Category Archives: Architecture

At last – and it was just up Portage Path and Riverview Road

Posted on September 6, 2019 by

Rising in the rolling hills east of Cleveland, turning to the west, bending at the north, and winding its way toward Lake Erie, the Cuyahoga River flows past a fertile valley filled with streams, gorges and ravines, several kinds of … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Crafts & Hobbies, History, Museums, Ohio | Leave a comment

Marshall Fredericks Was Here In Columbus!

Posted on June 14, 2019 by

Two Bears. Baboon with Chimpanzee. Baboon with Sleeping Child. All sculptures by a Michigan sculptor named Marshall Fredericks, on view at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan. “How do I know that name?,” I wondered, … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Columbus, History, Michigan, Ohio, Ohio State University | Leave a comment

Riders Up! Ready To Pass Fifteen More Places During Our Tenth Running of the Streets of New York City?

Posted on June 11, 2019 by

“The more I know New York, the more I think of it,” starts the Cole Porter song. “I like the sight and the sound and even the stink of it.” Yes, indeed, I happen to like New York! Here are … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Books, Flowers, Gardens, History, Museums, New York, Travel | 1 Comment

Between Sesame Street And 97 Orchard, Stop for Sputniks and Shakes, Catacombs and Chrome

Posted on June 10, 2019 by

To some, taking a holiday from the neighborhood means hopping a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood, but as Billy Joel sings, we were in a New York state of mind. We didn’t take a Greyhound on the Hudson … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Churches, Dance, Food/Restaurants, History, Libraries, Museums, Music, New York, Shopping, Travel | Leave a comment

See What Happens When You Give A Librarian $100

Posted on November 9, 2018 by

Leave it to a librarian to come up with an idea so good that Dayton, Ohio will celebrate it all next year. Linda Clatworthy was head librarian at the Dayton Public Library from 1905 to 1913. Her library had sponsored … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Dayton, Museums, Music | Leave a comment

Apple Orchard, Samuel Yellin Ironwork, Pewabic Tile, Breakfast Room Planting, English Garden: Check!

Posted on September 29, 2018 by

The Columbus Museum of Art membership card that recently found a home in my wallet has become as vital as its neighboring driver’s license and credit card. Affording reciprocal membership privileges to more than 1,000 museums in North America, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Gardens, History, Museums, Ohio | Leave a comment

Open Tudor And Bungalow Doors To Discover Bexley History

Posted on September 26, 2018 by

Here I am at my ten-year-old best, posing for professional photographer Rose Bennett in Jeffrey Park. This 30-acre park in Bexley, Ohio features walking trails through natural woodlands filled with sycamores and cottonwoods, sugar maples and oaks, white pines and … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Columbus, History | Leave a comment