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Category Archives: Historic Downtowns
South Bend Hat Bleachery
Have you wondered where to go to get your last year’s hat spiffed up for this season? If you lived in South Bend, Indiana from 1916-1931, you would know you go to the South Bend Hat Bleachery: The Hatters That … Continue reading
Sala’s butterfly
Quilt block textile; hand-sewn and embroidered with vintage materials. Helena Sala, St. Augustine, FL.
Posted in Florida, Historic Downtowns, Textile art
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The Floridian for the last supper
We had dinner on the patio of the Floridian on our first foray into historic St. Augustine, because Rosie the poodle was with us, and besides, it was lovely outside. That was my day 8 of camping you may recall, … Continue reading
Hotel Alcazar: Another Henry Flagler grand hotel
Across the street from the former Ponce de Leon Hotel, developed by East Florida railroad magnate Henry M. Flagler, is another of Flagler’s grand hotels built with the vision of enticing wealthy East Coast elites to the “Ancient City” of … Continue reading
Henry Flagler’s Ponce de Leon Hotel
What I would not have given to have stepped off the train in 1887 and checked in to the new luxury Ponce de Leon Hotel…and even more so on the morning of Day 8 of the Great RV Camping Adventure … Continue reading
Thiesen Building: Pensacola’s first “skyscraper”
Christen Thiesen, a Danish immigrant to Pensacola, constructed the Thiesen building in 1901 and it opened in 1902. Thiesen and his wife, the former Effie Lee Mitchell of Eufaula, Alabama were reported to travel extensively in the northern cities and … Continue reading
Terrezza: Optical Optics
We were due to depart Fort Pickens Campground Saturday morning, and had been able to arrange an appointment to get the vent fan cover replaced on Friday–a half hour job. We had planned to visit the Pensacola Historic District while … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, Historic Downtowns, Ironwork, Modernism
Tagged Palafox Historic District
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Breaking News 1935: Morales Building Breaks
One of the blogs I enjoy is Darius Bryjka’s Mesker Brothers: Storefronts of America. Mississippi has preserved many of their buildings with iron storefronts and other metal details and when I began to see so many of them in the … Continue reading
Posted in Historic Downtowns, Ironwork, Modernism
Tagged Billie Carrington, Morales Building, New York Exchange, Tampa, Tito Rubio, Ybor City
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