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and the bridge came tumbling down …

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Robert

Toronto.  Editor Bob Lansdale received an email from England and began a search for a mysterious bridge. Bob writes, “The monster footings to the Steel Arch Bridge at Niagara Falls, built in 1897-98, proved to be the down fall of … Continue reading →

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when photography was deadly

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Have you ever wondered why the historic old movie films were so hard to find? And why archives like the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) preface really old films as “remastered” from pieces found at various other archives? At the … Continue reading →

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where were you 33 years ago?

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Robert

Toronto. I was living here in Toronto on April 26, 1986 when I heard the ghastly news that a cataclysmic explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant threatened to end life on earth as we knew it. The plant was … Continue reading →

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