Original Memphis: Enchanted Forest
story by Vincent Astor (above photo an elf from the 1980s, courtesy of the Pink Palace Museum) Goldsmith’s downtown was a wonderful store with numerous departments on several floors. It…
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Vincent Astor
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Local historian, especially of the GLBT community, a long-time contributor to GLBT community publications.
Hoist and the Memphis Leather Community
by Vincent Astor | photos courtesy of Hoist (Above photo, left to right: Jim Pickens, Vice President; Ken Briggs, Road Captain; Jake Tanner, Sgt. at Arms; Mark Keidaish, President;…
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A PRETTY LITTLE ROOM: Alice Mitchell at Bolivar Asylum: An Opera Scene
story by Vincent Astor This story is an epilogue to the one previously published in Focus Mid-South magazine, Alice & Freda, by Vincent Astor In a city rich with history…
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Alice & Freda: In 1892, Memphis girls’ young love ends tragically, creates national headlines
by Vincent Astor It was one of the saddest days in the history of Grace Episcopal Church. A very young parishioner, 17-year old Frederica Ward, was being laid to rest.…
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Heart Strings: How a 1989 Musical United Memphis & Raised Critical Funds for HIV/AIDS
by Vincent Astor | photos courtesy OUTMemphis, and David Sheppard ©2017 DIFFA According to a Chicago Tribune article from September 7, 1989, Heart Strings was ‘an upbeat musical production…
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