A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Entry from November 27, 2021
“Tablets were replaced by scrolls. Scrolls were replaced by books…”

“Scrolls replaced tablets then tablets were replaced by books. Now books are being replaced by tablets, which must mean flex display is next” was posted on Twitter by Jerry Rizzo on August 29, 2014. “First there were tablets which were replaced by scrolls. Then came books and now we replace them with tablets to scroll on” was posted on Twitter by A Church Dad Jokes on August 31, 2014.
       
“First there were tablets. Tablets were replaced by scrolls. Scrolls were replaced by books. Now we scroll through books on tablets” was posted on Twitter by A Church Dad Jokes on August 11, 2020. “First there were tablets… Tablets were replaced by scrolls. Scrolls were replaced by books. Now we scroll through books on tablets” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on August 12, 2020.
     
       
Twitter
Jerry Rizzo
@JerryRizzo
Scrolls replaced tablets then tablets were replaced by books. Now books are being replaced by tablets, which must mean flex display is next.
9:19 PM · Aug 29, 2014 from Bernardsville, NJ·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
A Church Dad Jokes
@MrChurchGuy
First there were tablets which were replaced by scrolls.
Then came books and now we replace them with tablets to scroll on.
4:50 PM · Aug 31, 2014·TweetDeck
 
Twitter
A Church Dad Jokes
@MrChurchGuy
First there were tablets, and these were replaced by scrolls.
Then came books, and now we replace them with tablets to scroll on.
11:53 AM · Aug 5, 2018·Twitter Web Client
     
Twitter 
cheryl holmes
@cehhw
First there were tablets,
and these were replaced by scrolls.
Then came books,
and now we replace them with tablets to scroll on.
9:43 AM · Aug 25, 2019·Twitter Web App
 
Twitter
A Church Dad Jokes
@MrChurchGuy
First there were tablets.
Tablets were replaced by scrolls.
Scrolls were replaced by books.
Now we scroll through books on tablets.
2:54 PM · Aug 11, 2020·TweetDeck
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/Scruluce August 12, 2020
First there were tablets…
Tablets were replaced by scrolls. Scrolls were replaced by books. Now we scroll through books on tablets.
     
Twitter
Ben Theophilus
@Spec_Spider_fan
First there were tablets… - mydadjokes: Tablets were replaced by scrolls. Scrolls were replaced by books. Now we scroll through books on tablets. via reddit https://tmblr.co/ZzCfskYmztC2Om00
3:18 PM · Aug 12, 2020·Tumblr
   
Twitter
Tom Osborn PhD, FRSA, My Voice, Flag of Australia.
@call_me_tomasso
Tech Dad Joke:
First there were tablets…
Tablets were replaced by scrolls…
Scrolls were replaced by books…
Now we scroll through books on tablets.
10:22 PM · Aug 12, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/zu-den-sternen August 3, 2021
Tablets were replaced by scrolls. Scrolls were replaced by books.
Now we scroll through books on tablets.
 
Twitter
Dad Jokes
@Dadsaysjokes
Tablets were replaced by scrolls. Scrolls were replaced by books.
Now we scroll through books on tablets.
1:46 PM · Aug 3, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Steve
@oldguy_steve
Think about it:  Stone tablets were replaced by scrolls.  Scrolls were replaced by books.  Now we scroll through books on our tablets.
10:45 AM · Nov 12, 2021·Twitter Web App
 
Facebook
im not right in the head.com added a new photo to the album: NOT RIGHT LIBRARY.
November 28, 2021 at 6:57 PM ·
Shared by Raymie McManus
That’s just how we scroll…
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
Tablets were replaced by scrolls. Scrolls
were replaced by books.
Now we scroll through books on
tablets.

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