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Rockaway Bungalow Storm Story
TWO WEEKS AFTER SANDY, my friend M., who has invested huge sums of money and energy fixing up a 1930s bungalow, above, in the far reaches of Queens, New York, has just had her first experience with FEMA. A few … Continue reading
Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, QUEENS
Tagged bungalow, bungalows, Far Rockaway, FEMA, hurricane, Rockaway, Rockaways, Sandy, superstorm Sandy
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Rainy Day Rockaway, Part I
VINTAGE BEACH BUNGALOWS in New York City. Yes, they still exist, though in numbers much smaller than they used to, and on only two blocks in any significant concentration: Beach 24th and 25th Streets in Far Rockaway, in the distant … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHITECTURE, COTTAGE LIVING, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, QUEENS, RENOVATION
Tagged beach cottage, bungalows, bungalows of rockaway, Far Rockaway, Rockaway, vintage
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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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The Bungalows of Rockaway
SOME OF MY EARLIEST MEMORIES revolve around Far Rockaway, the working-class seaside resort in Queens, N.Y., where my family spent time in the summer. We lived in Queens, but at the opposite end of the borough. We traveled to our … Continue reading
Now Domino is Falling!
DOMINO MAGAZINE IS FOLDING, and I am devastated. Hard on the heels of Cottage Living, my other favorite magazine is ceasing to publish. Why why why why WHY??!!!??? As if it wasn’t enough to lose Cottage Living, Country Living, O … Continue reading
Posted in MISCELLANEOUS
Tagged Blueprint, brick row house, bungalows, Chase booth, Columbia County, COTTAGE LIVING, Country Living, Domino magazine, gingerbread Victorian, HG, O at Home, ranch
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