As I wound my way down Route 1 from Fort Kent in the summer of 2014, I passed some amazing manmade structures. One of them was the stunning Penobscot Narrows Bridge, built in 2006 to replace an old span. I stood for a few hours staring at this marvel of coastal Maine. And yes, I […]
On Season 3, Episode 10 of The Sopranos, the Christmas Party was held at the Satriale’s Pork Store in Kearny, New Jersey. This building is just 1.5 miles off of Route 1 in Newark, NJ, and was purchased by HBO and was a fully dressed set, as featured in The Sopranos. The pig is only […]
Throughout the Key West historic Seaport Village it was brilliantly decorated strolling thru the Harbor Walk of Lights. We came for the beautiful sunset and to listen to steel drum music, along with a few tasty cocktails. Holiday festivities continued with the 32nd annual Schooner Wharf Bar Absolute Vodka Lighted Boat Parade. All here right […]
On March 14th 1927 the first flight of Pan American Airlines began from Key West Florida to Havana Cuba. Founded as a air mail and passenger service to the Caribbean islands, it became the largest international air carrier in the United States until it’s collapse in December of 1991. During its peak between the late […]
Maybe it’s just me, but the idea of visiting a museum that is a historic village is a little hard to wrap your head around. While I’ve been to museums and historic sites aplenty, including the Historic Cold Spring Village in Cape May or Colonial Williamsburg, which might be the closest comparisons, it’s hard to […]
The Music Hall in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was constructed in 1880 for Lucius Bowles Darling, who was the owner of a local fertilizer company. It had a seating capacity of 1,700 and featured the longest staircase in the country at the time it opened. The theater was located on the second floor and included three […]
The Old North Cemetery dates back to at least 1636, and is potentially one of the oldest active burial grounds in the United States. Its origins trace to the First Church of Weymouth, with the initial recorded burial being that of Zachariah Bicknell in 1636. During the mid-1800s, the cemetery underwent incorporation into the North […]
Olde Mistick Village is, at its base level, a shopping center disguised as an 18th-century Colonial hamlet. It is neither “olde”, having opened in 1973, nor is it truly a “village.” It’s a collection of stores, many of which are quite nice and unique, and overall, it is the sort of spot my wife could […]
Comic book stores are another type of shop whose disappearance seems paradoxical, given the fact that comic book storylines are better known and more popular than ever before. While comics used to be a niche interest that could get you bullied, the seemingly unstoppable juggernaut of Marvel movies and, to a lesser extent, DC films […]
Camera stores used to be a staple in many American communities – places where both experienced photographers and amateurs alike could go to check out and learn about new equipment, receive advice and assistance, rent cameras or gear, and (of course) develop their film if they didn’t have a dark room available. The past two […]
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