Embassy Theatre – Port Chester, NY
The Embassy Theatre opened on August 12, 1926, in Port Chester, NY. Designed by prominent theater architect Thomas W. Lamb, the 1,591 seat theater was…
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Paramount Theatre – Newark, NJ
The Paramount Theatre opened on October 11, 1886, as H.C. Miner’s Newark Theatre. It was originally a vaudeville house managed by Hyde & Behman Amusement…
Adams Theatre – Newark, NJ
The Adams Theatre in Newark, New Jersey, originally opened on January 12, 1912, as the Shubert Theatre. It was designed in the Beaux-Arts style by…
RKO Proctor’s Theatre – Newark, NJ
RKO Proctor’s Theatre opened in Newark, New Jersey, on November 22, 1915, as the Proctor’s Palace Theatre. The architect was John W. Merrow, the nephew…
Bureau Brothers Bronze Foundry
“Zinc Sculpture in America, 1850-1950” by Carol A. Grissom states that the brothers who founded the Bureau Brothers Bronze Foundry were French-born Edouard and Achille…
Pennsylvania Hospital
Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia is a spot you could easily walk past hundreds of times without realizing what a gem the interior is. Part of…
The AKC Museum of the Dog
Few creatures are as universally beloved as the dog – and, especially for those of us who are lucky enough to have one as a…
The Abandoned Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Construction for the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was started in May of 1848 and it was dedicated in November of…
Liberty Theatre – Boston, MA
The Liberty Theatre opened in February 1923 in Dorchester, MA. It was operated by New England Theatres and showed primarily Yiddish films. In July 1923,…
One of Philly’s Finest Animal Rescue Partners: PAWS
The Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, also known as PAWS, is a gem of a non-profit animal welfare organization with various locations, but one in Northeast…