Following his dreams to have a life in music, Matt Umanov opened his first store in 1963 and became one of the world’s leading experts on guitars. Although Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, Eric Clapton and Prince were all Umanov’s customers, not all of his customers were rock stars. Folks could never get past his storefront […]
Trumbull Mall is a large retail complex in Connecticut with a long history of ownership changes, redevelopment, and adaptation to shifting consumer trends. Opened in 1964 as the Trumbull Shopping Park, it was notable for being the state’s first fully enclosed shopping center. The project was developed by the Frouge Corporation and initially featured major […]
What started as a simple gas station and store in the 1920’s transformed into an actual treehouse bar built around majestic oak trees in 1946. There’s something undeniably special about sipping a cocktail while you’re perched among the branches, it almost brings back childhood memories of that first treehouse. The floor to ceiling windows create […]
Nicknamed “The Snake Pit”, the Old Anchor Inn was a wild bar back in the day. Three shots of tequila for a buck!!! The picket fence lining the sidewalk was erected to appease the city because they had too many complaints of patrons falling out the front door. It even had a balcony once, but people […]
If you are looking for an escape from the busy streets and town, Latitudes on Sunset Key is just a short boat shuttle from downtown provided by the restaurant to paradise. As you step off the boat, the atmosphere changes as you reach the exclusive island Sunset Key, with it’s sweeping views of the Gulf […]
Imagine you’re in New York City in the early eighties, Disco is Dead and you’re in the historic Webster Hall ballroom built in 1886, with its huge chandelier and its ten mile high ceilings with its handsome Queen Anne and Renaissance revival architecture. You are standing in the legendary concert venue the Ritz, the first […]
Just minutes from U.S. Route 1, the Center for Wildlife offers a unique look at the work behind wildlife rescue and rehabilitation in southern Maine. Tucked into a quiet wooded setting, this nonprofit facility cares for injured and orphaned wild animals while also educating the public about conservation and coexistence. It’s not a traditional zoo […]
Just a short drive from U.S. Route 1, Mount Agamenticus rises above the southern Maine landscape, offering sweeping views that stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the distant White Mountains on a clear day. At 692 feet, it isn’t Maine’s tallest mountain—but its location near the coast gives it one of the most dramatic panoramas […]
“It was a bar like any other, and then it wasn’t” Jimmy Buffett. The Caribbean Club is most famous as the inspiration and location for the 1948 film Key Largo starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, although the interiors were shot at Warner Brothers studios in Hollywood. Built in the late 1930’s as a fishing club, […]
New York City’s most fabled watering hole is the Blue Bar, the historic blue-lit lounge inside the 122 year old Algonquin Hotel. The bar opened at the demise of Prohibition in 1933, and quickly became the favorite spot for a group of sharp-tongued literati that included the celebrated poet and writer Dorothy Parker, known for her […]
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