Category Archives: History
Thursday Doors – Dupont Circle
The title should say “to and from” Dupont Circle, but let’s not quibble over minor details. I was about to say “last month” when I realized that it’s August and the pictures I have to share today were taken in … Continue reading
Posted in History, Thursday Doors
Tagged Anderson House, Cosmos Club, Doors, Dupont Circle, Lock keeper's house, Washington DC
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Thursday Doors – Railroad Doors
If I know my regular readers, they’ve been expecting this post. Initially, I thought I’d hang on to it until winter and surprise you with a blast from the past set of bright sunny summer doors. I can’t. I just … Continue reading
Posted in History, New England Life, Thursday Doors
Tagged blogging, Naughatuck Railroad, RMNE, Train, Train Station
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Thursday Doors – St. Patrick – St. Anthony Church
Back in April, I began an exploration of the Anne Street Historic District with some buildings along the southern end of the district, a.k.a. Pearl Street. There are many stories doors in this western edge of downtown Hartford, but today’s … Continue reading
Posted in Connecticut, History, Thursday Doors
Tagged fire, flood, Hartford, Holy Trinity Church, St. Anthony, St. Patrick's
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Thursday Doors – Church of the Epiphany
When you discover a church in what seems to be an odd location, you know there has to be some interesting history. My experience is that you can’t always find that history, but in this case, it couldn’t have been … Continue reading
Posted in History, Thursday Doors
Tagged Allegheny County, Church of the Epiphany, Courthouse, Henry Frick, Hill District, Jail, Paint Can, Penguins, Pittsburgh, PPG Paints Arena
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Thursday Doors – Trolley Doors
This is one of those weeks when I have a nice crop of doors, but I don’t have a story to tell. Well, I do, but I told it for National Train Day. You may have noticed that I didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Attractions, Connecticut, History, Thursday Doors, Uncategorized
Tagged Allman Brothers, CT Trolley Museum, Doors, trolley
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My Thoughts on Memorial Day
Last June, I was in Washington, D.C. for a short series of meetings. I had some free time before one of those meetings and I decided to squeeze in a little sightseeing. When I realized how easy it is to … Continue reading
Loosely Connected to Greatness #WATWB
I remember hearing a story on NPR last year about a book, “The Rise of the Rocket Girls” which told the story about women who had been recruited into service at NASA’s predecessor agency, The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics … Continue reading
Posted in History, WATWB, Women in history
Tagged Apollo, John Glenn, math, Mercury, NACA, NASA, physics, Rocket Girls, space, West Virginia
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