Showing posts with label archive. Show all posts
Showing posts with label archive. Show all posts

Sunday, August 17, 2014

LESHP founder, Eric Ferrara

Eric Ferrara is an award-winning American author, researcher, movie & television consultant and personality based in New York City. Writing about lesser-known and previously unknown New York City History, his books and articles are popular for their unique historical research.

Ferrara is founder and director of the Lower East Side History Project, an award-winning non-profit organization dedicated to researching, documenting and preserving the history of the greater Lower East Side of New York City. Ferrara is also founder of the former "Museum of the American Gangster" and "East Village Visitor Center" in New York City.

More at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Ferrara



Eric Ferrara being interviewed about Richard Kuklinski for Discovery Channel

Eric Ferrara filming a documentary about the former Ravenite Social Club in Little Italy
Eric Ferrara filming a documentary about
the former Ravenite Social Club in Little Italy

Eric Ferrara with Seth Abrams at premiere of Great Gatsby at Lincoln Center.

Eric Ferrara w/ Meyer Lansky II and Phil Genovese
(Grandsons of Meyer Lansky and Vito Genovese)

Eric Ferrara with the cast of AMC's "Making of the Mob: New York"

Eric Ferrara dining with the nieces of Meyer Lansky at Sparks Steakhouse

Eric Ferrara with Great Gatsby director Baz Luhrmann

Eric Ferrara with friends at the Goodfellas 20th Anniversary event
Eric Ferrara with friends at the Goodfellas 20th Anniversary event

Eric Ferrara lecturing at the New York Historical Society
Eric Ferrara lecturing at the New York Historical Society

Eric Ferrara on location with actor Vinny Vella in Little Italy
Eric Ferrara on location with actor Vinny Vella in Little Italy

Eric Ferrara signing books at the Tenement Museum
Eric Ferrara signing books at the Tenement Museum

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Archived Audio: Grateful Deal Live at the Filmore East, 1970

Of course the Filmore East, formerly located at 105 Second Avenue, was one of the most popular music venues in America in the late 60s and early 70s. Though relatively short lived, it played host to music giants such as The Who, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and many more.

This archival performance is of one of many Grateful Dead performances at the Filmore, recorded February 11, 1970, at the height of the Filmore's legendary run.



FULL PLAYLIST HERE: http://www.archive.org/details/gd70-02-11.early-late.sbd.sacks.90.sbefail.shnf