Are you brave enough to venture into the Riddle House, where even ghost hunters have fled in fear? The house was constructed in 1905 as a funeral parlor, across the street from the Woodlawn Cemetery. It was known as the gatekeepers cottage, hopefully to prevent grave robbers. Named for it’s owner Karl Riddle, […]
In what would become an historic night in New York City, on October 11th 1975, Saturday Night Live (SNL), a topical sketch show featuring Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin and Lorraine Newman made its debut on NBC. The 90-minute program, which from its inception has been […]
Looking for a chilling Halloween adventure of fearsome fun? There’s something wickedly enchanting about the ghoulish enclave in Fort Lauderdale called Nightmare Village, a haunted house attraction that’s not just your average spookfest. Venture if you dare into this twisted world where every turn and every darkened corridor holds a new fright, from creepy clowns, […]
If you’re visiting Key West and feeling brave, why not stop by the Martello Museum and experience a side of the supernatural right out of a Stephen King book. Wandering through the aged brick building of the museum, which was built in 1862 during the Civil War, to defend Key West against a possible […]
When you’ve been in the car driving for hours South on Route 1 and you’re still an hour away from Key West, sometimes you just gotta get your toes in the sand. There is no better spot than Lazy Days South in the heart of Marathon. Many times we have been there for the happy […]
The State Theatre opened on Congress Street on November 8, 1929, designed by architect Herbert W. Rhodes in a mix of Spanish, Moorish, and Art Deco styles. Built for movies and stage shows, it seated nearly two thousand people and featured a Wurlitzer organ, an ornate plaster ceiling, and a grand lobby lined with marble […]
Mechanics’ Hall was built between 1857 and 1859 for the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, a group founded in 1815 to promote education and craftsmanship among tradesmen. Before then, the Association had met in rented rooms around the city, but by the 1850s it needed a permanent home. Architect Thomas J. Sparrow designed the building at […]
The Press Hotel on Exchange Street in Portland began life in 1923 as the Gannett Building, headquarters of the Portland Press Herald. Built in the Georgian Revival style, it was commissioned by publisher Guy P. Gannett to centralize his growing media operations. The structure’s clean brick façade and limestone trim reflected the paper’s ambitions—modern, efficient, […]
You probably have heard of Sardis, the famous restaurant that is home to thousands of celebrity portraits. Few know the backstory behind these iconic caricatures and it’s as fascinating as the people whose face’s line Sardi’s walls. Opened in 1921 in Manhattan’s Time Square, Sardi’s was founded by Italian immigrants Eugenia and Vincent Sardi. The […]
Just south of Camden, directly on U.S. Route 1, the Conway House stands as a rare glimpse into Maine’s colonial past. Built in the late 1700s, this white clapboard farmhouse is one of the oldest in the region and today serves as the centerpiece of the Camden-Rockport Historical Society’s museum campus. The house tells the […]
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