SUMMARY & REVIEW OF WITHOUT A NET'S 6/28 PERFORMANCE AT SENASQUA PARK

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The Village's 2019 Summer Concert Season at Senasqua kicked off on June 28th with Croton's own WITHOUT A NET....

In case you don't know it--Without A Net performs funky, melodic, jazz inspired rock that channels American folk music, the Grateful Dead's exploratory approach to music and good old fashioned rhythm and blues.

To read more about Friday night's performance, just click here.

SERVICE INFORMATION FOR GERALD A. MUNSON

7/2 at Edward F. Carter Funeral Home, 3 to 8 pm; Funeral Service 2/7, 8-8:30 pm. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/croton-on-hudson-ny/gerald-munson-8763963

OBITUARY AT LOHUD https://obits.lohud.com/obituaries/lohud/obituary.aspx?n=gerald-a-munson&pid=193283155&fhid=4011

CROTON NOTABLE, LENORE ULRIC, HER MANHATTAN DIGS

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As many of you, Lenore Ulric lived in Croton for many years. Prior to her arrival in the village, however....

The Lenore Ulric House -- No. 254 W. 75th Street

EXCERPTED: As her fame and popularity grew, so did her fortune. She purchased the house at No. 254 West 75th Street. It was the beginning of the end of the quiet times for the brick and stone residence.

Just as her fame and popularity increased her fortune, so too it increased her ego, temper and disposition. By the 1920s she was a top draw for Belasco. The New York Times would call her “an actress whose name in white lights blazing on a playhouse marquee was always more compelling of attention than the attraction in which she was appearing.”

Lenore could play a wide range of roles—in “The Heart of Wetona” she played an Indian maiden; in “Tiger Rose” a French Canadian heroine; she played a Chinese girl in “The Son-Daughter;” in “Kiki,” one of her trademark roles, she played a street urchin in Paris; and in “Lulu Belle,” she was a mixed-race adventuress. But particularly she was known for her roles as hot-blooded, fierce tempered women. The Times would later say “In the years of her greatest success, an ‘Ulric role’ was an understood phrase.” READ AND SEE MUCH MORE AT http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-lenore-ulric-house-no-254-w-75th.html

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY: ULRIC IN "KIKI"; MORE HERE

OLD-FASHIONED "JULY 4TH" PORCHES & 2019 FIREWORKS TOO

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4th of July 2019 falls on a Thursday this year--and despite steamy days and the occasional rainstorm, it's shaping up to be another God Bless America weekend in the Hudson Valley....And as always, here's the annual Americana-themed porch of Nancy Kennedy/Houlihan Lawrence--click on the photo.  And for local fireworks events, click on the link from Westchester Magazine at  http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Where-to-Watch-Fourth-of-July-Fireworks-in-Westchester

AND MACYS FIREWORKS INFO IS HERE.

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CONGRATULATIONS CROTON PET STATION, BOW 2019 & UPCOMING CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY

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CONGRATULATIONS CROTON PET STATION--Please join us in celebrating our 3rd year in business & winning the 2019 award for Best of Westchester!  7/27/19--MORE INFO AT https://crotonnyevents.suburbanguides.com/?event=31347761

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY.......AND NOW THE CROTON PET STATION--see more here

IN THE NEWS: SOLAR, TREE LAWS, LOOKING AT THE YORKTOWN PUBLIC'S REACTION

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. - Opponents of a proposed solar law got in front of the issue last week, making their objections clear to the Town Board before it even had a chance to review a final draft of it.....HIGHLIGHTS ONLY....

Moskowitz, a member of the town’s Advisory Committee on Open Space:  My conclusion after reading the solar law is that it only does one thing: It’s in the aid of the interest of a corporation in Colorado that wishes to scrub clean 29 acres of forest because that’s a convenient way to install their panels.”  But to do so, he said, “These 29 acres are on residential-zoned property,” declaring, “This is an outrage.”

AND... At this point, Town Supervisor Ilan Gilbert noted that a prospective solar farm developer, which he did not identify, had sent a message that it wants to be “excellent corporate neighbors,” estimating that payments through a PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) agreement could result in more than $1 million in revenue for the town over the course of a lease.  When Roker noted some may accuse the developer of doing so to “buy” votes, Gilbert said he wanted to be transparent.  READ MORE AT https://www.tapinto.net/towns/yorktown/articles/yorktown-s-solar-tree-laws-advance-to-public-hearing-stage

DOBBS FERRY REVITALIZATION PLANS DO NOT INCLUDE APARTMENTS, SEEK TO CREATE A "HARBOR OF COMMERCE" & MAKE VILLAGE A DESTINATION

Truly a stark difference in approach compared to Croton's emphasis on "affordable housing"/apartments.  

THE HUDSON INDEPENDENT, RESIDENTS FAVOR A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN

HIGHLIGHTS ONLY, READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT THE LINK BELOW

--A year’s worth of sur­veys and tes­ti­mo­ni­als on how to in­vig­o­rate down­town Dobbs Ferry was pre­sented to the Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees in mid-May.....

--Raven David, Co­or­di­na­tor of the Dobbs Ferry Down­town Im­prove­ment Task Force, high­lighted the salient points culled from 929 ques­tion­naires filled out by res­i­dents and busi­ness own­ers.....

--Not sur­pris­ing, park­ing and traf­fic flow was a top pri­or­ity for res­i­dents and small busi­ness own­ers.....

--More spe­cialty shops and fam­ily-owned restau­rants were also high on the list, along with en­hanc­ing the down­town’s walk­a­bil­ity. Beau­ti­fi­ca­tion would en­tail build­ing more green spaces, more trees, side­walk planters, benches and gath­er­ing spaces. Over­all, loud and clear was cre­at­ing a down­town that would be an invit­ing destination point....“Our ob­jec­tives are to build a har­bor of com­merce,” READ MORE HERE.

JUNE 2019 NEWS FROM THE CROTON LIONS CLUB, CONGRATULATIONS WILMA ABAM-DEPASS, SEAN REYNOLDS AND THE CLUB'S NEW OFFICERS

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JUNE NEWS FROM THE CROTON LIONS CLUB--On 6/18/2019 Croton Lions Club presented 2-$5,000 scholarships to two wonderful graduating seniors, Sean Reynolds & Wilma Abam-DePass! Sean and Wilma joined us for our dinner meeting at Fino's where we learned in person about both their previous accomplishments as well as their future plans. Also---the club installed its new club officers for the 2019-2020 term. Congratulations to all!  SEE PHOTOS HERE AND HERE AND HERE.

REMEMBERING ROD SERLING

Who died this date in 1975...Rodman Edward "Rod" Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science-fiction anthology TV series, The Twilight Zone. Serling was active in politics, both on and off the screen, and helped form television industry standards. He was known as the "angry young man" of Hollywood, clashing with television executives and sponsors over a wide range of issues including censorship, racism, and war. (Click on the photo to see the 1972 edition of TV Guide).  Read more here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Serling

UPDATE: VILLAGE SEEKS BUYER FOR HOLLIS PROPERTY

More info at https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2019/06/village-seeks-buyers-for-hollis-property.html

VILLAGE SEEKS BUYERS FOR HOLLIS PROPERTY

Thank you Croton United for the information:  VILLAGE SEEKS BUYERS FOR HOLLIS PROPERTY: Croton is soliciting bids for the 4+ acre parcel of land on Hollis Lane in Cortlandt. Acquired from the Kaufman family in 1996, the parcel is zoned for residential. Any house would need a new septic system and the parcel has some drainage issues. Deadline for bids is July 12.  SEE THE PARCEL SITE HERE AND MORE INFO HERE

UPDATED:  Here is the link to the property listing. Note that you have to sign up in order to see any details. https://www.bidnetdirect.com/.../Sale-of.../0000217610...

OBITUARY AND SERVICE INFO FOR GERALD J. STONE

Visitation will be held on Friday, June 28, 2019 from 2-4 and 7-9PM at Edward F. Carter Funeral Home, 41 Grand St., Croton-on-Hudson, NY. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10AM on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at the Chapel of the Good Shepard, Croton on Hudson, NY with burial to follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY.  https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/croton-on-hudson-ny/gerald-stone-8761147

SOME LOCAL CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER!

--Congratulations to Croton's Austin Croteau on achieving the rank of corporal, US Army. Thank you for your service!

--Congratulations to Samantha and her family on the birth of Elaine Georgette.  The Dessertist is now back on regular business hours.

--Congratulations to Father McSweeney of St. Augustine Church.  He has been appointed to a second 6 year term by Cardinal Dolan.

--Congratulations to Baked by Susan, Best of Westchester 2019 for Pies and Best Bakery 
 
--CONGRATULATIONS TO SHOPRITE--NAMED AMERICA'S BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE BY NEWSWEEK----Publix, ShopRite and Trader Joe’s have been chosen as the top three companies in the supermarkets category of America’s Best Customer Service 2019 from Newsweek magazine, earning scores of 9.07, 8.95 and 8.94, respectively. READ MORE AT https://progressivegrocer.com/food-retailers-make-newsweek-customer-service-rankings

--CONGRATULATIONS CROTON HARMON CLASS OF 2019; GRADUATION PIX COURTESY OF LOHUD AT https://www.lohud.com/story/news/education/graduations/2019/06/25/croton-harmon-graduation-2019/1560724001/

STAY TUNED FOR MORE LOCAL CONGRATULATIONS.

MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON

So many wonderful finds. Click on the photos and links.

A request for an oldie but goodie---a very old magazine page, albeit a repro, for a very young Billie Burke.

For those who don't know, Burke was an American actress, famous on Broadway and in early silent film, but is primarily known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the movie musical The Wizard of Oz. 

She was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Emily Kilbourne in Merrily We Live and is also remembered for her appearances in the Topper series. 

Burke's followed by two putz houses we are constantly drawn back to--by Karl Fey and Howard Lamey.  And by special request, an amazing collection of vintage Santas from our friend Howard Murray--perfectly arranged! Again, click on the photos and links.

Gorgeous well made old fashioned crepe paper nut cups by the dozen and in assorted colors from RoseMille; click here   - In fact the entire RoseMille site is worth spending some time at:  go to https://rosemille.com/

3-D paper doghouse fun from PAPERGLITTERGLUE here.

Remembering Jackie Gleason, who died this date, and was one of the village's frequent visitors; read and see more here

Check out these simple, but nevertheless charming, hand-made cardboard putz houses by our friend Matthew  http://bit.ly/1IMd1ET 

Wow what a beautiful piece of tin litho by Technofix;  this was a German company founded in 1922 by brothers Georg and Johann Einfalt in Nuremburg which lasted until 1977--read and see more here

NEW FROM OUR FRIENDS AT EUROPEAN FILM STAR POSTCARDS, 1963'S THE SWORD IN THE STONE; more here  

One more time--If you love Lionel trains, then we have a Pre-War Lionel O Gallery for you--lots of photos, pages and other info http://bigindoortrains.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=61

And always worth a repeat visit--a short video--lots of putz houses--Golden Glow of Christmas past convention  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UIcjNOncc8

FOR FANS OF WWII HOLIDAY LIGHTING, click here for a collection of links
 
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REMEMBERING WILLIAM S. HART

Who died this date in 1946--William Surrey Hart (December 6, 1864 – June 23, 1946) was an American silent film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He is remembered as a foremost western star of the silent era who "imbued all of his characters with honor and integrity." (Click on the photo.) During the late 1910s and early 1920s, he was one of the most consistently popular movie stars, frequently ranking high among male actors in popularity contests held by movie fan magazines. READ MORE ABOUT HART HERE.

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY: TWELVE SILENT COWBOYS, COURTESY OF OUR FRIENDS AT EUROPEAN FILM STAR POSTCARDS http://bit.ly/1iYDbuf

AN IMPORTANT LETTER FROM DAN OSBORNE, FORMER CHAIR OF THE CROTON FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE

The following letter was published in this week’s issue of the Gazette and is reprinted here with the permission of the author.

IS CROTON'S DEBT SUSTAINABLE?

To the editor,

I had the pleasure of serving as Chair of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson Financial Sustainability Committee (FSC) from July 2016 through April 2019. Through its first three years, the FSC interviewed, researched, investigated and reported to the Village our primary conclusions. These were:

1.Village debt levels are among the highest in the state and the Village Board should focus on ways to lower our debt burden. Stemming from that analysis the Village Debt Policy was unanimously voted on by the Board. The Debt Policy mandated the Village make best efforts to borrow less than what bonds get paid off each year. Over time, our debt burden would become more manageable. Since being enacted in 2017 the Village adhered to the Debt Policy the next two budgets but breached the debt policy this year.

2. Village Fees (Parking, Water) are among the highest in the region and the Board should do its best to maintain service levels while keeping costs to Village residents down. Last year the Village increased parking fees.

3. Village budget expenditures are growing faster than what should be considered sustainable and the Board needs to undertake a Village-wide review of its operations and capital plan. I don’t believe the Village has undertaken this review yet, though they may have a plan to do so in the future.

Our reports are on the Village website under Boards and Committees, Financial Sustainability Committee. Please have a look! FSC members took time away from family to create these reports. I’m very proud of my FSC colleagues and neighbors and I admire them greatly. We came from all sides of the political spectrum and while we may have disagreed on various issues but we worked well together. Most important, we were in lock-step on what the Village needed to do financially. Once examined the numbers don’t lie.

READ MORE AT  http://www.crotonunited.org/news-views/2019/6/22/is-crotons-debt-sustainable

CIAO FROM EFSP AT CINEMA RITROVATO 2019

The latest from our friends at European Film Star Postcards:

One hundred years ago: 1919

Ciao! We're in Bologna, Italy. Like every year, we join here the Cinema Ritrovato festival: one of the greatest film parties in the world, offering some 500 great films, masterpieces and rarities. EFSP follows the events with posts on actors and programs. We start with 'One hundred years ago: 1919', for which Ivo Blom made a selection with rare postcards with stars from the films which are shown in this section.

CLICK HERE TO READ AND SEE MUCH MORE.

EXCITING NEWS--ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WELCOMES A NEW PASTOR

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Asbury United Methodist Church Welcomes a New Pastor

Asbury United Methodist Church is excited to welcome our new pastor, Rev. Douglas Cunningham and his wife Becky Asedillo. Rev. Doug is the founding pastor of New Day Church in the Bronx, and was Pastor Melissa Hinnen’s mentor during her internship.

Rev. Doug is originally from Ohio where he received his BS. While studying for his master’s at Pacific School of Religion at Berkeley, CA, he met Becky who is from the Philippines and was also a seminary student there. When Becky returned to the Philippines, Rev Doug chose to relocate to the Philippines where he served as a missionary intern, missionary, and Co-Director of the Church of Coalition for Human Rights.

Rev. Doug and Becky have two adult daughters—one who is married and one who will be married in July. Both of his daughters have also gone to seminary.

Rev. Doug has a rich background as an Elder in the New York Annual Conference, having served four churches – two in Baltimore and two in Brooklyn-- in addition to New Day Church. Rev. Doug will begin his ministry at Asbury on July 7.

FOR MORE ABOUT THE HISTORIC ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, VISIT  http://asburycroton.umcchurches.org/

SAGE ADVICE FROM CAROLYN WHITING, THIS WEEK'S GAZETTE, PROPOSED RE-ZONING

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June 10, 2019

To the Editor,

I am confused by conflicting information I have received about the potential development of the Katz property. The results of the Village’s survey about what residents would like to see at that property were just released this past week and yet through the FOIL request of resident Rosann Schuyler, Croton United has obtained the Village Zoning Working Group’s February 21, 2019 review of detailed plans and schematics for the housing development of that property. It is possible that the plans were created by the previous owners of that property but how is it possible that the Village is even considering working with such detailed housing plans prior to knowing what the residents would like on that property? Are they also reviewing potential plans for a community center, or a senior center, or active recreation such as tennis, handball, basketball, or pickleball courts, or leaving the property as is to continue to give the Village a more rural feel vs an over-developed urban feel?

On the survey, the Village gave residents several choices for housing and the additional choices of “Don’t know” and “other” for the Katz property. 10% of respondents chose “Don’t know” while a whopping 48% chose other. Clearly the majority of residents do not support housing on that property. Perhaps residents are concerned that the Village is squandering some of the last available public space for housing instead of public use.

When asked about potential additional housing in the overall Municipal Gateway area, a super majority of 67.98% of respondents said no to new housing options. It is time for the Village to listen to the residents and rethink the development of the Katz property and additional housing in the entire gateway area.

On a side note, as for the new apartments in Harmon, they are yet to be completed and no new residents have moved in. It should be obvious to all that we cannot possibly determine the impact of zoning changes on Harmon and the greater village until all units are rented and any additional units allowed are built and rented. Walk before you run.

Sincerely, Carolyn Whiting

UNDERSTANDING "AFFORDABLE" HOUSING, AN IMPORTANT LETTER FROM THIS WEEK'S GAZETTE

June 21, 2019 - The following letter was published in this week’s issue of the Gazette. 

 

To the editor: 

 

There has been some uncertainty as to the economic impact associated with income-restricted apartments on a community. Regardless of how you feel about such development in Croton, it is important to understand the numbers. 

 

The first issue is the cost of development. This involves land acquisition, construction, and ancillary costs. “Affordable” is a term defined by statute, and it includes restrictions on the rent charged to tenants. As a result, government must provide incentives so that developers build “affordable” units rather than market-rate units. 

 

Costs associated with development can be significant. As I outlined previously (The Gazette, week of May 9/15), the Peekskill affordable units targeted at artists required initial subsidies in excess of $265,000 per apartment. The Regent Street project in Port Chester involved $5 million in construction funding from NY State on top of $4.3 million (spent by Westchester County) for land acquisition and infrastructure. So the 34 apartments in Port Chester required $273,000 per unit. 

 

The take-away: “affordable” apartments are not cheap, and government often gives land away to private developers as an incentive. That is not an argument against building such apartments, but it does mean that taxpayers need to pay attention to what their elected officials are giving away in order to get “affordable” housing. 

 

Many years ago, Croton paid almost a million dollars for the Katz property and there is a legitimate question as to what development plans the Croton Board of Trustees have for the property. This being Croton, only the insiders know the answer. But if the Board intends to give away Katz to a private developer this should be a discussion conducted in public. READ MORE HERE.

"HOW DO I APPLY FOR THE AFFORDABLE BENEDICT BLVD APARTMENTS BEING BUILT"

To the Croton readers who keep asking about the "affordable" apartments being built on Benedict Boulevard and how they "apply for them".  It's easy to understand your confusion given Trustee Olver's Gazette letters on the subject.  Please direct your questions to the village board of trustees at https://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/home/pages/contacts-directory instead. 

YOU MAY ALSO FIND THIS USEFUL  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2019/06/from-gazette-lets-have-honest.html

SUMMATION 6/18/19 VILLAGE RE-ZONING WORKSHOP

Thank you Croton United:

ICYMI: The village's zoning public workshop was held on Tuesday evening at the Harmon Firehouse. The mayor opened with some remarks, then the zoning consultant did a presentation, about 30 minutes, reporting on the results of the community survey. After that, there was a short break, and the attendees were asked to break into small groups to discuss any further development ideas. The groups were focused on either the Municipal Place Gateway, or the North Riverside Neighborhood. After another forty five minutes or so, there was a reporting period. 

From one personal perspective: there was no real enthusiasm for development in the North Riverside corridor. People expressed concerns about parking, congestion, density and views. There was more diversity of opinion about developing the Katz property, but the conversation seemed divided on that. I was in a group that discussed the gateway, and the group members did not like the idea of developing Katz. More than one group expressed that more data was needed before any zoning changes should be undertaken.

The format makes it difficult to synthesize more in terms of takeaway, since the discussion was among small groups, not the larger crowd.

The consultant will be making zoning change recommendations to the board, and the themes they stressed were: a. no change to the 35 foot height limitation, but changes to allow three stories where two are now the limit; b. preference for all-residential or mixed-use; c. making changes that reflect the "current reality" of zoning, i.e., creating a new district to overlay on Brook Street called "RD" (residential district) that will allow those property owners to come into conformance with zoning (i.e., they will no longer be pre-existing nonconforming, which will allow them to make upgrades to the buildings without zoning board involvement).

A BLAST FROM CROTON HARMON HIGH SCHOOL PAST 1973

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A reader asked if we had anything on a performance in Croton featuring a local band called THE TWILIGHTS. Your editor doesn't know if this fits the bill but...from 1973...LASAGNA DINNER WITH MUSIC AT THE HIGH SCHOOL TO BENEFIT THE YEARBOOK...click on the images and enjoy.

MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON

We have so much vintage goodness to share with you all. As always, click on the photos and links.

First up, an oldie but goodie from the Florida contingent, no known copyright restrictions, the "Steinmetz" Christmas card!

It's followed by one of our favorite putz houses from Howard Lamey--the clock tower putz, an oldie but goodie. See more of Howard's work at this link: www.littleglitterhouses.com

And that's followed by a close-up of Dianne's 2014 Christmas tree--festooned with dozens of antique and vintage bird ornaments.  

And if you are looking for the spun glass tail replacements, you will find them at Blumchen here.  Again, click on the photos and links.

P.S. You can find more photos of Dianne's 2014 vintage putz village here--just keep scrolling all the way down the page when you get there.

Ornament box dioramas! CLICK HERE.

Love the graphics on this Ready Cut Vintage Paper Garage; click here

Video 1946 Bubble lights; with the box----CLICK HERE

WORTH LOOKING AT AGAIN--LEE'S ART DECO CITY HALL PUTZ, outstanding---EVERYTHING about this is just so right and spot on

See it at  https://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1730

LIONEL TRAINS AND WARTIME RESTRICTIONS, TWO FAB ITEMS  AT THE BIG INDOOR TRAIN FORUMS HERE

Had a request for the tutorial on making crepe paper “girls”; here it is again—but you should save it as file—don’t know how long it will be around—courtesy of Blumchen--CLICK HERE 

Fab vintage tin-litho rocket! COURTESY OF TOYS AND STUFF - Dan Dare, Pilot of The Future was the UK's answer to our Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon. Growing up in the '50s and '60s I had absolutely no clue as to who Dan Dare was and didn't become acquainted with him until the recent past when I really started getting into space toys.  READ AND SEE MORE HERE.

REMEMBERING JEAN ARTHUR; MORE HERE  

BAMBI 1941--ANOTHER RARE AND WONDERFUL FIND FROM OUR FRIENDS AT EUROPEAN FILM STAR POSTCARDS; CLICK HERE 

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