UPDATE - the Uluru climbing ban is here!
The climbing ban for Uluru that was announced months ago finally arrives. The ban goes into effect Saturday, October 26, 2019. See A...
A landmark in the history of tennis springs back to life in Virginia
Two years ago a post on this blog drew the relationship between two US landmarks in the history of tennis - the International Tennis...
86 Riverside Drive - remnant of the Gilded Age for sale
"single-family mansion that's still brimming with most of its original details" New York's Gilded Age was once marked by fashionable...
Medieval to modern trade routes: the Silk Road and World Heritage preservation
"The Silk Road is likely to emerge as the most ambitious and expansive international cooperation program for heritage preservation ever...
Uluru - impending tourist ban leads to increased tourism!
“Outsiders are cursed for disturbing the red-colored Uluru monolith reaching for the sky” Governments and agencies that oversee some...
Venice mayor says Venice is in danger!
The Italian government rejected a plan that would have closed the Guidecca Canal to cruise ships Venice has long been battling the twin...
Ladies' Mile in New York City - a Gilded Age shopping district is born, and preserved
“Many of its older stores are a developer’s dream—soaring spaces with ornate exteriors in the heart of major American cities” The Gilded...
City parks, not just national ones, give DC the edge!
"The most comprehensive evaluation of park access and quality in the 100 largest U.S. cities." Trust for Public Lands ParkScore Index...
For bibliophiles new and old – public libraries, personal collections, and looted manuscripts
“The first place I go in someone’s house is their bookshelves. You can tell exactly who they are.” During World War II, the Nazis infamously
The historic legacy of Pullman Palace Cars
Pullman Palace Cars were once known as “the largest hotel in the world” During America’s Gilded Age, numerous people focused on the new indu