The Casino Theatre originally opened as the Willis Theatre in late December 1923. It’s located near 138th Street in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx, NY. The 2,166 seat theater was designed by architect Eugene DeRosa, who is known for many other New York Metropolitan Theatres such as The Apollo Theatre in Harlem, Studio […]
The 1,149 seat Palace Theatre originally opened on December 21, 1914, in Norwalk, CT. It was known as “the theater you play before you play the Palace in New York.” Many famous vaudeville acts performed at the Palace over the years such as Harry Houdini, W.C Fields, Mae West, and Enrico Caruso. It’s rumored to […]
On Baltimore Pike in Springfield to honor local veterans of World War Made of reinforced concrete to resemble Paris’ Arc de Triomphe, it stood over a bridge spanning Crum Creek. The structure was dedicated before an estimated 5,000 spectators by William I. Schaffer, a justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, who anticipated that its longevity […]
If you’re looking for a great Jewish deli in Brookline, you have quite a few options. Roughly 35% of the neighborhood’s population is Jewish, with many Russian and Israeli immigrants, and the retail corridor on Harvard Street is a great place to go for Kosher goodies. Kupel’s Bakery, located in the heart of this section, […]
Billed as “The Playhouse Beautiful” in early advertisements, The Loew’s Poli Theatre opened as the Poli’s Palace Theatre on September 4, 1922, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It was designed by architect Thomas W. Lamb for theater mogul Sylvester Z. Poli, who also owned the nearby Palace Theatre in Waterbury, Connecticut. When it opened the 3,642 seat […]
A grizzly spin on the Twelve Days of Christmas! This place is open year ’round for those of you looking for a little Christmas in July…
The Calais Maine Celtic Concert Series hosts regular Celtic, Folk, Traditional, and Roots Music, concerts throughout the year. Featuring professional groups and artists from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Europe, Cape Breton, Canada, and the USA. Find them on Facebook!
“Life is an artist who paints us with experience and experiences in turn compose the symphony of life.” Colie Brice Way Down East may not seem the first place one would look to find new music, but it most certainly is the perfect place for musician Colie Brice to create his one-of-a-kind sound. Colie […]
Are you looking for a good place for a picnic? Some fun history? Maybe just a cool spot for a walk? Well the Princeton Battle field’s got all that. Fought in 1777, the Battle of Princeton was conducted right in this park. The site now contains a mass grave to the soldiers who died as […]
When I was a teenager in the 1990s, one of my favorite things to do when I was in the city was visit the multitude of stores that sold books, CDs, and other various bric-a-brac. Before the internet indexed seemingly every item in existence and put them all for sale on eBay, there was a […]
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