This year marks the 125th anniversary of Chicago’s Auditorium Building, known as one of the masterpieces of Louis Sullivan and his partner Dankmar Adler. As a monument to Chicago’s post-fire civic pride, a 4300-seat theatre (largest in the country)…
The Leeds to Liverpool Canal – 127 miles of man made waterway. There are thousands of miles of man-made canals covering England. They are used today for leisure.
Late afternoon, 1969: Western Pennsylvania, headed west on a Greyhound, on a trip whose purpose I no longer remember. The picture seems to me like a moment poised between past and present, future uncertain. If I knew the exact spot, I really…
A few weeks ago, TravelGumbo had a feature blog on the Acropolis of Athens and the Parthenon. As I worked on it, I remembered this other Parthenon, in significantly better condition than the original (below). This one is in Centennial…
March 25, 2014: Two days ago I pondered a scary possibility, thinking I’d lost a great many of my photographs. Yesterday, still on the hunt, I came upon the receipt for my digital camera, bought in 2007. Checking travel dates,…
Another offering in the world of things we didn’t know we couldn’t live without, the 24 Hour Cupcake. Los Angeles based Sprinkles has opened a New York City branch, complete with Cupcake ATM. Their first was in LA, wouldn’t you know it,…
In a recent Gumbo blog , Jonathan L. pointed out that travelers (and locals) need a place to rest from time to time while visiting or going about daily life…and part of the need is what’s called—logically—street furniture.
Enjoyed a pleasant afternoon in this charming small city, and came across this buggy while walking the streets. Looks even more modified than Cuban cars and it bears a Ford log on its grill, but can someone help figure out exactly what…
Have you noticed there’s never an empty middle seat anymore? Shouldn’t be surprising, it turns out, as the Department of Transporation reported that for 2013 the number of flights operated by U.S. airlines went DOWN by 1.5% while the number of…
This Railroad was saved from demolition in 1985 by enthusiasts and is now the most successful Tourist Railroad in the US. The Steam Train takes you for a ride through Lancaster PA. Amish country and you can see the farmers working the land with horse…
This year marks the 125th anniversary of Chicago’s Auditorium Building, known as one of the masterpieces of Louis Sullivan and his partner Dankmar Adler. As a monument to Chicago’s post-fire civic pride, a 4300-seat theatre (largest in the country)…
The Leeds to Liverpool Canal – 127 miles of man made waterway. There are thousands of miles of man-made canals covering England. They are used today for leisure.
Late afternoon, 1969: Western Pennsylvania, headed west on a Greyhound, on a trip whose purpose I no longer remember. The picture seems to me like a moment poised between past and present, future uncertain. If I knew the exact spot, I really…
A few weeks ago, TravelGumbo had a feature blog on the Acropolis of Athens and the Parthenon. As I worked on it, I remembered this other Parthenon, in significantly better condition than the original (below). This one is in Centennial…
March 25, 2014: Two days ago I pondered a scary possibility, thinking I’d lost a great many of my photographs. Yesterday, still on the hunt, I came upon the receipt for my digital camera, bought in 2007. Checking travel dates,…
Another offering in the world of things we didn’t know we couldn’t live without, the 24 Hour Cupcake. Los Angeles based Sprinkles has opened a New York City branch, complete with Cupcake ATM. Their first was in LA, wouldn’t you know it,…
In a recent Gumbo blog , Jonathan L. pointed out that travelers (and locals) need a place to rest from time to time while visiting or going about daily life…and part of the need is what’s called—logically—street furniture.
Enjoyed a pleasant afternoon in this charming small city, and came across this buggy while walking the streets. Looks even more modified than Cuban cars and it bears a Ford log on its grill, but can someone help figure out exactly what…
Have you noticed there’s never an empty middle seat anymore? Shouldn’t be surprising, it turns out, as the Department of Transporation reported that for 2013 the number of flights operated by U.S. airlines went DOWN by 1.5% while the number of…
This Railroad was saved from demolition in 1985 by enthusiasts and is now the most successful Tourist Railroad in the US. The Steam Train takes you for a ride through Lancaster PA. Amish country and you can see the farmers working the land with horse…
