Souther Tide Mill – Quincy, MA
In 1802, Ebenezer Thayer, a Boston merchant, purchased 39 acres of land near the tidal arm of the Town River in Quincy, Massachusetts. Thayer petitioned…
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Nexus Sculpture – Artist – Miles Chapin in Calais, Maine
Artist Miles Chapin created this beautiful pink granite sculpture as part of the Maine Sculpture Trail. This trail is an outdoor exhibit of 34 sculptures…
Mural at Irene Chadbourne Food Pantry in Calais, Maine
On Main Street (Route 1) in Calais, Maine sits this stunning mural painted by Artist Amy Bartless Wright. Painted in 2015, this 14′ X 65″…
The Original Dunkin’ Donuts – Quincy, MA
In the early 1940s, William Rosenberg, a shipyard worker in Quincy, MA, realized there wasn’t anywhere nearby for him and his fellow workers to get…
The Lansdowne Theatre – Lansdowne, PA
The Lansdowne Theatre opened on June 7, 1927, in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Philadelphia). The 1,381 seat theater was designed by William H. Lee,…
Sarsaparilla Building – Calais, Maine
On the corner of Maine Street (Route 1) and North Street stands a three-story brick building with a unique history. Built in 1847, the building…
Beavertail Lighthouse in Jamestown RI – 300 years of saving lives at sea
Overlooking Narraganset Bay, the Beavertail Lighthouse stands on the site of the 3rd oldest lighthouse in North America. The first tower was constructed of wood…
Linden, NJ – a Requiem to Progress
Everywhere you look in Linden there’s a dead zone. All the while people are zipping along in their cars, riding on trains, running for busses…
Mr. Mizner and His Monkey 🐒
I drove to the modern day Mizner Park, which I frequently do, and I would like to share the history of Addison Mizner, where you can visit…
Kaufman’s Department Store
Looking at the Old Town Mall in Baltimore today, you’d have no idea it was one of Baltimore’s most important and historic commercial districts. Nearly…