The Duo Multicultural Arts Center – New York, NY
The Duo Multicultural Arts Center building opened in 1889 as a dance and catering hall. The building comprised restaurants, meeting halls, and residences. John Philip…
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Crane Beach – Ipswich, MA
Crane Beach was formed in 1945 as a gift of 1,000 acres from the estate of Richard T. Crane, Jr. after his death to…
Public School 186 – New York, NY
Public School 186 opened in 1903 as a Harlem elementary school. C. B. J. Snyder, an architect who eventually became the Superintendent of School Buildings…
The Penthouse Cinema – Newark, NJ
Proctor’s Palace Roof Theatre opened on November 22, 1915. The Palace was originally used for smaller vaudeville productions before switching over to film in the…
Union Theatre – Attleboro, MA
The Union Theatre in Attleboro, MA originally opened in 1918 as a vaudeville and silent movie theater. It was operated by B & Q Associates…
Philadelphia’s Ice Castle
Philadelphia’s Ice Castle was formerly the Locust Medical Center at 52nd and Locust Streets. The vacant doctor’s office and pharmacy caught fire in the early…
The SS United States
The SS United States, nicknamed “The Big U”, isn’t just any passenger liner. At a length of 990 feet, with 12 decks and 101-feet wide,…
The Philadelphia Masonic Temple, Library, and Museum
Philadephia is an architecture lover’s delight: from Horace Trumbauer’s more classical Greek stylings of the Philadelphia Museum of Art or the Free Library of Philadelphia’s…
The Abandoned Richmond Generating Station
Built in 1915 and opened in 1925, Richmond Generating Station is a neoclassical cathedral to the might of industry. The vaulted, crumbling roof of the…
Mood Boosting Playlist
Sometimes, all you need is the open road and a good playlist. The next time you are headed out on a road trip, try a…