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Welcome to another week of SUMMER RERUNS. This week the story and prompt are from 14 November 2014. If you were with us that week, feel free to take a break and post your own rerun. 😀
Genre: Historical Fiction
Word Count: 100
FIRST DRAFT
“Can’t you imagine little Harry trying to climb the fig trees?” Ida’s eyes glittered. “He would’ve been three this year.”
“I miss him, too,” Harvey whispered.
Although his heart ached with loss, Harvey still counted his blessings. What could such a vibrant woman possibly see in him, a wheelchair bound invalid thirty years her senior?
“Maybe we’ll have another son. For now we have one hundred twenty acres of prime, undeveloped California land to subdivide.” He brushed a tear from her cheek with a kiss. “What shall we call our little town? Harryville?”
“Don’t be ridiculous. Let’s call it Hollywood.”
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Daeida Hartell Wilcox Beveridge “The Mother of Hollywood”
Harvey Henderson Wilcox
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 
Interesting stuff as always Rochelle, right in the money!
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Dear Shrawley,
Glad you enjoyed. Thank you. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Nice one, Rochelle. I understand you could New York quite cheap from the native Americans too at one stage
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Dear Neil,
I think you mean bought. You might want to check your history sources. The Dutch bought Manhattan from the Indigenous in 1626. America didn’t exist as the US at that point. Thank you re my story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Interesting story. Didn’t know.
There’s always so much more to achieve.
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Thank you, Anita.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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From humble beginnings… A name destined to become one of the best known in the world. Nice story.
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Dear Trent,
It’s hard to imagine a time before Hollywood, isn’t it? Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Another well done history lesson for us. Great job. As always.
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Thanks, m’luv.
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Glad to catch the repost of this one Rochelle, I had no idea Hollywood started out this way.
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Dear Iain,
Hang around long enough, there’ll be a virtually new audience. 😉 Seriously thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Another fab piece of history. Didn’t know that one! 🙂 Always happy to learn more!
Thank you my friend …
Left my little contribution with the froggy …
I hope it got there in time … 😉
Na’ama
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Na’ama Y’karah,
I have a late afternoon flight which gives me more time with fam and more time to catch FF stories.
I’m always happy to share historical tidbits as I learn them. Thank you. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
Still basking in the glow of swimming in the waves of the Atlantic.
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Yay! I’m so happy for you! (A little tiny bit jealous, but mostly VERY happy for you!)
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Nice blog
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Thank you, Saania. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oh, the irony! Hollywood was founded by a prohibitionist and his wife. Hollywood has a much better ring than Harryville. “I”m moving to Harryville to be a star.”
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Dear Nobbin,
I’m glad you caught that irony. .A lot like the fact that Bill Wilson was born in his grandfather’s saloon. 😉 I wonder. Would Harryville have caught on? Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Another true story? There is so much I do not know about American history! 🙂
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Dear Susan,
Yes, it’s a true story. Honestly, there’s plenty I don’t know about American history. 😉 Google is my friend. Thankyou.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Another great little history lesson in 100 words.
Shalom,
Ronda
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Many thanks, Ronda. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Once again I have enjoyed how you combine knowledge and narrative. A great story, at least in your words.
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Dear Gabriella,
Thank you for such a lovely comment/compliment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Another blend of history and narrative power! dear Rochelle
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Dear Neel,
Thank you for your affirming words.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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This is just the kind of thing I like to bring up in conversations! Thank you Rochelle!
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Dear Keith,
Nothing like obscure trivia to get the conversation going. People think I know a lot more than I actually do. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I love it when you give us a story of the true origin of things. I am educated every time I stop by.
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Dear Eric,
I’m so glad you feel that way. 😀 It encourages me to find more historical tidbits. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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As always with properties… it’s location location location. Love the story and how you got a prime deal like that.
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Dear Björn,
Who knew? Thank you for a lovely comment. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Nice piece of history..Who knew how it would all end up?
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Thank you, Larry.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Great story Rochelle.
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Many thanks, Di. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, thank you for shedding light on another chunk of American history. The part of MI where they lived is gorgeous! Leelenau Peninsula up by Traverse City.
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Dear Lisa,
I love finding these little nuggets of history. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, you are very welcome.
Shalom,
Lisa
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🙂
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I love how your stories often have an element of history to them Rochelle. Lovely.
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Thank you, Trish. 😀 You’ve made me smile.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Wow! You present the history in a very interesting way, dear Rochelle. Shalom.
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Dear Indira,
Any comment that starts out with “wow” makes me smile. Thank you so much, my dear friend.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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My pleasure, dear.
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who would have thought? thanks again for sharing this bit of history. 🙂
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Dear Plaridel,
I’m always happy to share history. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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If only they knew what Hollywood would turn into. Hard to believe not that long ago places were virgin land.
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Dear Tanille,
I hear ya. I wonder what they would say if they saw it today. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle,
I lived in Hollywood, CA when I was a little girl. This picture makes me want to go back and visit the city.
Blessings,
Phyllis
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Dear Phyllis,
We’ve visited a few times. I’m pretty much over Hollywood Blvd. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I don’t remember Hollywood boulevard. I only remember home and palm trees.
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From a small beginning, little could they have known how Hollywood would grow to be known around the world,
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Dear Ali,
I wonder if they’d known if they would’ve chucked the whole idea. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Excellent, Rochelle.
I love your ‘historical fiction’ stories. Always a pleasure to learn what I didn’t know.
Peace,
Bill
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Dear Bill,
When I find them, I’ve no choice but to share them. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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That’s good, Rochelle.
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History of real people and their lives is more satisfying than all the high level political jumble and wars.
For a moment I thought they were going to call the town Figwood.
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Dear James,
Hm. Figwood? Hooray for Figwood doesn’t have the same ring, does it? Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I had no idea. You’re a wealth of interesting information 🙂
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Dear Linda,
I follow threads on Google. 😉 I have a head full of trivia. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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So much you know! I didn’t even know it was Hollywood until I read some stories 🙂
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Dear Liz,
It’s more trivia than knowledge 😉 I’ve found out so many things just following Google trails. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Querida Rochelle,
I missed this one in November. It must have been a busy work week.
Love this lil tale about Hollywood. Great cocktail party trivia. Interesting
the way things come about. Hope you’re having a grand time con su familia.
Abrazos y Carino,
Isadora 😎😍💜
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Querida Isadora,
Cocktail party trivia. Es la pura verdad. 😉 I had a delightful time con me hermano y su esposa. It was hard to come back to the landlocked Midwest. At least there’s the pool.
Shalom y abrazos,
Rochelle
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Querida Rochelle,
Estoy contenta que su vacaciones fueron muy buenas. Por lo menos, has descansado.
Swim lil mermaid swim … it never hurts to have a passion one can put into practice.
Have a wonderful week … Be Safe
Abrazos, y Carino,
Isadora 😎
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Dear Old Suzanna Danna Anna W(T)F,
Nothing like going to California with a laptop on your knee, is there? Hollywood would have dried up and blown away had it not been for Connie and I going out there to save it a few years back. I’m sure you read about our “Saving Hollywood” adventure in my seldom perused book, “One Idiot Short of a Village.” Why that story is not on wikipedia is a mystery to me.
Sometimes history just gets mixed up
Dyslexia Man
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Dear Dyslexia Man,
I will have to revisit that story. 😉 History isn’t always reliable is it? And when we don’t like it, we just whitewash it. Just sayin’
Shalom,
Old Suzanna Danna Anna W(T)F
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Welcome to Harryville. Hmm not sure about that. A historical fiction worth repeating Rochelle.
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Dear Subroto,
Or what about “Hooray for Harryville?” Nah…doesn’t have the same ring, does it? Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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An interesting story based on history, Rochelle. Good writing as always. Thanks for the additional information. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Dear Suzanne,
This was definitely a find at the time. I’m glad you enjoyed. Hope you’re doing well.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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What a bittersweet tale! You’ve managed to endear me to the couple within the first two lines.
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Dear Mags,
Thank you for such a lovely comment/compliment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
You’re very welcome. This wasn’t a rerun for me, as I wasn’t around back in 2014.
Shalom,
Mags
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Therein lies the beauty of running a longtime challenge. 😉
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Wow what an interesting beginning. Out of loss, magic… at least for a while
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Dear Laurie,
I’m sure they had no idea it would become Tinsel Town. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A very interesting and also very touching true story. You spun it so beautifully, Rochelle.
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Dear Adele,
Thank you for such a sweet comment. Interesting how that small beginning led to such place. Who knew?
Shalom,
Rochelle
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You’re welcome 🙂 Yes, that small beginning which led to what we know today as Tinseltown and inspired the tune, “Hooray for Hollywood.”
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