December 4, 2024
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 […]
December 4, 2024
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 […]
December 3, 2024
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 […]
December 3, 2024
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 […]
December 3, 2024
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, […]
December 3, 2024
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 […]
November 28, 2024
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 […]
November 26, 2024
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 […]
November 25, 2024
Home to artists, musicians and writers, the Chelsea’s creative spirit is still alive. The hotel’s quirky decor, historical charm and artistic energy make it feel like you’re stepping into a time capsule but with way more style. Built between 1883 and 1884 the hotel was designed by Philip Hubert in a Victorian Gothic and Queen […]
November 23, 2024
Imagine yourself sitting at the bar in a South Sea Saloon in the 1800s, where the rum is flowing, with Island music playing and the swaying of hula girls hips as a terrible storm is raging outside as water cascades down the outer windows. That’s the atmosphere you get at the Mai-kai restaurant and Polynesian […]
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