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Inspired by the Palazzo Della Cancellerina

\ In 1882, MCKim, Mead and White designed this block of six townhouses inspired by the Palazzo Della Cancelleria in Rome, for Henry Villard and friends prominent in publishing, railroads, finance...

\ In 1882, MCKim, Mead and White designed this block of six townhouses inspired by the Palazzo Della Cancelleria in Rome, for Henry Villard and friends prominent in publishing, railroads, finance...

    The Finish of Laying a Coaxial Cable From Sydney to Melbourne

    Submitted by @_marty_k

    Submitted by @_marty_k

      The First Presbyterian Church of Danville

      The First Presbyterian Church of Danville 1875 "The Handsomest Church in the County" The original building on this site was presided by Reverend R.S. Symington who was the first minister. The...

      The First Presbyterian Church of Danville 1875 "The Handsomest Church in the County" The original building on this site was presided by Reverend R.S. Symington who was the first minister....

        Union Station, Denver

        Submitted by @ChooVroom

        Submitted by @ChooVroom

          Inuvik

          Inuvik Officially opened by The Right Honourable John C Diefenbaker PCMP Prime Minister of Canada July 1 1961 Submitted by @paulori

          Inuvik Officially opened by The Right Honourable John C Diefenbaker PCMP Prime Minister of Canada July 1 1961 Submitted by @paulori

            The Cocoanut Grove Fire

            Submitted by @OnlyInBOS

            Submitted by @OnlyInBOS

              Taco Bell Fitness Course

              Commemorating the Great Flood of 1993 Taco Bell Foundation Submitted by @ArmyStrang [Location approximate]

              Commemorating the Great Flood of 1993 Taco Bell Foundation Submitted by @ArmyStrang [Location approximate]

                WILLIAM HENRY WEBB

                  An Era of Dramatic Change

                  Historically Alameda was a peninsula, rich in natural resources. Native peoples gathered food and materials from bay salt marshes, abundant oak forests, and nearby shorelines. From the early...

                  Historically Alameda was a peninsula, rich in natural resources. Native peoples gathered food and materials from bay salt marshes, abundant oak forests, and nearby shorelines. From the...

                  • transcontine...
                  • san francisc...
                  • east bay reg...

                  The View from Here

                  Looking across the Bay you can see the expanse of estuarine water and distant hills of South San Francisco and San Mateo. There, Spanish explorers first viewed San Francisco Bay less than 250...

                  Looking across the Bay you can see the expanse of estuarine water and distant hills of South San Francisco and San Mateo. There, Spanish explorers first viewed San Francisco Bay less than 250...

                  • east bay reg...
                  • alameda point

                  Wildlife at Alameda Point

                  The waters of San Francisco Bay surrounding the island of Alameda support a rich diversity of life. The rocky shoreline of Alameda Point provides a surface where many different kinds of plants and...

                  The waters of San Francisco Bay surrounding the island of Alameda support a rich diversity of life. The rocky shoreline of Alameda Point provides a surface where many different kinds of plants and...

                  • east bay reg...
                  • alameda point

                  Alaska Packers Association

                  The Bay Area once lead the world in the export of salmon. In nineteenth-century San Francisco, more than a dozen companies were involved in packing and distributing salmon harvested from Alaskan...

                  The Bay Area once lead the world in the export of salmon. In nineteenth-century San Francisco, more than a dozen companies were involved in packing and distributing salmon harvested from...

                  • fishing
                  • sailing
                  • maritime industry
                  • port

                  Where the World Comes to Oakland

                  The opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 made way for new trade routes that led to a shipping boom in the post-war world of the 1920s. By 1925, Oakland was ready to capitalize on growing...

                  The opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 made way for new trade routes that led to a shipping boom in the post-war world of the 1920s. By 1925, Oakland was ready to capitalize on...

                  • shipping
                  • harbor
                  • port
                  • maritime industry

                  Houseboats on the Waterfront

                  Preparations for World War II ended plans of filling the Southwest yacht basins with pleasure crafts. Instead, a severe housing shortage during the war turned the waterfront into a home for...

                  Preparations for World War II ended plans of filling the Southwest yacht basins with pleasure crafts. Instead, a severe housing shortage during the war turned the waterfront into a home...

                  • washington dc
                  • wharf

                  Urban Renewal

                  At the beginning of the 20th century, Southwest was considered a decaying neighborhood suffering from poor housing and urban blight. In 1945, the Redevelopment Land Agency was created and its...

                  At the beginning of the 20th century, Southwest was considered a decaying neighborhood suffering from poor housing and urban blight. In 1945, the Redevelopment Land Agency was created and...

                  • washington dc
                  • wharf

                  African-American History in Southwest

                  The Southwest Waterfront's history is closely tied to African-American history. Leading up to the Civil War, many people of color - those still enslaved as well as some freed individuals - lived...

                  The Southwest Waterfront's history is closely tied to African-American history. Leading up to the Civil War, many people of color - those still enslaved as well as some freed individuals -...

                  • washington dc
                  • wharf

                  Maliebaan

                  This plaque tells the history of this long straight lane in Utrecht. It was created in 1637, as a 700 meters long track for the "maliespel" game, which is like a forerunner of golf and croquet....

                  This plaque tells the history of this long straight lane in Utrecht. It was created in 1637, as a 700 meters long track for the "maliespel" game, which is like a forerunner of golf and croquet....

                  • maliebaan
                  • historic street

                  Maliebaan bicycle lane

                  The long and straight lane "maliebaan" was created as sports track in 1637 (see the plaque at the other end of the street). After the game died out it became a regular street in the growing city...

                  The long and straight lane "maliebaan" was created as sports track in 1637 (see the plaque at the other end of the street). After the game died out it became a regular street in the growing city...

                  • maliebaan
                  • historic street
                  • bicycle lane

                  Valentine Residence

                  “Kid” Thomas Valentine (1897-1987), trumpeter and bandleader, lived here at 825 Vallette Street in 1928. Born in Reserve, LA he moved to Algiers in 1923. He played at Speck’s Moulin Rouge in...

                  “Kid” Thomas Valentine (1897-1987), trumpeter and bandleader, lived here at 825 Vallette Street in 1928. Born in Reserve, LA he moved to Algiers in 1923. He played at Speck’s Moulin Rouge in...

                  • louisiana
                  • music
                  • jazz
                  • new orleans

                  Allen Residence

                  Henry Allen (1871-1952) trumpet player and bandleader, and Henry "Red” Allen, Jr., (1906-1967), trumpet player, singer and bandleader, lived here at 414 Newton Street from 1906 until 1917. Henry...

                  Henry Allen (1871-1952) trumpet player and bandleader, and Henry "Red” Allen, Jr., (1906-1967), trumpet player, singer and bandleader, lived here at 414 Newton Street from 1906 until 1917. Henry...

                  • louisiana
                  • music
                  • jazz
                  • new orleans