As part of my descent into obsession with the current implosion of many retail giants, I’ve discovered a newfound fascination with flagship stores in New York City. Their history and opulence are unmatched, but many are struggling, leading to a real fear that the opportunity to visit them may not last forever. As once-untouchable icons […]
If you’re old enough to remember watching the 1988 Tom Hanks movie Big as a child, chances are that you probably always wanted to visit the legendary FAO Schwarz toy store in Manhattan. Like many things from our childhood, the famous Fifth Avenue location featured in the movie may be long gone, but a new […]
I need to preface this entry by saying: I am not a fan of sardines or other tinned fish. You know what I am a fan of, though? Unusual and unique places that you can’t find anywhere else. Here at Route 1 Views, we love that stuff. It is hard to get any more unusual […]
With spring in the air, it’s a great time to get out for a walk. New York City is famous for its parks, but if you’re not familiar with where they are, it can be easy to miss some really great spots – that’s what we’re here to help with! One of those spots you […]
There’s nothing more fun then walking your dog with a cocktail down Duval street in the island paradise of Key West, Located in the heart of everything just around the corner from Mallory Square is a real hole in the wall called the Smallest Bar, just 72 square feet, about the size of a jail […]
At 115 Derby Street in Salem, facing the harbor, stands the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, better known as the House of the Seven Gables. The house was built in 1668 for John Turner I, a wealthy merchant and ship-owner involved in Salem’s maritime trade. It was later expanded by the Turner family, including a major addition in […]
The Playboy Theater is a piece of Miami Beach history with a beating pulse. Back in the early 1970’s Playboy Enterprises bought the Castle Hotel and dropped millions, transforming it into the Playboy Plaza Hotel and Club. Playboy was staking a claim on Miami Beach’s jet -set identity at the exact moment that identity was being invented. […]
The last time I stayed in Raleigh, I made a google search for the best places to watch a sunrise. The next morning the weather was chilly and cloudless, so at early ‘o clock I put on my warmest gear, grabbed my camera, and headed to Lake Johnson Park, only 10 minutes from downtown. The parking lot […]
Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park occupies a wooded peninsula extending into Casco Bay and the Harraseeket River in Freeport, Maine. Located just off Route 1, the park preserves a stretch of coastal forest that has largely avoided the kind of development that reshaped much of Maine’s shoreline in the 20th century. Before becoming a state […]
Wolfe’s Neck Farm sits on a narrow peninsula along Casco Bay in Freeport, Maine, a short turn off Route 1 that trades outlet stores for open fields and working pasture. The land has been farmed for generations, but the current property took shape in the mid-20th century under the ownership of Lawrence M.C. Smith and […]
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