MN90: Houdini
In 1899, Harry Houdini was ready to give up the stage. But a chance meeting at a St. Paul beer garden changed the escape artist's mind and, says Britt Aamodt, the course of his life. [Read Transcript...]
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MN90: A Connecticut Yankee in Duluth
Mark Twain was born in Missouri, lived in Connecticut and traveled the world in 1895. One stop that year was Duluth, where the literary star's one-man show got less than stellar reviews. [Read Transcript...]
Hollywood Theater Restoration
The 1930’s and 40’s were known as the “Golden Age” of cinema for good reason: movie theaters were a big neighborhood gathering place, and a fixture of local communities. So when the historic Hollywood Theater in Minneapolis closed its doors in 1987, the city decided to buy the property a few years later. As producer Sam Radwany reports, they’re now using a grant from the Legacy Amendment to preserve and restore this theater, inside and out. [Read Transcript...]
MN90:Zubaz: The Pant, the Myth, the Legend
It’s one thing to be an admirer of retro fashion, and then there’s zubaz. Allison Herrera tells us more about the pants worn by gym enthusiasts and many more. [Read Transcript...]