#lucycomeshome

Last year during Lucy's birthday week, I traveled to Jamestown and spent 4 days touring the town, retracing some of Lucy’s known footsteps, visiting her former home in Celoron and basically just “soaking up the local color”. I documented much of this trip in photographs with a focus on doing side by side—then and now images. Using Christopher T. Olsen's beautiful book 'Lucy Comes Home' as a guide, I set out on a mission. Here's a look back at some of my favorites from that trip. #lucilleball #desiarnaz #sidebyside #thenandnow #foreverdarling #ilovelucy #lucycomeshome #jamestownny #moviepremier #localcolor #thereg https://www.instagram.com/p/CDl2Ht5HS8m/?igshid=17m7cmf3vxv0c

To commemorate Lucy's visit to Jamestown, NY for the premier of 'Forever Darling' on this date in 1956, I would like to reshare these before and after side-by-side images that I took while in Jamestown this past August. While there, I attempted to retrace some of her footsteps from the '56 visit. Special thanks to my friend and tour guide @luvsbway for a wonderful visit to Lucy's childhood home. #lucilleball #childhoodhome #foreverdarling #lucycomeshome https://www.instagram.com/p/B8PTiFbH8XP/?igshid=1lduxhh70hrmm

Facebook was kind enough to remind me of a memory from August 9, 2019 from my visit to Jamestown, NY. So I thought I'd share it here. In 1956 Lucy and Desi made an appearance in the Hotel Jamestown at the Temple Hesed Abraham’s Sports Night event held inside the Crystal Ballroom. Here's a look inside that room today. This event is also chronicled in the book 'Lucy Comes Home' by Christoper T. Olsen. A big THANKS to the kind lady who unlocked this room for us and let us in to roam around. (She had a little dachshund puppy with her. Remember @luvsbway @bweir423 ?) #lucilleball #memory #jamestownny #jamestownhotel #lucycomeshome #funtrip #facebookmemories https://www.instagram.com/p/CSX9IYfHxRp/?utm_medium=tumblr

February 6, 1956, 64 years ago today...Lucy and Desi travel to Jamestown, NY from Buffalo, NY via helicopter for Lucy's homecoming and celebration of the premier of 'Forever Darling'. Arriving in Jamestown at noon, Lucy and Desi were met at the Jamestown High School football field and escorted by parade to the Jamestown Hotel. This would be Lucille's third and final trip home to Jamestown since leaving for Hollywood in 1933. (Seen here with Bell Aircraft execs-photo from my collection.) ''We arrived during a blinding rainstorm, in a helicopter from Buffalo. As I excitedly pointed out the landmarks to Desi, our little whirlybird slowly circled the town, then landed at the high school football field.'' -Lucille Ball from her autobiography, Love, Lucy. #lucilleball #desiarnaz #foreverdarling #moviepremiere #lucycomeshome #helicopter #jamestownny https://www.instagram.com/p/B8O8f44nDT6/?igshid=cw73587y6dq0

Lucille in 1956. Me in 2019. As a child, Lucille would hang curtains on this rod to separate the foyer from the parlor. From here she would perform little plays for her family. This was her first real stage. #lucilleball #lucycomeshome #celoronny #sidebyside #thegrandtour https://www.instagram.com/p/B07dsC_nUGA/?igshid=lqnfja4ojtwr