Rose Test Garden Weddings: A Photographer Answers the Real Questions
Ten thousand rose bushes on a west-facing terrace with the city and Mount Hood behind. Spectacular in June, and the busiest ceremony spot in Portland. The honest answers.
The Portland Observatory: Field Notes on an 1807 Signal Tower
Built 1807 on Munjoy Hill, an octagonal maritime signal tower — the last surviving one in the United States — with views over Portland and Casco Bay.
The Kehoe House: Who This Savannah Inn Suits
An 1892 Renaissance Revival mansion in red brick with cast-iron detailing, on Columbia Square, operating as a small luxury inn.
Cain’s Ballroom: Field Notes on a 1924 Dance Hall
A 1924 dance hall in Tulsa, long the home of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, with a sprung maple dancefloor and a music-venue interior.
The Mill City Museum, Minneapolis: Field Notes on a Ruined Flour Mill
A museum built within the ruins of a flour mill on the Minneapolis riverfront, combining weathered brick, steel and open courtyards.
The Louisville Slugger Museum: A Working Factory Inside a Museum
A Louisville factory museum — production space and gallery under one roof, lit for two different purposes.
The Brown Hotel: Reading the Light in a 1923 Grand Hotel
Opened 1923, a Georgian Revival hotel in downtown Louisville with an elaborately plastered lobby and a Crystal Ballroom on an upper floor.
White River Gardens: A Conservatory and a Garden, Used Properly
Botanical gardens within White River State Park in downtown Indianapolis, with a glass conservatory and formal planted grounds.
The Garrett-Jacobs Mansion: A Walk-Through of a Gilded Age House
Four joined townhouses on Mount Vernon Place remodelled by Stanford White for Mary Garrett — Tiffany glass, carved woodwork and Baltimore's largest Gilded Age interior.
The Orpheum Theater: Field Notes on a 1927 Vaudeville Palace
Opened 1927 in downtown Omaha as a vaudeville and movie palace, restored in the 1970s, with gilded plasterwork, chandeliers, a proscenium stage and a balcony.