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Nice in the Rain
THE BRITISH UPPER CLASSES and Russian aristocracy, in search of sun, made the city of Nice, on France’s Mediterranean coast, their winter playground in the late 19th century. Most of the city’s pale or pastel-colored buildings date from that Belle Époque … Continue reading
Posted in FRANCE, TRAVEL
Tagged Art Deco, Belle Epoque, Chagall, Cimiez, Cours Saleya, Ephrussi de Rothschild, garden, Le Safari, Matisse, museums, Nice, Nice Garden Hotel, Promenade des Anglais, salad Nicoise, Vieux Ville, Villa Massena, Villa Victoria
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High Deco in Brooklyn Heights
UPDATE: I’ve been called out — and rightly so — by a Massachusetts reader for making light of the “anti-climactic” “non-hurricane” in yesterday’s post below. I think we in NYC were so relieved when skyscrapers didn’t topple in heavy winds … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHITECTURE, BROOKLYN
Tagged Art Deco, Brooklyn Heights, Cranlyn, decoration, H.I. Feldman, sunburst, terra cotta, ziggurat
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Deskey-Designed Montauk Surf Shack $1.1M
WHAT’S A DESIGN PEDIGREE WORTH? Quite a bit, in the case of this 500-square-foot bungalow just sent to market by fashion designer Cynthia Rowley (who bought another mid-century Montauk house recently for 820K and probably doesn’t need two of them). … Continue reading
Prospect Heights: It’s Not All Brownstones
I’M STILL HAPPILY DISCOVERING my new neighborhood of Prospect Heights, and haven’t even scratched the surface. It’s been too cold to walk around just for fun. I’ve seen only the blocks immediately adjacent to mine, and the main avenues, where … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHITECTURE, BROOKLYN
Tagged apartment buildings, Art Deco, Beaux Arts, Brooklyn Public Library, brownstones, carriage house, cornice, Eastern Parkway, Flatbush Avenue, fountain, Fulton Ferry, Grand Army Plaza, horsecars, late Victorian, main branch, Mexican restaurant, Neptune, omnibuses, Pequena, Plaza Street, postwar, pre-war, Prospect Heights, Prospect Park, Prospect View, Richard Meier, triumphal arch, turret, Vanderbilt Avenue
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MAUI: Over the Top from Wailuku
A WEEK IN MAUI exhausted my supply of superlatives: spectacular, magnificent, stunning, incredible…not to mention oohhh and aaahhh. Maui is all that, as was confirmed again by a 20-mile drive (at 10-15mph) on Tuesday along the island’s northeastern tip — … Continue reading
Posted in HAWAII, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, ROAD TRIPS, TRAVEL
Tagged A Saigon Cafe, Art Deco, Bailey House, bamboo furniture, Botanical Garden, bungalows, Edward Bailey, Iao, Iao Theater, Iao Valley, Kahakuloa, Kahekili Highway, Maui, missionary, museum, needle, Old Wailuku Inn, Road to Hana, Rt. 340, state park, Ulupono, Wailuku
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Second Fall in the Country
IT’S MY SECOND AUTUMN IN EAST HAMPTON, and life is good. I’ve planted a few more shrubs, done a bit of fall clean-up. Things are shaping up, landscape-wise, though I’ve been a little lax on the photos. How many times … Continue reading
