The Big Apple: “Your cellphone has replaced your watch, camera, etc. Don’t let it replace your friends and family”

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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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.

Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.

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Entry from June 03, 2017

“Your cellphone has replaced your watch, camera, etc. Don’t let it replace your friends and family”

"Your cellphone has replaced your watch, camera, calendar and alarm clock. Don’t let it replace your friends and family” is a saying that has been printed on many images. “Your cell phone has already replaced your watch, camera , calendar and alarm clock. Please don’t let it replace your friends and family” was posted on Twitter by kori‏ on September 25, 2015.

Twitter
kori‏
@mt_foxx
Your cell phone has already replaced your
watch, camera , calendar and alarm clock.
Please don’t let it replace your friends and family
12:47 AM - 25 Sep 2015 from Kiambu, Kenya

Twitter
kellynolan‏
@iam_kellynolan
Your cell phone has already replaced your
watch, camera , calendar and alarm clock.
Please don’t let it replace your friends and family
1:52 AM - 25 Sep 2015

Twitter
Sachin Shah‏
@Dukhi_Engineer
Your phone has replaced your watch, camera, calendar, etc. Don’t let it replace your friends and family. #Read
2:16 AM - 12 Oct 2015

Twitter
Prithivie‏
@ImTweetheartGaL
Your cellphone has replaced your watch, camera, calendar and alarm clock. Don’t let it replace your friends and family.
12:29 PM - 19 Oct 2015

Twitter
Angel Helen‏
@ahelenbieber
Your cellphone 📱has replaced your watch⌚, camera 📷, calendar 📆 and alarm clock 📟. Don’t let it replace your friends👭👬👫 and family 👪.
7:15 PM - 20 Oct 2015

Facebook
Truth Inside Of You with Sheila Lopez.
June 18, 2016 ·
Your cell phone has already replaced your watch, camera, calendar and alarm clock. Please don’t let it replace your friends and family.

Me.Me
MESMERIZING QUOTES WWWMESMERIZINGQUOTES4UCOM YOUR CELL PHONE HAS ALREADY REPLACED YOUR WATCH CAMERA CALENDAR AND ALARM CLOCK PLEASE DON’T LET IT REPLACE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEME
CLOCK FAMILY FRIENDS MEMES PHONE ALARM ALARM CLOCK CALENDAR CAMERA QUOTES WATCH 🤖 COM CELL PHONE CELL PHONES CELL WWW PLEASE YOURE MESMERIZING LET’S DONT CELLS ALREADY WATCHING PLEASE DONT AND YOUR ITS ALARMED CLOCKED WATCHED LET CLOCKS
FOUND @ 2937 LIKES ON 2017-05-17 02:08:23 BY ME.ME
SOURCE: FACEBOOK

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