Just off of Route 1 in Calais, Maine sits a beautiful state park that tells the story of one of the earliest European settlements in North America. With a Visitor’s Center, a self guided interpretive trail that includes bronze statues and signage explaining the settlers, their struggles, and the outcome of a particularly harsh winter, […]
Located in Catonsville, Maryland, Spring Grove Hospital Center was founded in 1797. It is the nation’s second-oldest psychiatric hospital. It was originally known as The Baltimore Hospital, then The Maryland Hospital, followed by The Maryland Hospital for the Insane, and The Spring Grove Hospital Center. Spring Grove was originally built to care for people who […]
The Loew’s Delancey Theatre originally opened on March 28, 1912. It was designed by architect S. S. Sugar, who designed several theaters for Loew’s Incorporated. The interior was decorated by the Rambusch Company, who would later decorate the interiors of the Loew’s Kings Theatre in Brooklyn and the Boyd Theatre in Philadelphia, PA. It had […]
The Trenton Battle Monument commemorates the American victory at the first Battle of Trenton, NJ, which occurred on December 26, 1776. It is located in an area of the city known as “Five Points.” It was here, at the intersection of North Broad Street, Warren Street and Brunswick, Pennington and Princeton Avenue, that the American […]
The RKO Keith’s Theatre, originally called the Keith-Albee Theatre, opened on Christmas Day, 1928 at 1:00 PM in Flushing, Queens. It was designed by Thomas W. Lamb, an architect known for his theater designs, such as the Palace and Majestic Theaters in Bridgeport, CT. “Three Week Ends,” a silent film starring one of the true […]
The Danvers State Hospital, also known as the State Lunatic Hospital at Danvers, The Danvers Lunatic Asylum, and The Danvers State Insane Asylum, was a psychiatric hospital in Danvers, Massachusetts. Hathorne Hill, where the Salem Witch Trials judge John Hathorne once lived, was chosen for the site of the new hospital and sold to the […]
The Hotel John Marshall, on 5th Street between Franklin and Grace in Downtown Richmond, Virginia, originally opened on October 30, 1929 – the day after the Wall Street crash that signaled the beginning of the Great Depression. The 16 story building was designed in a neoclassical style by architect Marcellus E. Wright Sr, and the […]
There are a lot of things a pleasure garden needs to be successful: first and foremost, a wide variety of flora to enjoy, ponds or streams, cozy seats tucked away where visitors can relax and enjoy the view. If it’s large enough, one might hope for different areas that present a visitor with a sense […]
Meet Ron Leeman, The Maine Man of Jam. A pleasant, genuine, gentle and personable man who turns 80 this year, and has lived along the central coast of Maine for his whole life. He won a 4-H award with his first calf at age 12, then won a Maine 4-H tractor driving contest a few […]
If you can choose just one stop in Calais, Maine, it should be this hidden gem; The Wabanaki Cultural Center and Museum. Located in the same building as the Maine State Visitor Information Center, the downstairs contains two must-see sections. The first section is a touch pool! Learn about the incredibly high and low tides […]
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