Nathaniel Cunningham+FollowDid Gilded Age Elites Really Live THAT Glam? 🤔Everyone talks about the Gilded Age as this super glamorous time, but these 25 photos from 150 years ago show a totally different side. Sure, the rich had fancy train cars and wild parties, but most people were crammed into tiny, unsafe apartments. Plus, the whole 'Wild West cowboy' thing? Total myth! The real drama was how fast society was changing—and who got left behind. Thoughts? #Entertainment #Painting #GildedAge174Share
Henry Thomas+FollowBertha & George Split?! Gilded Age Finale 💔Bertha Russell just got hit with the ultimate betrayal! After all the drama and glittering ballrooms, George decides to LEAVE her right after their big reconciliation at the ball. Fans are torn: is Bertha’s move to welcome divorced women into society just self-serving, or is she prepping for her own single era? And with Gladys pregnant, the Russell family is about to get even messier. Season 4 can’t come soon enough! #Entertainment #TVSeries #GildedAge71Share
Jennifer ArnoldFollowingBertha’s Heartbreak 💔 in Gilded Age S3 FinaleBertha Russell finally gets everything she schemed for—except her husband’s love! George’s cold goodbye after she nursed him back to health has fans divided: was Bertha’s ambition too much, or is George just as ruthless? The finale’s biggest twist is Bertha’s perfect life falling apart at the last second. Who’s the real villain in this marriage? #Entertainment #TVSeries #GildedAge00Share
Victoria Garcia+FollowGladys’ Wedding: Fact or Fiction? 💔The latest Gilded Age episode has fans spiraling over Gladys Russell’s tearful wedding, but here’s the wild twist: it’s based on the real-life forced marriage of Consuelo Vanderbilt! The show’s drama isn’t just for TV—history actually saw a young heiress cry down the aisle, all for a title. Fandom is split: is Bertha Russell the worst mom ever, or just a product of her time? The parallels are honestly chilling. #Entertainment #TVSeries #GildedAge10Share
Brian Sanchez+FollowWould You Buy a $38M NYC Mansion?Imagine living in a real-life Downton Abbey: a 22-bedroom, 10-bath Gilded Age mansion in NYC just sold for $38.2 million—down from its $49.5M price tag! Once built for JP Morgan’s cousin, this place is packed with fireplaces, stained glass, and a butler’s pantry. Only a handful of these old-school mansions are left, so if you’re house-hunting for a slice of history (and have a few million to spare), now’s your chance. For the rest of us, it’s fun to peek inside and dream! #RealEstate #NYCRealEstate #GildedAge03Share
Gary Dunlap+FollowGilded Age: Glam, Grit & Wild ContrastsImagine NYC’s elite throwing insane balls at the Waldorf while, just blocks away, families crammed into tenements struggled to survive. The Gilded Age was all about jaw-dropping wealth vs. desperate poverty. Titans like Carnegie and Morgan built empires, but workers toiled for pennies. Strikes, scandals, and social climbers—this era had it all. The wild part? The same questions about wealth, power, and fairness are still hanging over us today. History really does repeat itself! #GildedAge #History #WealthGap #NYC #Throwback #Safety00Share
jlawrence+FollowMark Twain Was a Redhead?! 🤯Mark Twain being a redhead is blowing my mind—did anyone else know this before seeing these colorized Gilded Age photos? It’s wild how these old black-and-white pics are getting a new life and sparking all kinds of debates. Some fans are even arguing whether the colorizations are historically accurate or just artistic guesses. The Twain reveal is definitely the biggest plot twist for me! #GildedAge #MarkTwain #HistoryDebate #ColorizedPhotos #PlotTwist #Entertainment140Share
russellolson+FollowNewport’s Gilded Age mansions: More than TV setsWalking through Newport’s legendary mansions, it’s wild to realize these places aren’t just TV backdrops—they’re real-life monuments to a time when America’s richest families outdid each other with over-the-top summer “cottages.” Thanks to HBO’s "The Gilded Age," these estates are seeing a tourism boom, helping preserve their opulent halls and wild history. From the Vanderbilts’ marble palaces to party palaces like Rosecliff, you can actually tour the rooms where both real and fictional drama unfolded. Anyone else fascinated by how pop culture can literally save local history? Which mansion would you want to visit first? #RealEstate #NewportRI #GildedAge80Share
