Grocery stores that sell hard-to-find ethnic food are one of my joys in life. Though they often look very ordinary, there’s a sense of adventure in the unknown. If you can’t even read the text on a package to tell what an item is, you are in for a surprise when you try it. […]
The Majestic Theatre, built by vaudevillians the Emery Brothers, opened on April 9, 1917, as one of Providence’s grandest entertainment venues. Designed by the architectural firm Walker and Son, its stunning white terra-cotta façade displayed the name “Emery’s Majestic.” With 3,000 seats, it was larger than the Imperial Theatre and Providence Opera House combined, rivaled […]
The Avon Cinema, a cornerstone of Rhode Island’s art-house film scene, has been a cultural landmark since its opening in February 1938. Originally a garage following the closure of the short-lived Toy Theatre in 1915, the building was remodeled into the Avon Cinema and has since become synonymous with specialty cinema. Nestled on bustling Thayer […]
The Columbus Theatre, a historic gem in Providence, Rhode Island, was originally envisioned and built by Domenic Annotti in 1926. Designed by architect Oresto DiSaia, also known for his work on the Metropolitan Theatre and Veterans Memorial Auditorium, the theatre boasts striking interior frescoes and murals by artist George di Felice, including the evocative “The […]
Often called the Greatest Club of all time, the Temple of Disco: Studio 54 was a world-renowned lavish playground for celebrities and the social elite. It’s velvet ropes separating the crowds of hopeful guests from the select few to enter, as paparazzi and newspaper photographers scattered outside. The brainchild of two Brooklyn entrepreneurs that met […]
Otherworld Philadelphia is a surreal 40,000 square foot art installation that opened in 2023, loosely patterned after another that opened in 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. Boasting roughly 55 rooms, with work by over 200 artists that consists of 530,000 LEDs and 130 projectors, it’s hard to know what to expect beforehand, even if you look […]
The Inn’s Early History The inn as we know it today was originally built in two stages, with the first tavern constructed in 1750 and a second in 1765. In 1780, after the colonies declared their independence, the business officially became The Cranbury Inn. In 1800, a local couple, Hannah Disbrow Dey and Peter Perrine, […]
Let me get this out front; I’m a sucker for Mexican food. Whether its street meat from a truck, or the adaptive re-use of a former fast food restaurant, I’m all in! Imagine my delight when my fellow curator, Christopher Gentile and I happened upon Taqueria Los Primos on a recent trip on Route 1 […]
Most people know it as the tiny island under the Seven Mile Bridge located in Marathon, Florida. It was once known as Cayo Paloma (small island) on many old Spanish charts and later Pigeon Key. It became a significant rest stop along the Overseas Highway historic route to Key West. A place for for travelers […]
The oldest bar on Big Pine Key was originally a general store with a brothel upstairs. In the 1940s a bait and tackle shop was added to the store and in the late 1950s the restaurant and No Name Pub was born. This place is covered with a million dollars of signed $1 bills from […]
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