Interior decorations reflected different European countries in each room. Below are a few of my favorites. Every room had one of these gorgeous “intercoms”. This room’s was brass, and the…
The “fish-tank” at Build-It-Green, Astoria. Poor little fish…
I have never been to this house, but would love to someday visit. I am hoping that this amazing piece of architecture will stay around until I can make it…
Wilderstein Estate was the family home of Margaret Suckley, the great friend of FDR, until her death in 1991. Set serenely on the peak of a sloping hill leading down…
It appears that “Frear’s”, noted in the diary entry I talked about on 7/26/12, was a “Dry Goods” Store in Troy, NY, as seen in this vintage post card.
Found at Hildy’s Antiques Store in Windham, NY, this 1922 Daily Diary. One of the few pages with writing on it: February 15, 1922 “Worked all day in Frear’s selling…
Brooklyn has some interesting ways of re-purposing beautiful old movie theaters.
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