Not pilgrims, Americans can thank falling woolen and tobacco industries for the first Thanksgiving.
Author: Michael C. Upton
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To Write of Architecture…
Over coffee, on a sunny day in the city, two writers speak of the beauty of Lancaster’s architecture. I am chatting with architect turned author, Gregg Scott, about Cassius Emlen Urban. And I am discovering how deep another writer will dig to unearth a story with veins touching almost everyone who strides upon the Red Rose city’s sidewalks.
The city of Buffalo is unofficially divided into 26 neighborhoods. Each has its attractions and history, but none may be so storied and thriving as Elmwood Village. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places starting in 1980, Elmwood encompasses an area bordered by Millionaire’s Row and the 350-acre Delaware Park.
The Bradley is a collaboration between Vera Bradley co-founder, Barbara Bradley Baekgaard, and Provenance Hotels—a lineup of luxury boutique hotels emphasizing the ingenuity of its partners. The Vera Bradley company produces a line of American handbags, and the company is based in the founder’s hometown of Fort Wayne. In fact, Baekgaard is often seen in the hotel adding fresh flowers to common spaces decorated in the patterns she helped create. The signature Vera Bradley style runs throughout the hotel in a stylish and grand example of refined taste. Deluxe and Premier rooms with king or double queen beds offer Midwestern charm and sophisticated accents with modern simplicity (there are no phones, coffee machines, or plastic cups).
Brewerytown is a work in progress, but it may become Philadelphia’s next hip neighborhood. The area mainly consists of young renters, upper-level college students, and residents new to the area or Philly in general. A smattering of lifelong residents proudly call Brewerytown the perfect home because of its proximity to Center City and a western border with Fairmount Park. Aptly named because it once housed most of Philadelphia’s breweries in the 19th century, the area suffered from neglect through the 1970s and ’80s. The Brewerytown Historic District formed in 1991 and helped certify 380 neighborhood buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.
My trip to Vegas last year was a blur. As expected! So, when I started thinking of fall wedding-related getaways to Vegas for this column, I knew I had to reach out to some experts to hone an elevated Vegas experience. Turns out, I am not the only one who thinks a Sin City pre-wedding getaway (as immortalized by The Hangover) or post-wedding honeymoon is a great idea. And now is the perfect time to head to Vegas.
The Pennsylvania Railroad and the Allegheny River served as primary transportation for the 19th century mills and factories of this area northeast of Pittsburgh’s central business district. As the area flourished, groceries, bars, and eateries rooted themselves in the Strip. An eventual decline in prosperity coincided with improvements in transportation and factories shuttered. Today, some legendary establishments mingle with the new as the area attracts dedicated locals, culinary tourists, and tech entrepreneurs. History and creativity mix in a myriad of great restaurants in the Strip District.
The amount of people reconnecting with nature is growing and the popularity of tent camping has been on the rise for years. According to the North American Camping Report by Kampgrounds of America, the percentage of campers who camp three or more times each year has increased 72 percent since 2014. The most avid of this group are families with young children. And the most popular mode of shelter is the tent.
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24 Hours in Eureka Springs
In 1856, Alvah Jackson came across the spring water which pours forth from the steep hillsides around Eureka Springs in the Ozarks, and began to market it for its healing properties. Usurping the land from Native peoples, Jackson kept the source of his “Dr Jackson’s Eye Water” a secret until 1879, but once divulged people flocked to the area to experience the therapeutic springs. Tents gave way to wooden structures. Soon a small city formed. Makeshift homes were replaced with a boon of Victorian architecture, most of which still stands today.
The Society for Beautifying Buffalo, Prevalent in the early to mid- 1900’s, would like to call Buffalo the City of Trees.
