How A Bitter Family Feud Resulted in Gilded Age New York’s Most Luxurious Hotel
byThe Waldorf-Astoria was born from a feud. As we explored in the discussion of New York’s Four Hundred, after the death of her father-in-law,…
April, 2009
The American Country House
byAs cities began to expand after the Civil War, the crowded quarters boded ill for health, and the suburbs began to lure city dwellers…
In Memoriam: The Sinking of the Titanic
byOn this day, at this very moment, 97 years ago, the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank two and a half hours later. 706…