At the height of the Roaring Twenties, flappers took to the floor, arms flailing and feet kicking to a new beat: the Charleston. A century later, the dance still captivates—especially for performer, ...

Few great writers are as closely associated with the era in which they worked as is F. Scott Fitzgerald. He so perfectly captured the temper of his times that his very name conjures images of flappers ...

Bathtub gin, flappers dancing the Charleston and a seductive green light off a dock on Long Island, N.Y. set the stage for Luke Hamilton’s title role in the new musical, “Gatsby,” based on F. Scott ...

Photo of Gramercy Park by Dmadeo. All sorts of newfangled change is threatening the walled garden of Gramercy Park. Before you know it, Manhattan’s only private park will be chockful of flappers ...

A flask of bootleg hooch, worn at the hip. Cigarette smoke so thick, only the hottest jazz could cut it. Turned-down hose, revealing more than the girl who married dear old dad ever dared. Ladies and ...

The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression are known for iconic images of flappers dancing the Charleston and desperate Dust Bowl farmers. But those two decades also saw the rise of another icon — ...