MARYLAND MY MARYLAND

MARSHALL  (Please view this video) Marshall Hall was always a fond memory when I was a young child. Unfortunately, it is all gone! The Amusement park anyway. It still has lots of history here aside from the Amusement park. Does anyone remember when one of the Wilson Line Boats sank in the Potomac? Marshall Hall was an amusement park at Marshall Hall, Maryland, located diagonally south from Mount Vernon, Virginia (the home of George Washington) on the banks of the Potomac River. The site of a small amusement park openedo in the early 1920s and included a small wooden roller coaster. A larger wooden roller coaster was built in its place in 1950. The coaster was destroyed by tornado force winds in July 1977 and was the beginning of the end for the park. Marshall Hall as an amusement park closed in 1980. It was a favorite of Washington, DC residents who often arrived by excursion boa...

Wonderama  (Please watch this video) With the passing of Sonny Fox, let's look back on Wonderama! My period was Sonny Fox and Bob McGallister. Wonderful childhood memories here! RIP Sonny and Bob Wonderama is a children's television program that originally appeared on the Metromedia-owned stations from 1955 to 1977. The show was revived from 1980 to 1987, and again in 2017. Wonderama Genre Game show Presented by various (see below) Opening theme "I Ain't Down Yet" Ending theme "Kids Are People Too" (1967–1977) Country of origin United States No. of seasons 26 Production Production location New York City Running time 1955–1977: Sunday version: 3 hours ?–1970: weekday version: 1 hour 1977: 2 hours 1980–1983, 2017–present: 1 hour Distributor Metromedia Release Original release January 1, 1955 – December 25, 1977, 1980–1983, December 25, 2016 – present...

Robert  (Please view this video) The bad boy of Hollywood. Robert Mitchum perhaps he liked his Maurijuana, but believe he was set up for the possession charge.  Women swooned at his good looks. His bad boy reputation never tarnished his career. He was very successful! Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American actor, director, author, poet, composer, and singer. He rose to prominence for starring roles in several classic film noirs, and his acting is generally considered a forerunner of the antiheroes prevalent in film during the 1950s and 1960s. His best-known films include Out of the Past (1947), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Cape Fear (1962), and El Dorado (1966). He is also known for his television role as U.S. Navy Captain Victor "Pug" Henry in the epic miniseries The Winds of War (1983) and sequel War and Remembrance (1988). Born Robert Charles Durman Mitchum August 6, 1917 ...