Occupying much of the east side of North Bridge Street, it formed the central component of a shop-and-hotel scheme erected for James White. This advertised as the largest ‘drapery and fancy goods warehouse in the country’, with 40 departments. Soon after being taken over by Patrick Thomson...
Those who can remember the DeSoto Hotel picture it as the giant brick, block-long hotel at Zack and Marion Street. Younger Tampans may recognize it from old photos or because of the many colorized postcards of it on sale to collectors. But this giant building wasn't the original DeSoto....
Bull’s eye glass also appeared in the small panes of the transom lights (or ‘weather screen’) that ran across the top of shopfronts, for example at the Letchworth branch which opened in 1907, when Smith’s bookbinding factory first moved to the town. Rickmansworth Smith’s shopfronts we...
C.Z. Robertson jots down a new technique for using images to replace text that is both screen-reader friendly and standards compliant. The trick is eventually named after Todd Fahrner, a standards-advocate who had played around with the idea, and uses background images and CSS to make text...
Don Vale House, 1870. The image is from John Ross Robertson’s Landmarks of Toronto. Source: York University Archives The Winchester Street Bridge, 1890s. This is a similar westerly view as the image in Landmarks of Toronto. The track in the foreground is the Belt Line Railway. ...
That same year, a small group of people in Austin, Texas began a series of long discussions about the future of entertainment and media. The meetings were in the offices of The Austin Chronicle, and participants were sworn to secrecy. A fundamental opinion shared by the group was that the ...
Explore the deep roots of African American heritage, from the Underground Railroad’s crucial role in Cincinnati to the legacy of Black businesses that have shaped the city’s economy. You can also learn about the stories of Black residents in Over-the-Rhine and the West End, and see how ...
Throughout his career, he has delivered powerful performances in both film and television, including Hotel Rwanda, Crash, and House of Lies. Cheadle also made his mark as War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, further solidifying his wide-ranging appeal. Credits (Film): Crash, Hotel ...
Bellow’s A Day in June (1913) captures a picnicky day in Central Park, New York, where well-dressed crowds lounge in a meadow beyond the Plaza Hotel. Bellows painted his family in the left middle distance among those enjoying the summer day. He wears a dark tie and... Jack London...
GRAND HOTEL book by Luther Davis, music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest, with additional music and lyrics by Maury Yeston MYTHOS: A TRILOGY – GODS. HEROES. MEN. written by and starring Stephen Fry THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted by R. Hamil...