Homewood Cemetery
October 2023 Homewood Cemetery was established in 1878 from William Wilkins’ 650-acre estate, called Homewood. This is the final resting…
Pennsylvania
Fascinating Architecture of Pittsburgh, PA Part 2
October 2023 The Emmanuel Episcopal Church, completed in 1886, is by H. H. Richardson. Richardson did not live to see…
Fascinating Architecture of Pittsburgh Part 1
October 2023 Standing on the grass of Carnegie Mellon, you can see the University of Pittsburgh’s (Pitt) Cathedral of Learning.…
A Quick Introduction to Pittsburgh PA
October 2023 The Monongahela and the Allegheny meet and become the Ohio River. This is what defines Pittsburgh today and…
A Smattering of Public Art in Philadelphia
Grumman Greenhouse Lenfest Plaza This crashed and artfully crumpled full-size airplane is titled “Grumman Greenhouse,”. The creation of 27-year-old Jordan…
A Whirlwind Trip of Architecture in Philadelphia Day 2
Philadelphia, PA University of Pennsylvania College Hall College Hall is the oldest building on campus. Designed by Thomas Webb Richards…
A Whirlwind Trip of Architecture in Philadelphia Day 1
Philadelphia, PA City Hall Tomes have been written about Philadelphia’s city hall, and I have visited and photographed this building…
Wanamaker, An Organ, and An Eagle
1300 Market Street Philadelphia, PA Designed by renowned organ architect and Scotsman, George Ashdown Audsley, and built by the Los…
A Victorian Art Gallery
Laurel Hills Cemetery 3822 Ridge Avenue Philadelphia, PA Laural Hills Cemetery was founded in 1836 by a group of local…
Haunting and Beautiful
Mount Mariah Cemetery 6201 Kingsessing Avenue Philadelphia, PA Mount Mariah has a fascinating and tragic history, most of which can…
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
October 2015 Jim Thorpe was originally called Mauch Chunk (Bear Place in the Lenape Indian Language). It is the seat…
History and Architecture of Scranton, PA
October 2015 Scranton Pennsylvania is the county seat of Lackawanna and the 6th largest city in Pennsylvania. Incorporated in 1866,…
Lackawanna Station – Scranton, PA
October 2015 This is now the Radisson Hotel, however, it originally was the Lackawanna Train Station a vital piece in…
Masonic Hall – Scranton, PA
October 2015 The Masonic Hall in Scranton Pennsylvania is so massive, this postcard is the only way to show it…
Walking Scranton Pennsylvania
October 2015 This is the Lackawanna County Courthouse at 200 Washington Avenue. It was designed by Isaac G Perry in…
Eccentric Mercer and his Moravian Tiles
This is the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, (Bucks County) Pennsylvania. Henry Mercer inherited his money from a maiden aunt and…
Magic Gardens
1020 South Street Philadelphia, PA My favorite artists are ones that find their passion and pursue it, with no thought…
Eastern State Penitentiary
2027 Fairmount Avenue Philadelpha, PA I am in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. My habit in any town is to seek the oddball.…