Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Comics: Hatchet Man

Wanted Comics #45, February 1952
Credits
Script: Bill Woolfolk
Art: John Buscema
Lettering: Ed Hamilton











 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (Next post on Wednesday: Wylog Fong and Jerry’s Joynt)

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

1955 Landbook Atlas, New York Chinatown

Map 11: The map covers from West Broadway to Mulberry Street and from Franklin Street to Grand Street.


Map 12: The map covers from Mulberry Street to Orchard Street and from E. Broadway to Hester Street.
 

The roman numerals indicate how many stories each building is and each color represents the type of structure. Yellow is wood, gray is concrete, blue is iron and pink is brick. The Xs through the buildings indicate it is a garage. Brown indicates stone structures. A square with an X indicates elevators.
 
 
(Next post on Wednesday: 1964 New York Chinatown)

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Theater: 67 Years Ago Today

The World of Suzie Wong opened October 14, 1958 on Broadway.
 
Asian Cast Members
France Nuyen.....Suzie Wong
Stephen Cheng.....Ah Tong
Clifford Arashi.....Chinese Officer
Meiyu Chang.....Flower of the Bar
Linda Ho.....Flower of the Bar
Flavia Hsu Kingman.....Wednesday Lulu
Tinya Lang Yun.....Flower of the Bar
Jin Jin Mai.....Flower of the Bar
Mary Mon Toy.....Minnie Ho
Tsunao Sato.....Vendor
Sirat.....Typhoo
Takayo.....Gwenny
Hokon T’ang.....Child
Sufei T’ang.....Child
Vie Von Thom.....Fifi

A “Suzie Wong” party was at Hang Far Low Restaurant in Chinatown.