Oldest Seattle Theater: The Moore
... and theater district.
The outside was simple and plain, but the interior was lush and opulent. With its grand lobby with mosaic floors, and its architecture that incorporated marble, onyx, stained glass, and carved wood, it was recognized as one the most beautiful theaters in the United States.
Over the course of its history, the Moore hosted the famous Orpheum vaudeville circuit, and during the Depression years showcased some of the most distinguished European and American performers. An unstable...
May 5th, 2009 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: architecture, Belltown, Family Friendly, Moore-theater, performance venues, Performing Arts - Theater & Dance
Photo Op: Skyscrapers of the Seattle Skyline
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Details: If you haven’t looked up in Seattle, you haven’t really seen the city at all.
Gone are the days when the Space Needle, the Smith Tower, and the Bank of America Tower (formerly the Columbia Tower) were the only tall buildings in the skyline.
Photo credit: personal collection
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April 26th, 2009 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: architecture, Lunch Hour Fun, office buildings, Photos, skyline
Edinburgh’s Hidden Architecture
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Edinburgh is so full of amazing architecture that it’s easy to miss it. For example, did you know about the beautiful ‘Regent Bridge’, that used to cross a river and gave access to Calton Hill? It just crosses Calton Road today
Next time you head up Calton Hill, why not walk around the base of it first? There’s beautiful homes, many designed by the famed architect William Playfair.
Another idea is to walk around the back streets of the main Squares, such as Charlotte Square...
April 22nd, 2009 | Andy Hayes | Read More | Comments: 2Filed under: architecture, charlotte square, Edinburgh, History & Information, royal mile, saint andrew's square
Architects who made London – fascinating mp3 lectures
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I’ve just come across a marvellous series of lectures on modern (post-Victorian) architecture in London. It was a second series at the Royal Academy (better known to most people for its summer show) – unfortunately the earlier series wasn’t recorded, or at least, isn’t available.
These are not ‘easy listening’. You’ll need to focus – some of the lectures are quite academic, and there are lots of names and numbers to take on board, but the stories behind...
April 2nd, 2009 | Andrea Kirkby | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: architecture, buildings, cenotaph, History & Information, london architecture, Lutyens, social housing
Seattle’s Smith Tower: Once the Tallest Building West of the Mississippi
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For a spectacular view of downtown Seattle – of the skyline, the water, and the mountains, the best place to see it all is from the observation deck of the Smith Tower.
The Smith Tower was one of the world’s first skyscrapers, and although a mere 522, for nearly 50 years it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. It has 42 floors, including a pyramid shaped Gothic cap, and its 35th floor outdoor wrap-around observation deck is reached by the building’s original...
March 30th, 2009 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: architecture, Attractions, History & Information, Lunch Hour Fun, Must-See Sights, office buildings, People - Interesting Local People, Pioneer-Square, skyline, skyscapers, Smith-Tower, Sound Like a Local - Local "speak"
The Better Side of Riverside
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Located approximately 60 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, Riverside offers unexpected pleasures and treasures.
1. The Mission Inn. Now a luxurious 239-room hotel, the legendary Mission Inn had humble beginnings as a 12-room adobe boarding house. Turned into a grand resort hotel in 1903, this Mission Revival-style landmark has hosted 10 United States presidents and many other luminaries. Stroll the grounds, indulge in a spa treatment, and sample one of the hotel’s distinctive restaurants.
The...
March 17th, 2009 | M. L. Johnson | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: architecture, Attractions, birds, Family Friendly, gardens, History & Info, Hotels & Places to Stay, landmarks, Outdoors & Recreation, plants, trails
The world is flat, after all – the London skyline in recession
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It seems the economic crisis will affect the skyline of London. Depending on your views and the kind of architecture you prefer, you may regard this as a good or a bad thing.
There is a huge number of ambitious projects on the drawing board and in the process of getting planning permission. But with the property development market in the doldrums, and finance almost impossible to get, it seems many of the skyscrapers that are planned will never be built after all.
One of the projects is going ahead....
March 10th, 2009 | Andrea Kirkby | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: architecture, History & Information, skyscrapers
Book: The Ballard Locks by Adam Woog
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I love finding books about Washington that have been written by Washingtonians rather than someone who just researched and visited for a few weeks.
That’s part of the reason that I loved Adam Woog’s book, The Ballard Locks (Images of America: Washington)’ target=_blank>The Ballard Locks.
OK, officially they are the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks. But I don’t know anyone who lives here who refers to them that way. I’ve lived here all my life, and have always called them the...
January 30th, 2009 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: architecture, Attractions, Ballard, books, Family Friendly, gardens, history, History & Information, Just a Bit Weird - Fun & Quirky Places, Locks, Lunch Hour Fun, Must-See Sights, People Watching, Sound Like a Local - Local "speak", tourist attractions
Fine design – Westminster tube station
... there are some super pictures on the Metro-bits website.
And there is a marvellous article in the London Review of Books which analyses the architecture of each of the Jubilee Line stations – all built for the Jubilee line extension which was a Millennium project – as well as referring to the myth of Orpheus, Charon the ferryman of the dead, urban regeneration, and the classic Underground work of Pick and Holden (designer of marvellous suburban stations in fine modernist style).
Of...
December 4th, 2008 | Andrea Kirkby | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: architecture, design, tube, tube station, westminster tube station
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