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Philadelphia: Fitler Square
BACK FROM TWO BUSY DAYS in Philadelphia and a fair amount of wandering in neighborhoods previously admired only from behind the windshield of my car. I wanted to go back to Fitler Square, a few blocks southwest of elegant Rittenhouse … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHITECTURE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, PHILADELPHIA
Tagged Fitler Square, Rittenhouse Square, row houses, shutters
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Jersey City Jaunt
SO MUCH FOR PRECONCEIVED — or rather, outdated — notions. I hadn’t been to Jersey City in probably ten years, so when I went there yesterday (a distance of 7 whole miles from my home in Brooklyn) to visit a … Continue reading
Heart of NoLibs 2-Family 329K
Northern Liberties street scene NoLibs? WTF is NoLibs? You might well ask. It’s a silly acronym (is there any other kind?) for Northern Liberties, one of the most happening neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Think of it as the Williamsburg of Philly … Continue reading
Boston: Brick Sidewalks and Boot Scrapers
Edge of Beacon Hill from the Public Gardens I HAD VISITED BOSTON only twice, so long ago and so briefly I couldn’t even tell you which neighborhoods I was in. So when the time came to plan a little birthday … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHITECTURE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, ROAD TRIPS, TRAVEL
Tagged arched doorways, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Boston, bowfront, brick, fanlights, Federal, Franklin, Inn at St. Botolph, Inn@St.Botolph, ironwork, lincrusta, Mt. Vernon Street, National Historic District, Nichols House Museum, Paramount, Paul Revere House, Petit Robert Bistro, Rose Standish Nichols, row houses, Southend, townhouses, Union Oyster House, Victorian
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Covetable Carriage Houses
MY POST THE OTHER DAY about a mews alley in Cobble Hill re-opened my eyes to the 19th century carriage houses that still exist in Brooklyn — not in great abundance, which makes those that remain all the more special. … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHITECTURE, BROOKLYN
Tagged 19th century, Atlantic Avenue, Boerum Hill, Bond, brickfront, Brooklyn Heights, brownstones, carriage, carriage house, carriage houses, Clinton Hill, Cobble Hill, horse-drawn, Nevins, omnibus, pre-Civil War, Prospect Heights, row houses, Sidney Place, Vanderbilt Avenue
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Sweet Shutters
East Hampton, N.Y. I LOVE SHUTTERS — louvered, paneled, pickets, cut-outs — though I’ve never really lived in a house that has them. My present cottage on Long Island is not gonna be the one. Shutters don’t make sense with … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, HAMPTONS, HUDSON VALLEY, LONG ISLAND, MANHATTAN, OLD-HOUSE MAKEOVERS, PHILADELPHIA
Tagged Boston, BROOKLYN, casement windows, cut-outs, louvered, MANHATTAN, paneled, PHILADELPHIA, pickets, row houses, shutters, Springs
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