Reclaimed Hardwood Flooring
Want to make a good eco-friendly flooring choice as you renovate your home? By building with reclaimed wood, your floors will achieve instant character and beauty. Whether reclaimed wood is sourced from historic buildings and barns, old wine barrels, or even from the bottom [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 00:34:37
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Friday Feed Frenzy - Birthday Edition
When in comes to wedding planning, location is right at the top of the list (besides making sure the bride and groom are there) ... that many would not think of. That may include historic buildings, old libraries, bed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 19:00:29
Times closes Globe Lobby — again
<span class="leftimg"><img src="http://www.laobserved.com/images/ballinmural.jpg" ALIGN=left alt="Sha in L.A ... decided to close the building's historic entrance — and to block public access ... ://www.lamurals.org/MuralistPages/Ballin.html">other buildings around town</a>. The memo [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 20:28:01
Perfect way to have a Washington DC vacation
Washington DC, which serves presently as the capital city and seat of power in the United States, is an ideal place for vacation seekers ... of iconic monuments, buildings to it historic neighborhood and free museums. Every year, millions [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 19:44:10
Wichita, Kansas - Air Capital of the World
Home to six major aircraft manufacturing companies, it is no wonder that the biggest city in Kansas, United States, ... used to throb with business and activities. There are at least sixty historical buildings in the area [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 00:04:42
A Ghostly Apparition
Today I had an hour to kill before picking my wife and son up from the cinema (I couldn't face seeing Madagascar 2) ... , from my Ladybird book 'What to Look For Inside a Church'), here are some photos:Historic buildings [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 23:33:00
Noooo Edinburgh, Don't Lift Ban on Changing Windows in Historic Structures
Hill House, Scotland, Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Can you imagine this in vinyl? John recently wrote that "Rising fuel costs and environmental concerns have forced councillors to consider lifting a ban on double glazed windows in Edinburgh's most historic buildings. Hundreds [more...]
Date: 2008-09-04 20:40:12
Applied Knowledge - Quenching
Abstract - The Ancient wisdom says you carry out the task 'just this way'. But how much of that is Science, and how much is smoke and mirrors? ... . You know the type, a collection of moved historic buildings (mainly out of river valleys after the infamous [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 14:26:00
found
In preparation for a gallery talk I'll be giving on the Camp Home series, I asked my Mom if she knew of any old photos of my Dad with his family ... , and seeing so many camp buildings in person and in historic photographs, I'm thrilled to see [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 14:06:00
Worry Doll Down Under
Matt Coyle’s unique, unusual and fascinating graphic novel Worry Doll will be the subject of an exhibition in Willow Court, Tasmania, ... the historic asylum buildings at Willow Court in New Norfolk. It’s a haunting setting for this surreal [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 17:00:14
McRee Town Doctoral Defense Tuesday 12/30 1:30pm
Jackie Jones will be defending her doctoral defense at the bar on Tuesday December 30th 1:30pm ... Missouri Botanical Garden, demolished six blocks of historic brick homes and apartment buildings ... District Commission demolished more than two hundred buildings on the eastern half of the McRee Town [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 05:51:17
Mt. Angel Oktoberfest
Man, real life is really cutting into my blogging activities! Don't you hate that??? ... Interesting shops in historic buildings. Oktoberfest12 Beautiful German-made wooden Christmas ornaments [more...]
Date: 2008-09-22 18:16:25
Happy July 5th!
In an era flanked by the “hope” of Barack Obama and the imminent loss of Harlem to gentrification, ... original buildings during an aerial survey. Today, historic Weeksville provides a safe space ... . Nestled in what is now Bedford-Stuyvesant, the historic town of Weeksville, a once-autonomous free [more...]
Date: 2008-06-24 21:22:16
Forest City Celebrates the Opening of Hamel Mill Lofts
Forest City Enterprises via PR Newswire CLEVELAND, Dec. 19 -- Forest City Enterprises, Inc.(NYSE: FCEA and FCEB) ... , historically renovated rental apartment buildings in Haverhill, Mass. "Hamel Mill Lofts is a great ... the adaptive re-use of a historic, century-old shoe factory complex," said Charles A. Ratner, president [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 16:48:27
Temecula historians struggle to keep idle historic buildings safe from vandals
Steven Cuevas: The recession has wiped out a lot of jobs in Southern California and across the country. But it's also created a few... like the job of keeping vandals and squatters away from an historic site awaiting renovation. KPCC's Steven Cuevas has the story of a couple that's taken on that duty. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 01:35:28
Faneuil Hall Market Lease Up For Grabs
Recession, recession everywhere. Everyone is getting beat up, from individuals to huge corporations ... consists of four buildings owned by the City of Boston, including the Quincy, North, and South ... The city itself owns and runs the fourth building, Faneuil Hall, a historic venue [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 05:01:00
I want to see…
I want to see… 04 Jan 2009 01:16 am It’s 2009 and what do I want to see? ... Trust and Partners for Acting Living and Upstate Forever and SPACE were protecting our historic neighborhoods, buildings and beautiful land. Just all sorts of good stuff. That seems to have stopped [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 05:16:43
CurbedWire: Mariachi Players Get Street Back, Pasadena Movies, Long Beach Inn
Click the image above to view the full photogallery ... in basements, on walls, in courtyards, shops and theaters throughout this famous and historic ... , courtyards and buildings. Most films are screened in unique outdoor settings and unconventional [more...]
Date: 2008-07-03 22:56:35
Wind farm plan 'no threat' to historic village
A campaign to stop a huge wind farm being built near Abbots Bromley has been dealt a blow after heritage experts claimed it did not pose a risk ... . Instead, they say the damage caused to historic buildings by juggernauts rumbling down the high [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 23:17:07
Rail travel popular again in the U.S.
Speaking of light rail and trains, train travel made a comeback in popularity in 2008, according to an article in World Hum, ... historic buildings from the early 1900s. The ride ... is a 15-mile round-trip. It leaves the historic Southern Pacific Train Depot in downtown Globe four [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 16:25:17
GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - October 11, 2008
Only 24 days until the election! Early voting starts Monday, October 13! DIERSEN QUESTION: Those who hate America successfully attacked its buildings on September 11 ... -- Historic swings cap worst week ever 'There's a complete lack of confidence' - Greg Burns and Laurie [more...]
Date: 2008-10-11 13:59:35
Everything in New Orleans Is a Good Idea
I was offered an opportunity to go to New Orleans recently that unfortunately I was unable to take advantage of ... , will open to the public in museums, historic buildings, and found sites throughout New Orleans. Prospect.1 [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 11:47:00
Serenbe, Luxe Conservation Community
Serenbe is located in Palmetto, Georgia, about 30-45 minutes southwest of Atlanta. The 900 acre community will preserve 70% of it's land and eventual plans include about 600 homes ... and is often inspired by historical buildings. There's a Dwell Home being built (see below), and the above [more...]
Date: 2008-08-21 06:17:34
Emergency, Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Strip Counterproductive without Political Aid
A Palestinian girl being carried to the hospital during the ongoing Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip ... . While it is currently impossible to estimate the physical damage to infrastructures and buildings ... , will reach horrifying levels of historic proportions. The humanitarian crisis created [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 13:47:30
Cuba: After Ike
“it now appears that Havana and its many historic buildings will be spared from the worst of the storm that has brought devastating consequences to the island’s housing, agriculture and other [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 12:42:27
Things to do in Venice
Venice is one of the most outstanding city in Italy. The city harbors several architectural monuments and buildings which have rich historical origin, this has made the city to be an attraction site for tourist visiting Italy. There are several [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 05:16:07
moving buildings
DCMUD has a story about moving an historic building to make room for the large St. Martins low income housing project [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 22:06:00
Rabbits Overrun Nelson Mandela’s Jail of 18 Years
Inundated by rabbits, Robben Island in South Africa, will close for several weeks as officials cull the local population, BBC News reports ... the island’s vegetation and historic buildings. Read more of this story » [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 16:46:37
Lavender on ice
My lavender is blooming and I am surprised to find myself thinking of Texas ... fields, wineries and historic stone buildings that made me feel like I was in Provence, not the Wild [more...]
Date: 2008-07-04 14:51:26
Gov. Blagojevich post impeachment statement. Transcript.
Transcript courtesy Federal News Service... GOV. BLAGOJEVICH: Thank you very much. Thank you for being here. I won't be that long ... governor, I wanted to build on the historic progress we made in Illinois by giving all of our kids [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 21:01:35
Thursday Blue Plate Special: Leftover Tuna
Keeping Time in Tuna I never hate Wal-Mart more than when I am in downtown Tuna. Across the country, small town Main Street has been decimated by the big hairy ape that is Wal-Mart and Tuna is no different. The old historic buildings that line Main Street, that once teemed [more...]
Date: 2008-06-19 05:35:30
More Options for Don Fisher's Presidio Museum
And finally on this Monday morning museum news round-up that we've somehow found ourselves writing, ... conform to national standards for new buildings in historic settings. One placed most of the museum [more...]
Date: 2008-11-24 14:02:01
London Open House: If You Only Do One Event This Year...
Two days until Open House Weekend, the premier event in London's architectural calendar ... historic building, after the Tower. This is an absolute must-see if you never have. CITY Bank of England Tour Of all the buildings we've ever explored [more...]
Date: 2008-09-18 14:08:47
Asia Travel Book
Going to a strange continent, especially for the first time, can be a daunting prospect ... . Asia is a continent of vibrant cities, historic buildings, hill villages, temples, mountains [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 10:21:19
Wellington office rents
Bernard Hickey has a blog post on how office rentals in Wellington have increased by 14% in the last year ... . Why? Wellington office vacancy rates are around historic lows. Encouragingly, vacancies are low ... quality buildings are struggling to find new tenants after being vacated by large government occupiers [more...]
Date: 2008-06-10 21:02:05
Interior design firm fashions Fifth Ward showroom
Timothy J Kitchen and Bath is on the move from its original Brookfield location at 18900 W. Bluemound Rd. to 225 S. 2nd St. in the Fifth Ward. A sampling of their creative design aesthetic easily demonstrates the historic stretch of cream city brick buildings and warehouses just south of the Third Ward as better environmental fit [more...]
Date: 2008-09-21 11:31:00
Stevens & Wilkinson Helping to Reinvent the Cigar Factory Charleston Landmark Will Emerge as Mixed-Use Building
ATLANTA, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Stevens & Wilkinson Stang & Newdow, Inc ... the look of the building to its historic appearance while adapting the interior to contemporary usage ... -foot space will consist of 66 residential loft units (featuring 15-foot timber ceilings, open floor [more...]
Date: 2008-07-01 04:29:28
Will The City’s Modern Architecture Masterpieces Be Destroyed?
The start of the City’s modern preservation movement can be traced back to one date: August 19th, 1959. That’s the date that demolition started on Davis Hall, the historic structure that stood ... countless buildings from the bulldozer. However, that seems to be changing. Many masterpieces [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 14:29:06
Today in Russian Business - Dec 9th, 2008
S&P's downgrading of Russia yesterday was the country's first in a decade and reflects the likelihood of a further downgrade ... . If the ban on the privatization of historic buildings is lifted next year, it could prevent [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 11:19:52
JustQuotes: Presidio Plans, Proposals, And Preservationist Protests
“Over the past 12 years, the nonprofit has renovated hundreds of historic buildings within the 1,491-acre park, many of which had been ready to crumble. The Presidio Trust now leases out these properties as homes and office... [more...]
Date: 2008-06-09 15:05:29
Deadly Ike smashes Cuba; is U.S. Gulf Coast next?
HAVANA (AP) - Hurricane Ike roared down Cuba's spine Monday and toward the island's densely populated capital of fragile historic buildings after ravaging homes and forcing more than 1 million people [more...]
Date: 2008-09-07 07:26:29
The coast is clear in Asilah, Morocco
Drive south from Tangier along the Moroccan coast to the port town of Asilah and here's what you'll see on the 30-mile journey: ... helps to have wealthy friends -- Benaïssa cleaned up Asilah, restoring many of its historic buildings [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 12:35:00
Only in Hamilton: Vote For Architectural Crime vs Heritage
hamilton city hall and UN building I am constantly agog at the shenanigans that go on in Hamilton, Ontario with respect to its historic buildings. Hamilton has everything it needs to be a great [more...]
Date: 2008-10-10 14:29:49
Lost Chance on Shenandoah
The 2007 fire that struck the four-flat at 3927-29 Shenandoah Avenue in the Shaw neighborhood eventually proved fatal ... building using historic rehab tax credits and understandably did not want a big question-mark next [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 00:55:00
hello, neighbor: 2008’s ‘lofty’ goals (nearly 3,000 new units!)
... , but that should even out as rents stabilize in most buildings and absorption continues ... ! Historic Core/Broadway/Jewelry District The Chapman (168 rental units) Great Republic Lofts (72 [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 19:17:50
Reporting in
In reply to Police Call Box: 1912: Call boxes were the standard communication for foot patrol officers ... and pictures here. 1969 Jack E. Boucher photograph of call box in Georgetown, Historic American Buildings [more...]
Date: 2008-10-06 19:41:17
An Examination: The Self-Awareness of Dinoasaurs
I wonder if the dinosaurs had any notion that they were about to become a footnote in the history of the world? ... a few fossils that would make up exhibits in historical buildings throughout the world. They didn’ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 14:13:33
Possibly the best food fight ever: The flour wars in Galaxidi, Greece
Filed under: Newspapers, Europe ... pounds of flour, and each one dyes his or her lot. The historic buildings are all covered in tarps [more...]
Date: 2008-08-23 12:01:00
Usdaw press release about the former SPCK shops
Usdaw fights for mistreated bookshop workers Shopworkers’ union, Usdaw, has submitted 15 employment tribunal claims against the Brewers, ... 23 bookshops, many of which are historic buildings in prime retail positions. Following the change [more...]
Date: 2008-06-24 08:13:53
Kauai protest focuses on rentals
Seven people held a sign-waving protest yesterday outside Kauai’s Historic County Building ... people rental homes just because they qualify for federal housing assistance through the Department [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 21:25:33
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