie and tell my friends my brother is coming to pick me up and walk to the nearest city bus stop, no matter how far, that wasn’t in plain sight so I could hide and no one would see me waiting. At one point I began to not even offer any friends to come hang at my spot. There came a time where my high school best friend Rach was the only person I was comfortable with in my space and who I felt free of judgment. My family treated her like a daughter too.

Back to tourists: people who aren’t from the east side but judged it. Tourists being those who only made temporary trips. Tourists being the people, strangers and ones I knew, who took pride in collectively shitting on and denouncing where I lived. The double entendre of growing up somewhere with tourist attractions – primarily a gorgeous, grand Great Lake with thirteen miles of beaches and a state park. There were many parts of the east side that weren’t deemed appealing, suitable, interesting or “shiny” enough for literal tourists to travel to and check out either.

To me, my blocks were rich in culture and shaped who I am. And culture that much of suburbia children shitted on and often later copied and cosplayed. Now, I was a kid who could typically handle my own, but I definitely got made fun of when I first transferred schools for a couple years. The FUBU, the Kangol, the Forces, the Phat Farm and Baby Phat, the air brushed Tweety Bird tees, Ecko, the acid washed and airbrushed jeans, the Guess jeans repeated logo, Rocawear  – a lot of those motherfuckers did not get it at all and they still don’t! On the low,  I was dripped as a grade school kid. I got my love of fashion and clothes from my mother. I was always down to experiment and try something new. Any time I wasn’t, I was trying to fit in like teenagers do. Them kids did get one thing out of me though –  I stopped wearing Forces.

[rabbitcruiser]

Movie Theatre Day 

Movie Theatre Day is celebrated on April 23 each year. This holiday celebrates movie theaters and the thrills they bring into our lives. Today, movie theaters are more than relaxation centers, they also offer a great avenue to have romantic dates, meet new faces, and hang out with friends or family members after a hard day’s work. Much more, some movies now premiere first at the theaters before they are released to other channels for sales and streaming. This underlines the influence and importance of movie theaters today. Sadly, with the advent of the internet and the proliferation of streaming networks, movie theaters now face extinction and low patronage.

History of Movie Theatre Day

A movie theater (also sometimes called a cinema) describes a place where people go to see movies on a big screen. For over a century, movie theaters have served as a favorite spot to unwind, meet new people, and enjoy quality entertainment. On June 19, 1905, the first common type of public motion picture theater in the U.S. opened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Harry Davis and John Harris — owners of the movie theater — named their cinema Nickelodeon. The name was derived from the words ‘nickel,’ the price of admission into the movie theater, and ‘θέατρο’ or ‘odeon,’ the Greek word for ‘theater.’ Previously, there had been several attempts by different individuals, groups, and companies to bring relaxing entertainment to people in the form of motion pictures in a film theater. Due to the limited technology available in those days, Nickelodeon’s first films were short films (only about 15 to 20 minutes long) shown as flickering shadows displayed on white sheets. While they may appear ridiculous today, they were a scientific breakthrough back then, and the films were largely successful. As they grew in popularity, more theaters multiplied across the country, heralding what became the cinematic industry.

Subsequently, color and sound films arrived in the 1920s. As the technologies improved, so did the size, architecture, clientele, location, ownership, and the types of amenities movie patrons enjoyed. Such were picture palaces, drive-in theaters, optimized movie formats, and large multiplexes and megaplexes (theaters with more than 10 screens). With these innovations came popcorn — a favorite cinema snack — and other concessions like candy and soft drinks. Today, cinemas have facilities like air conditioning, comfy cinema chairs, restaurants, arcades, and exquisitely decorated interiors to attract customers and enhance the viewing experience.

Movie Theatre Day timeline

1905 The Birth of Nickelodeon

Harry Davis and John Harris establish the Nickelodeon theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

1925 Popcorn Arrives in Theaters

Movie theater owners introduce the electric popcorn machine to cinema patrons.

1937 Adding Colors to Films

Walt Disney produces the first animated full-length color film, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.”

1950s The Era of the C.G.I. and V.F.X.

Producers employ computer-generated imagery (C.G.I.) techniques and visual effects (V.F.X.) to create fantastical settings, impossible creatures, and jaw-dropping effects in movies.

Movie Theatre Day FAQs

What is World Theatre Day?

World Theatre Day is sponsored by the International Theatre Institute (ITI) each year. The day is celebrated by ITI Centers, ITI Cooperating Members, theater professionals, theater organizations, theater schools, and theater lovers across the world on March 27 every year.

What is the oldest movie theater?

The oldest continuously operating cinema theater is the Washington Iowa State Theatre in Washington, Iowa which opened on May 14, 1897, and has been in continuous operation for over 125 years!

What was the first movie in a theater?

As of 1905, the Nickelodeon theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was the first to show short films like “Poor but Honest” and “The Baffled Burglar” all day long.

Movie Theatre Day Activities

Visit a movie theater

Go on a movie date

Involve your family

Celebrate this day by visiting a cinema closest to you to see a movie or two. This is a great way to support local movie theaters and keep them in business.

If you’re not the outdoorsy type, you could go out with a friend or romantic interest. Buy some snacks and drinks along for a better movie date experience!

Find out if your local cinema is showing a family movie. Go out with your family and have a fun night out at the cinema!

5 Interesting Facts About Movie Theaters

Americans’ daily spending at the movies

Half a dollar for a movie ticket

No smelly feet in the theater, please

A movie theater in the White House

The world's first drive-in movie theater

Americans spend about $26.6million a day at movie theaters and they spend even more before and after a movie.

A movie theater ticket cost 50 cents in 1956.

It was once illegal to remove your shoes if you had smelly feet while in a theater in Winnetka, Illinois.

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the President who got permission to build a movie theater and swimming pool in the White House.

The world’s first drive-in movie theater was built on June 6, 1933, near Camden, New Jersey.

Why We Love Movie Theatre Day

Celebrating history

A day to relax

Supporting local businesses

The movie theater industry has come a long way, evolving and adjusting to meet the needs and demands of its customers. This day is an amazing opportunity to celebrate the cinema industry and its historic innovations.

Cinemas offer a relaxing and thrilling experience like no other. On this day, we can kick our feet up and enjoy a true cinema experience, guilt-free!

Today, the cinema industry is under threat by streaming services. Movie Theatre Day offers a great opportunity to support the threatened industry and its dedicated employees.

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[pittsburgh-restaurant-reviewer]

Pittsburgh Restaurant Reviewer’s Rules of Eating Out

Rule #1- Focus on the Food.

Don’t make any judgements before your food hits the table. The most important thing in a restaurant is the food. Yes, the service and ambiance is important but you can overlook poor service and ugly decor if the food is delicious. However good interior design and amazing customer service can never make up for bad food. 

Rule #2- Avoid steak the first time at a new restaurant.

Unless the restaurant calls itself a steakhouse, beef steak is too high a gamble for a first time visiting a restaurant. Let’s be honest, steak is easy to fuck up. Between not being able to know the grade of the beef and some kitchens not understanding the difference between medium well and medium rare It’s better to order a ‘safe’ food or one of your ‘go-to dishes’ if you have any the first time around to get a read on the restaurant’s standards and see if the kitchen is up to the task of properly cooking steak.

Rule #3- If it sucks: Hit the bricks!

Example: you just walked in and the restaurant smells bad? Leave. You don’t owe the staff an apology or an explanation. If you dislike it chances are other people don’t either so it might even be beneficial for the restaurant to let the host know why you’re leaving so the appropriate staff can be alerted to whatever issue(s) need to be fixed. If you haven’t placed an order you are allowed to fucking bounce.

[partybusrentalpittsburgh10]

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Safety: Safety is paramount when it comes to group transportation. Pittsburgh's reputable charter bus rental companies prioritize passenger safety, with professional drivers, well-maintained vehicles, and adherence to strict safety regulations.

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Flexible Options: Whether you're hosting an intimate gathering or a large-scale event, Party Bus Pittsburgh companies in Pittsburgh offer a range of vehicles to suit your group size and preferences. From sleek limo-style buses to spacious double-decker party buses, there's something for every occasion.

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VIP Treatment: Whether you're attending a concert, sporting event, or red-carpet affair, limo service in Pittsburgh provides VIP treatment from start to finish. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the luxury of chauffeured transportation as you make a statement wherever you go.

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[accesselevator]

Purpose of Installing a Custom Elevator in Pittsburgh

Having to climb many flights of stairs to reach the required level can be tiresome. Doing with a heavy grocery bag or luggage can seem impossible. Unfortunately, there is no assistance available for a person living alone. One of the most coveted ways to resolve this problem is to consider the installation of a home elevator. Lack of space is no longer a restricting factor as the intended user can opt for a custom elevator in Pittsburgh that fits with the existing property and can make a seamless addition that will not stick out like a sore thumb.

Customizing an elevator equals additional expenses, making the prospective user consider the need for such a step. The expenses may be well within one’s budget as well. The concerned user is almost always asked about the kind of customization favored. It is interesting to note that the highly proficient technicians will go ahead with the customization according to the requirement for fabrication, new construction from scratch, or repairing an existing elevator. Each of the objectives comes with a distinct advantage. The end-user must consider both the building structure and the available budget.

It is essential to understand that a prefabricated elevator may cost less and will be ready for use earlier in comparison to other options. Options for customization would be limited here. One may opt to engrave particular designs on the elevator, making it a personalized touch.

It is not unusual for associates, friends, and vendors to comment about a dingy-looking elevator that has been operating for years. The user(s) may decide to remodel the existing elevator without interfering with its functionality. Adding and altering features will enhance the appearance of the elevator both inside and out. It can be a statement highlighting the building’s quality with a mindful aesthetic and perfect functionality.

Working closely with a technician well-versed in designing and installing a home elevator is customary. One can select from the following services to ensure that the elevator becomes attention-grabbing for the right reasons:

· Novel Design- The existing elevator may be entirely renovated with the wiring revamped and the interior of the cab being tastefully decorated. The best technician will make sure to go through the building codes and comply with them. One may decide to tweak the materials and opt for stone, glass, or plastic instead of settling for steel. Adding art objects and unique designs on the inside of the cab will convert the elevator into a cozy room.

· Renovations- One may make certain renovations instead of transforming the entire elevator. Using modern lighting and ceiling panels along with a host of cosmetic finishes will make it more user-friendly and aesthetically appealing.

One does not have to think of personalization always. Instead, selecting from the range of top-rated elevators in Pittsburgh can ensure one achieves comfort and get rid of niggling health issues for good.

[blesslyllc]

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The speckled egg USA-Pittsburgh

The speckled egg is the perfect place for a healthy breakfast in Pittsburgh. Granola with fruit The Speckled Egg in Pittsburgh is known for its delicious breakfast and brunch offerings. Their menu features classics like pancakes, omelets, and creative dishes like stuffed French toast. As for the interior, it’s cozy and inviting, often adorned with charming decor and a warm atmosphere that…

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[clarklovescarole]

January 1938: On a Bicycle Built For Two

January 1, 1938 – The Evening Herald

Gable Finds Real Pleasure In Denying Reports of Death

By Frederick C. Othman

Clark Gable, who’s had to deny his death more frequently even than Mark Twain did, reported today that such denials are a real satisfaction to him. 

“It always gives me great pleasure to tell the newspaper reporters that I am alive,” he said. “The only thing I can’t understand is how and why I’m always being killed – in somebody’s imagination.” 

Last time Gable lost his life, via the rumor route, the report came from Washington D.C. and kept him up most of the night telling callers how happy he was to be alive.

“But the time before that was best,” he added. “I’d gone to my dentist with a rush order for a porcelain cap for a tooth. I had to have it the next day so I could appear in a picture. (He didn’t want to look snaggle-toothed.) 

“The dentist and his girl assistant agreed to work all night, so I went home to bed, knowing that I’d have a new tooth in the morning.

“But while I slept, one of those rumors started again. It must have gone pretty far, because the dentist heard a newsboy outside shouting: ‘Gable’s dead.’ 

“He rushed out and got a paper and sure enough it said I had died of pneumonia, or something. Well, sir, the dentist look at his assistant and they tossed my tooth in the wastebasket and went home. 

“Next morning I went after my tooth and you never saw such a surprised-looking dentist in your life.” 

Another time Gable was on a hunting trip when his death was reported.

“The reporters couldn’t find me,” he said, “so they called Carole Lombard (his girl friend) and asked her about it.

“She couldn’t reach me, but she did get in touch with my cook. When I came in that night, the cook said: 

“’Mr Gable, you is dead; you better call Miss Lombard and tell her you ain’t.’”

January 2, 1938 – Birmingham News

ROSE BOWL, PASADENA, Calif. – Two ranking stars, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard, caused widespread “ohs” and “ahs” as they found their way to their seats.

January 3, 1938 – Philadelphia Inquirer

Carole Lombard is nursing a pair of bruised knees after riding around Del Air in that new scooter bike she received for Christmas.

January 4, 1938 – The Odgen Standard Examiner

Carole Lombard’s Peke, “Pushface” is not making friends with the huge English sheep dog that Clark Gable gave Carole for Christmas. The reason is Mr. Hound took one look at the small canine sitting on a satin cushion, and bestowed friendly affection with a lap of his tongue on the nose. “Pushface” thought he’d had a bath. 

January 9, 1938 – Pittsburgh Sun

Clark Gable really has two houses instead of one. His ranch is the one formerly occupied by Alice Terry and Rex Ingram. And since the Ingrams had separate roofs, although they are almost adjoining bungalows on the same grounds, Clark has very cleverly converted Rex’s house into a living room, sleeping quarters and guest rooms, while Alice’s former domicile contains the kitchen, dining room and servants’ quarters. Spent last Sunday with Clark and Carole getting a preview of the place and La Lombard has done a grand job of interior decorating keeping the place 100 percent masculine. 

January 10, 1938 – Salt Lake Telegram 

Carole Lombard is so exhausted these days with film emotion she is talking to very few of her intimates – outside of Mr. Gable…

January 12, 1938 – Pittsburgh Sun

Hollywood By Sidney Skolsky

There’s the Clark Gable-Carole Lombard romance. Now how did that get started? How did Clark meet Carole? In this instance it is glamour boy meets glamour girl, but take away the glamour and it’s still the familiar story of boy meets girl.

Clark first met Carole when they played together in the picture, “No Man of Her Own.” Then Clark was very much married to Rhea Gable, and Carole was Mrs. William Powell. During the making of this picture, Clark would eat with the electricians and property men. One day he and Carole had lunch together. This was really their first meeting, despite their so-called love scenes before the camera. 

Then the picture was completed, released, and Clark and Carole went their separate ways. 

It was not until several years later, after Carole had been divorced and Gable had separated from the missus, that the romance really started. It happened at the White Mayfair party, of which Carole was the hostess. Carole went to the party with Cesar Romero. Gable arrived late, past midnight. An actress suggested that Carole and Clark dance together. They did. Often. Gable left the party alone. Romero took Lombard home. But Clark had her phone number. And now Clark and Carole go to the movies together, and hold hands while the hero and heroine on the screen make love – even though the hero or heroine on the screen may look a lot like Clark Gable or Carole Lombard.

January 14, 1938 – The Sault Daily Star

Seems as though the men are going to influence women’s styles again this year… Remember when the mannish fedoras were just simply too-too, a few years ago? 

Well they’ve come back, and it’s all Clark Gable’s fault. Seems as though he accompanied Carole Lombard, movie actress, to have her picture taken. When she arrived at the photographers, she found she had forgotten a hat, and that particular photographer wanted a particular picture of Carole Lombard AND a hat. Clark laughingly suggested that Carole wear his hat. Carole laughingly donned it, and the photographer (perhaps laughingly) took the picture. It was printed. And the millinery stores didn’t think it was any laughing matter. They thought it was wonderful, and orders for that particular style of mannish tailored began pouring in upon hat manufacturers… SO …. Looks as though that’s what we’ll be wearing come spring, gals.

January 15, 1938 – Lancaster Eagle Gazette

As a matter of fact, more famous film folk often are to be found at a radio rehearsal than on a flicker sound stage. The MGM air show, for example, has access to almost the entire contract list of the studio for talent, and it’s using these people lavishly. Too lavishly, some critics complain. Also the players often bring guests to rehearsals… When Clark Gable went through his lines, Carole Lombard sat out front and made sotto voice remarks which were pretty trying to the composure of people on the stage.

January 16, 1938 – Fort Worth Star Telegram

Carole Falls Off Clark’s Scooter

Two of the presents Clark Gable gave to Carole Lombard were an English sheep dog and a two-seated motor scooter. When she was riding it Christmas night the thing got out of control and tossed Carole for a loop. Wrecked her evening gown but did no damage to her person. 

After all those crazy comedies, falling off a scooter is child’s play to the star.

January 23, 1938 – Detroit Free Press

Out at the MGM café the other day, Carole Lombard was lunching with Clark Gable. Looking very smart and happy, she was preparing to bid Clark adieu for a time, as he was leaving for San Diego on location for “Test Pilot.”

January 23, 1938 – Charlotte News

On a Bicycle Built For Two

One of Carole Lombard’s two recent presents from Clark Gable makes the other one useless.

Miss Lombard disclosed on the set of “Food for Scandal” that she can’t ride the gasoline-powered scooter bike Gable gave her because the English sheep dog he also gave her knocks her off it. 

The scooter bike is a fancy, streamlined red affair with bells, horns and a tandem seat.

January 24, 1938 – Daily News

This town had its ear glued to the loudspeaker to cheer the Jimmy Braddock win… Pat O’Brien, Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Bill Grady, Mrs. Leo Spitz, Carole Lombard… were the most vociferous Braddock boosters, but everybody here got a great thrill from Jim’s upset triumph…

January 25, 1938 – Philadelphia Inquirer

You should see Carole Lombard and Clark Gable do the Big Apple. They’re competition for the best of the Applers and Director Walter Lang, at whose house we all dined, is no mean stepper himself. 

January 27, 1938 – The Minneapolis Star

Benefit: Carole Lombard and Clark Gable, film celebrities, were among the many personalities attending the Ted Healy testimonial show, organized to honor the memory of the late comedian. Proceeds of the midnight performance went to his destitute widow and infant son, born the day before Healy’s death.

January 28, 1938 – San Francisco Examiner

Carole Lombard doesn’t live up to the “glamour girl” appellation between pictures. She’ll don rough clothing soon for a hunting trip with Clark Gable in Mexico.

January 30, 1938 – The Atlanta Constitution

GABLE HELPS CAROLE INTRODUCE HAT FIND

Clark Gable has started a new fad in feminine fashions for 1938. 

Gable, shopping for hats and other items of masculine wearing apparel, saw some of the more feathery Alpine hats on display. 

Thinking them too effeminate for a man, he decided to send a couple of them as a gag to Carole Lombard, working in “Fools for Scandal,” at Warner Bros. studio.

Miss Lombard seized on the plushy hats with their colorful feathers as an ideal item for a mannishly tailored sports suit she had just bought. Feminine friends saw the innovation and adopted the fad. Now, men’s hat departments have been forced to put in large stocks of Tyrolean hats for women.

January 31, 1938 – Daily News

In the secret archives of a local life insurance company is a $25,000 policy made out by one Carole Lombard… in favor of one Clark Gable…

January 31, 1938 – The Long Beach Sun

Whiteman reports that the champion Big Applers are Clark Gable and Carole Lombard…

[littlestsnicket]

i think what i really need is to purchase all of the tiffany (probably reproduction) lamps i can find in the greater pittsburgh area for under $200 on facebook market place.

the more i think about it, this becomes more—not less—reasonable. if i still feel that way when i get back from visiting my parents i’m going to do it. my house needs more non-overhead light cozyness. this is a legitimate interior decorating decision.

(i have five bookmarked so far ranging in price from $40 to $160. probably will not be able to get those specific lamps a week from now, but as like a proof of concept, this is definitely an attainable thing.)