January 21, 2025
Take a trip down Route 1 in North Florida to Historic Fort George Island within the Timucuan Preserve to visit the oldest surviving Antebellum Spanish Colonial Plantation in the United States. Built by Zephaniah Kingsley Jr (1765-1843) in 1798. Kingsley was an English-born planter, merchant and slave trader who moved as a child with his […]
January 14, 2025
Wandering through ancient oaks and Spanish moss, where history whispers like a Southern Gothic novel, The Bosque Bello Cemetery was founded by the Spanish in 1798. Cemeteries are like libraries of the past except instead of books there are headstones that give you the cliff notes of this Island’s inhabitants. It’s a real community mixer […]
January 11, 2025
The Central Park Zoo really began with an abandoned bear cub 176 years ago. The first animal gifted to the park was a bear cub tied to a tree and was left in Central Park in 1859, followed by a monkey the next year. These animals were popular with the parks visitors even though there […]
January 9, 2025
I went to the US Capital Rotunda to give our respect to James Carter at his memorial services. We watched the coffin of James Carter delivered to the US Capitol Rotunda by horses. As a member of the Democratic Party, Carter served as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975 and in the […]
January 8, 2025
The Prudential Center, commonly known as the “Pru,” is an iconic shopping and commercial complex in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. The enclosed shopping mall, which forms part of a larger mixed-use development, sits at the base of the Prudential Tower and connects directly to several surrounding landmarks, including the Hynes Convention Center, the Sheraton Boston […]
January 8, 2025
There is not a more romantic nighttime setting in New York City then taking a horse-drawn carriage ride through Central Park to the glittering lights in the trees above Tavern on the Green. It’s also the final landmark a runner passes during the New York City Marathon as the renowned building sits right at the […]
January 8, 2025
The Providence Arcade, also known as the Westminster Arcade, is a historic shopping center in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. Opened in 1828, it holds the distinction of being the first enclosed shopping mall in the United States and is a significant example of Greek Revival architecture. The building has played a pivotal role in the […]
January 8, 2025
Origins and Development Copley Place, an enclosed shopping mall in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, opened its doors in 1983 as part of a major urban redevelopment project. It was Boston’s largest mixed-use development at the time, strategically positioned above the Massachusetts Turnpike and the Huntington Avenue highway interchange. The development was built on the site […]
January 7, 2025
Early Origins: The Sterling Block and the Rise of Bridgeport The Sterling Block-Bishop Arcade, located at 993-1005 Main Street in downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut, is one of the oldest commercial buildings in the city. Originally built in 1841 as part of the Sterling Hotel, the building’s early years reflect Bridgeport’s transition from a maritime village to […]
January 6, 2025
You might remember the Copacabana from the nightclub scene in The Goodfellas, the hit Barry Manilow song, the night members of the New York Yankees got into fracas that made headlines, the famous singers and comedians that performed there, or the clubs’ underworld connections. This was “the place” for entertainment and to be seen in […]
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