Mostly, I write about the adaptive reuse of space: how old buildings, rather than being demolished, are restored and given a new life, sometimes a […]
Flower Piano —- San Francisco’s Unique Al Fresco Musical Event Read More
Going inside, I felt I was entering an apothecary of yesteryear. In addition to the botanical showcases, all the display fixtures were restored antiques and everything was for sale: the products on the shelves as well as the furniture, fixtures, and the pictures on the walls.
America’s Finest Hemp Company — Danville, California Read More
INTRODUCTION. As you walk through the front door of the refurbished Holbrooke Hotel, enter another world, and become captivated by the mystique and ambiance of
THE HOLBROOKE, A RESTORED GOLD RUSH HOTEL, BECOMES THE BACKDROP FOR DESTINATION WEDDINGS., Read More
1935 Duesenberg SJ Convertible-Coupe. 1 of 3 with coachwork by Walker Le Grande. 1992 Pebble Beach winner. This is car porn, fifty of the most
Blackhawk Museum — some of the world’s most collectable cars under one roof. Read More
TASCA de BADALHOCA. One of the oldest taverns in Porto, Tasca da Badalhoca, has endured for 120 years by serving the same sandwich over and
INTRODUCTION. The Davey Jones Deli is a unique sandwich shop inside the New Bait Shop Market in Sausalito, California, under the creative and gastronomic direction
DAVEY JONES. — The making of a Chef. Read More
Painting by Leonid Afremov. Louis Armstrong, American musical ambassador, and arguably the world’s greatest trumpet player possessed a style that steered jazz in a new
Louis Armstrong: What you probably don’t know…………… Read More
INTRODUCTION. Even with the iconic, rattling, clanging, trams and lines of traffic endlessly rounding the curve of Bathalha Square, the five-story Moov Hotel, with its
The Spirit of an emblematic Cinema lives on in the Restored Moov Hotel in Porto, Portugal Read More
Franjipani. Photo Credit: Phyl Doppelt INTRODUCTION. Hacienda San Angel overlooks the magnificent Banderas Bay, where the Sierra Madre Mountains meet the azure waters of the Bay
Richard and Suzy Burton’s Home in Puerto Vallarta Lives on as Hacienda San Angel Read More