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where was Alexis’s studio?
I’ve put that address on IMDB but I’ve made a mistake. It’s actually 1441 North Angelo Drive. Famous as “the enchanted hill”, it was the property of the actress/screenwriter Frances Marion and husband, silent screen star Fred Thomson. It was torn down in 2000 by Paul Allen (former chairman of Microsoft).
The house was also used on “Columbo”, “Charlie’s Angels”, “Hart to Hart&rdquo… (View original article)
Locals call it the Band-Aid house. But the Fern Hall Inn is about as sturdy as they come.
The elegant and richly historic stone mansion, located on 117 acres at Crystal Lake in Clifford Twp., has to be among the architectural jewels of Northeast Pennsylvania, one with a highly impressive pedigree.
Fern Hall was built in the early 1900s by James Wood Johnson, one of the three brothers who founded pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson. (Hence, the whole Band-Aid house thi… (View original article)
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum will celebrate Bronx Week’s Environmental Day on Saturday, May 21 with two outdoor events: their annual Bike Tour and an Owl Meet and Greet.
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum’s annual Bike Tour will focus on horticulture with visits to private gardens on City Island and public gardens in Pelham Bay Park. Park horticulturalist Scott Farrington will ride along as the expert. The Bike Tour, which runs from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., is free but registration is requ… (View original article)
Ruins of forgotten castle discovered by volunteers
8:50am Monday 16th May 2011
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THE ruins of a forgotten castle that once provided the gateway to the Bishop of Durham’s park have been uncovered by a team of archaeologists.
Fifty volunteers from the North Pennines AONB Partnership’s Altogether Archaeology project discovered the remains of Westgate Castle, in Weardale, County
Durh… (View original article)
The Lincoln Castle male prison will be open to the public for the first time.
The castle’s grounds are home to a Victorian prison with a unique chapel and female prison which are already open to the public.
On May 21 the male prison will also be open to visitors, alongside 1,000 years of traditional crafts day.
Tickets will cost £11 for adults, £8.50 for concessions, £4.75 for children 5… (View original article)
Palmse Manor and Open-Air Museum
Palmse Manor is one of the grandest baroque mansions in Estonia. The mansion and open-air museum were the first fully restored manor complex in the country. They are surrounded by the beautiful natural environment of Lahemaa National Park and provide an overview of Estonian manor life and architecture throughout the ages. The open-air museum boasts parks, gardens and historical buildings and features exhibitions, worksh… (View original article)
Through a good part of the fall and all winter, skilled builders from RC Legnini Building Contractors, the firm responsible for renovating the interior at Boyds in Rittenhouse, have been working to restore and modernize the interior at Smith Memorial Playhouse in Fairmount Park. The mansion, built in 1899 and designed by Philadelphia architect James H. Windrim, the mind behind the designs of the Masonic Temple across from City Hall and the Academy of Natural Sciences, had f… (View original article)
Holidays in France: the castle behind the scenes of history
(European News)
France is a cherished dream of many travelers. And not only Paris with the Champs Elysées and the Eiffel Tower, real champagne and Napoleon cognac. For most tourists visiting this country, France remains the world center of culture and fashion. As well as historical monument of the whole Europe, virtually all important events that took place in Europe were reflected in the… (View original article)
The City of Toronto has agreed in principle to take back control of Casa Loma, the historic castle the Kiwanis Club has operated for almost three-quarters of a century.
The city, which owns the castle, has left its operation to the Kiwanis since 1937.
Under the proposed deal, the city will pay the club $1.45 million in exchange for certain artifacts and the right to nine trademarks associated with the castle, including the “Casa Loma” name and the term “Toronto’s Majestic… (View original article)
Illinois Governor’s Mansion Becomes First in United States to Install
ChargePoint Charging Station for Electric Vehicles
May 17, 2011 10:18 AM
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CHICAGO–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Coulomb Technologies today announced that the executive mansion in
Springfield, Ill. has installed a residential ChargePoint® charging
station for electric vehicles. The installation of the ChargePoint
station m… (View original article)
