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Here at Levittown Comfort, we love us some nostalgia. Unfortunately, Levittown nostalgia can only go back as far as the early ’50s. This recently published collection of pictures takes back even farther and reminds us that people many generations ago were just like us in their love of selfies, cats and technology.
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The swanky movie theater pictured above is the old Eric in Fairless Hills featured in a 1964 issue of Box Office magazine. This nearly half-million dollar auditorium seated 1400 and was lavishly decorated with full draperies that were illuminated from above. This got us wondering about some other things that you don’t see so much in modern movie houses.
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Growing up in Levittown I heard a lot of creepy stories about Byberry. Officially the Philadelphia State Hopsital, it was a mental institution off Roosevelt Boulevard that opened in 1907. After it finally closed in 1990, urban legends spread about insane patients being released to the streets, Satanists roaming its vacant halls and secret underground tunnels. It turns out all of these were true, but it pales in comparison to the real horrors that took place while the asylum was still in commission.
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For everyone that remembers Charlie’s Bike Shop, Cosmic Cave and Neon Nights the 80s was a magical time in Levittown. Of course, we didn’t have the magic of cell phones and Google but, somehow, we managed to scrape by thanks to the Walkman. Watch as Kevin Bacon brilliantly raises awareness to our plight in this latest viral video…
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Most who live in Levittown, Pa are familiar with William J. Levitt and his accomplishments, but what do we really know about William J. Levitt the man? In a recent article posted by New York Magazine, Levitt’s surviving widow, Simone, gives us and interesting insight into the father of our humble town, how they lived when he was one of the richest men America and why she now lives in a small, rented apartment in New York at age 84.
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When The Simpsons began I was finishing up my time at St. Michael the Archangel school. The prime-time cartoon was so groundbreaking that the teachers at St. Mikes sent us kids home with letters warning our parents that this animated show was not kid friendly. That seems so silly now, considering TV these days, but that was 1989. Who knew the Simpson’s brand of irreverent and sarcastic humor would be around this long?
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Haunted houses can be a lot of fun, especially if you’re the one doing the haunting. You get to see hilarious things like the horror captured in these photos from Nightmares Fear Factory in Canada. It’s not clear what’s causing these hysterical reactions and facial contortions, but maybe that’s for the best. Here’s just a sample of the terror:
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When we get eight inches of snow, there are always those that live up north to laugh and point us as we panic, close schools and declare a state of emergency. Naturally, the more northerly your latitude, the more used to snow you are and the more fun it is to mock those who are less prepared in the south. Wherever you are, there’s always a portion of the country that is less accustomed to the white stuff. Well, maybe not for Atlanta.
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Ah, the good old days! There’s nothing like ‘em. Things seemed so much simpler back then. It was sunny and seventy-two degrees and, dressed in our fancies, we strolled along the Shop-A-Rama. Elephants were dancing and everyone behaved like ladies and gentlement. We drank out of the hose and we never had to lock the doors. Then the young punks came…
Valentine’s Day. You either love it or ignore it. Which ever stance you take, there’s nothing like a drive-thru prank to help us get through it. Watch this talking teddy bear look for love and McNuggets in MagicofRahat‘s Drive Thru Teddy Bear Prank.
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