Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs
The American Sign Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio, is the brightest museum I’ve ever been in.
Johnson Trolley Line, South and North
From 1901 to 1940, the Johnson “Fast Line” electric trolley (a.k.a. the Trenton-Princeton Traction Company) carried passengers from Trenton to…
Aspiring to Easier Living at Manitoga
Recently we visited Manitoga, a National Historic Landmark that is the studio and home of industrial designer Russel Wright. A…
Autumn in Asbury Park
A warm October day in Asbury Park. The fog burned off in the morning, but then came back. Featured image:…
The Vanderbilt Mansion In Hyde Park, New York
If this 54 room home looks a little bit small for something with both “Vanderbilt” and “Mansion” in its name,…
Art and Design of the New York Central Railroad
The other fab Jazz Age exhibit at the Albany Institute of History and Art is Romancing the Rails: Train Travel…
Jazz Age Adventurers: Fashion Edition
At the Albany Institute of History and Art: Fashionable Frocks of the 1920s showcases the adventurous dresses of the Jazz…
Rapp Barrens & Six Mile Waterworks
A walk around the Six Mile Waterworks (created to supply drinking water to the city of Albany in the 1850s)…
DNA Study of Birds, Extinction, and Demography
This paper by Smith, Gehara, and Harvey was released earlier this year (currently behind a paywall): The demography of extinction…