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Grover Cleveland Alexander (February 26, 1887 – November 4, 1950), nicknamed "Old Pete" and "Alexander the Great", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played from 1911 through 1930 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals. In 1938, Alexander was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. [1]
It is a fictionalized biography of the life of major league pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander. It includes Alexander's heroic performance in three games in the 1926 World Series against the New York Yankees, where the seventh inning strikeout of Tony Lazzeri is used as the game-ending, Series-winning pitch.
A total of 465 homes, churches, and businesses were demolished between Broadway/E. 37th Street and Broadway/Gallup Avenue, [40] including St. Wenceslas Church (which closed in 1962). [27] [100] Construction began in April 1964, [101] and the north-south I-77 portion of the interchange completed in November 1965. [102]
The Merchants Building was designed by Bonnah & Chaffee in 1922 for John Barlum (who also constructed the Barlum Tower). [2] Throughout its history, the building has housed many business, including at least three furriers, Midwest Woolen Co., Kroger Grocery & Bakery, NY Life Insurance Co., a jeweler and shoe repair shop. [3]
West side of Broadway. The Broadway Avenue Historic District contains eleven commercial buildings built between 1896 and 1926. [2] Three of those buildings — the Cary Building and the Breitmeyer–Tobin Building at the southern end, and the Merchants Building at the north end — are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in their own right.
Oscar Hammerstein II – writer and theatrical producer, addresses on East 116th Street and 112th Street [20] Lorenz Hart – lyricist half of the Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart, 59 West 119th Street [21] Harry Houdini – magician; lived at 278 West 113th Street from 1904 until his death in 1926 [22] Frank Hussey – Olympian ...
Kevin Mazur/Getty; Theo Wargo/Getty . Cher poses with boyfriend Alexander Edwards and his son Slash; Edwards and his son pose at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Manger Hotels (later Manger Hotels & Motor Inns) was a major 20th-century national chain of luxury hotels, full service motor inns, and upscale motels.Originally founded in 1907 as a chain of luxury hotels by Julius and William Manger, the company shifted to extensive development of large strategically located motor inns and motels in the 1960s.