April 30, 2025
The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) opened in 1928 as Loew’s State Theatre, one of many opulent movie palaces built by the Loews Theatres chain. Located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, the building was designed by the firm Rapp & Rapp, architects known for designing landmark theaters across the country. The […]
April 30, 2025
The Colonial Theatre: Boston’s Historic Broadway Tryout House The Colonial Theatre opened on December 20, 1900, with a performance of Ben-Hur attended by Winston Churchill. Designed by architect Clarence Blackall and funded by Frederick Lothrop Ames Jr., the production featured a cast of 350 and live horses galloping across the stage, drawing national attention for […]
April 29, 2025
Hundreds of party animals floated on a thousand boats, jet skis, kayaks and paddle boards at the annual Boca Bash on Lake Boca Raton. For years there have been hundreds of weekend sandbar gatherings of boats amd bikinis all along both coasts of Florida. What began in Boca Raton in 2007, when party seekers showed […]
April 27, 2025
For nearly a century the Russian Tea Room has been a gathering place for those in the entertainment industry. When the Russian Tea Room opened in 1927 by former members of the Russian Imperial Ballet, it was mostly a cafe and chocolate store, serving tea and catering to Russian artists, particularly the ballet. The Russian […]
April 26, 2025
Just a short distance from historic stretches of U.S. Route 1 in Baltimore, Maryland, lies Green Mount Cemetery — one of America’s most fascinating and solemn landscapes. Established in 1839, Green Mount is a walk through the nation’s history, layered with triumph, tragedy, and mystery. A Who’s Who of American History Wander the rolling hills […]
April 24, 2025
Writers have always loved the Florida Keys, whether it was Tennessee Williams, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Hunter Thompson, Zane Grey, Robert Frost, Truman Capote or Jimmy Buffett. They all came for a touch of the tropics, the beautiful blue waters, incredible fishing, the white sandy beaches, plus it almost feels like you’re in another country. You […]
April 23, 2025
The Ritz Theater and Museum is a downtown Jacksonville cultural destination that highlights the city’s Rich Black Culture. It reopened in its current form as a dedicated museum and performance venue on September 30. 1999. It was originally built on the same site in 1929 as a movie house in the LaVilla neighborhood. This area […]
April 22, 2025
There are many Pickleball Courts in South Carolina. Here are 8 of them that are on and along Route 1. Click on the Trip Stops to see all the details, and the pictures of each of these Pickleball Courts:
April 22, 2025
With a mission to house sick, injured and orphaned marine mammals, the Dolphins Plus Marine Mammal Responders are building a life-saving facility. After two years of planning and permitting, construction has begun on the Whale and Dolphin ICU in Islamorada, which will be the Florida Keys only marine mammal hospital. Work started on the 56,000 […]
April 21, 2025
The Cocoa Village Playhouse was once the first “talkie” movie house showplace in the Indian River section of Florida, located in the heart of downtown Cocoa. This enchanting old theater from the Roaring Twenties, an era of flapper dresses and jazz music, opened its doors in 1924 as the Aladdin Theater. It showcased silent movies […]
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