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Put yourself there: Chinatown, Honolulu during and after WWII. Drummer Harold Chang, now 92, remembers jazz clubs all through the neighborhood.
Chang says fine musicians cycled through Hawai i in the military. And the robust entertainment scene, centered in Chinatown, attracted high quality players to the islands.
Good musicians were coming in and going out. In the service, at night they d go to Hotel Street. And jam, you know?
You can still find Honolulu s oldest bar, good old Smith s Union, on Hotel Street. Established in 1934, it opens daily at 8 a.m. In the late 40s, 50s and 60s, Remember international tattoo trend setter Sailor Jerry? His tattoo parlor and others, welcomed patrons, alongside fortune tellers, next to liquor stores, taxi dance halls, and jazz bars on Hotel Street.
As we near the end of the school year, we thought it would be fun to test your knowledge of local history. So, try out the first Our History quiz based on the historical stories that have appeared in The Enquirer over the past few years.
As with all good educational tools, if don’t know the answer now, then you can learn something. Good luck!
Questions
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1. In 1924, DeHart Hubbard of Avondale was the first Black athlete to win an Olympic Gold Medal. What event did he win?
2. When Mayor Edward N. Waldvogel died in office in 1954, who was the vice mayor who became the first woman to serve as Cincinnati’s mayor?
Origin
A familiar TV trope is the plight of the hapless character who, having recently undergone some dental work or suffered a blow to the head, begins to pick up radio broadcasts via his teeth. Many Americans are familiar with this concept as the plot of a classic episode of the sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” in which Gilligan becomes a walking radio receiver after the Skipper accidentally pushes a crate into his jaw:
What would you say if presented with a similar plot that involved a character whose reception of strange radio transmissions through her fillings led to the capture of Japanese spies in California during World War II, with the incident later being incorporated into a Broadway musical? Sounds too wacky even for an episode of “Gilligan’s Island,” maybe? In fact, it’s been reported as a true story, once which allegedly happened to one of the biggest stars in TV sitcom history: Lucille Ball.
Hugh Black with his daughters Shirley Masia, at left, and Linda Pacheco. Photo was taken in the 1980s. Hugh passed away in 1988.
Pages from The Pass of the Oaks
–At the request and guidance from Hugh Black’s daughters Linda Pacheco and Shirley Masia, I am currently writing a book titled, The Legacy of Hugh Black. It is a fascinating story of Hugh’s strength of character, business sense, love for his family, his ranches, the Black Hatchery, and how he “put poultry to work” to augment his commercial success and generosity for his community.
Hugh was an astute entrepreneur with a kind, generous heart, and a sense of humor. In 1959, dramatic changes came to Highway 101 that had historically traversed Spring Street through Paso Robles. The new highway created a major intersection near the current Mid-State Fair property. Hugh’s Black Hatchery was right in the “thick” of it!
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