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Main Hall was built in 1929, and was the first building at Wagner designed specifically to function as a classroom building. In addition to housing the theatre and arts studios, it also accommodates faculty offices and classrooms. Departments housed in Main Hall include the performing and visual arts. The building was designed by architect George W. Conable, who had prepared plans for the Singer Building, and was also the designer of the Trinity Lutheran Church on Staten Island, as well as numerous hospitals, residences and churches.
These Italianate Gardens at Delbarton Prep School are a must see if you are visiting Morristown New Jersey. The grounds are open to the public
Manasquan has one mile of sandy beaches located between the Manasquan inlet to the south and Sea Girt to the North. There are separate lifeguard stations with a flag system designating swimming, rafting and surf boarding areas
Menlo School students compete in the National FTC Robotics Championship in Altanta. Photo by Carol Flaherty.
Some of the beautiful new apartments located in downtown Jersey City. The tall building is Trump Plaza I which is the tallest residential tower in the State of New Jersey
whoo-boy these were good. I'm missing the Hominy Grill as I type this. If they were open in our hood here, KS and I'd be there at least once a week. Sigh. Must return to Charleston soon.
The Olden's were of Scottish desent and named Drumthwacket after a Scottish Castle mentioned by Sir Walter Scott in one of his novels. Drumthwacket is a celtic name that means wooded hill.
The sculpture is in the form of a 100-foot (30 m) tower made of steel and coated in bronze, split with a jagged opening through the middle. Inside the opening hangs a large stainless-steel teardrop, 40 feet high, in memory of those whose lives were lost during terrorist attacks in the United States. The eleven sides of the monument's base bear granite name plates, on which are etched the names of those that died in the September 11 attacks and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing
Old Glory Park is near the town line of West New York where of the much boulevard is abutted by parks and scenic overlooks.One of the few residential neighborhoods on the cliff side of the boulevard is found north of the major crossroad at one of its more severe curves. It is here that the road reaches a height of nearly 260 feet near the highest point in Hudson County
The Staten Island 9-11 Memorial is situated along the North Shore Waterfront near St. George Terminal, overlooking the New York Harbor, Lower Manhattan, and the Statue of Liberty,
The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, the fifth-largest cathedral in North America,[1] is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
The Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes commemorates the apparition of Jesus' Mother Mary to a peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous, near Lourdes, France, in 1858. The window on your left illustrates the Angel Gabriel announcing to Mary her vocation as Mother of the Savior. Symbols of Mary surround the chapel. The kneeler was used by Pope John Paul II when he prayed in this chapel.
"Named after General Casmir Pulaski, the Polish hero who was mortally wounded at the Siege of Savannah 1779. Begun in 1829 and completed in 1847, the fort was constructed principally under Lt. J.F.K Mansfield. There Robert E. Lee saw his first service after his graduation from West Point.
Fort Pulaski was never garrisoned until its seizure by Georgia troops in 1861 to prevent occupation by Federal forces. On April 10, 1862, Federal batteries on Tybee Island commenced the bombardment of Fort Pulaski. After 30 hours of bombardment as a result of which the walls were breached and its guns disabled. Col H. Olmstead surrendered the Fort. The bombardment marked the first effective use of rifled cannon against a masonry fortification and constituted an epoch in military history.
Abandoned by 1885, Fort Pulaski became a national monument in 1924 and placed under the national park service in 1933."
(Georgia Historical Commission 1958)
Menlo School students compete in the National FTC Robotics Championship in Altanta. Photo by Carol Flaherty.
The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on Jan. 28, 1986, just seconds after take off, killing all seven crew members. It was nearly two months before the remains were recovered from the ocean floor, about 18 miles off the shore of Cape Canaveral.
Both Captain Michael Smith, the pilot of the Challenger and Francis "Dick" Scobee's cremated remains were interred in Arlington National Cemetery. Early on the morning of May 20, 1986, the unidentified remains of all seven astronauts were buried in the Cemetery.
On June 12, 1986, the 99th Congress passed a concurrent resolution stating "the Secretary of the Army should construct and place in Arlington National Cemetery, a memorial marker honoring the seven members of the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger."
It was decided by family members and NASA to construct the monument over the cremated remains of the crew.
Family members of the seven Challenger astronauts and approximately 400 people attended the dedication ceremony on the morning of March 21, 1987, including then Vice President and Mrs. George Bush.
The juniper bushes are meant to be symbolic of the rough terrain encountered in Korea, and the granite stripes of the obstacles overcome in war. The Marines in column have the helmet chin straps fastened and helmet covers. Three of the Army statues are wearing paratrooper boots and all equipment is authentic from the Korean War era
Menlo School students compete in the National FTC Robotics Championship in Altanta. Photo by Carol Flaherty.
This Chapel honers The Black Madonna of Czestochowa a holy icon of the Virgin Mary, that is both Poland's holiest relic and one of the country's national symbols. The icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa has been intimately associated with Poland for the past six hundred years. Its history prior to its arrival in Poland is shrouded in numerous legends which trace the icon's origin to St. Luke who painted it on a cypress table top from the house of the Holy Family
Built in 1972 this 57 story office tower is the fourth-largest office building in the New York City. It is located next to Madison Square Garden and Penn Station in Garment District.
Born in Bombay and educated in Edinburgh, George Macculloch came to this country with his wife and two children in 1806. An adventurer, scholar, and dreamer, Macculloch is best remembered for having conceived, planned, and built the Morris Canal--the vital lifeline of Morris County's iron industry. He also built the first three-story section of the stately red brick Federal style mansion in Morristown's Historic District known as Macculloch Hall.
Built in 1958 for Hofstra University, this playhouse includes a complete stage with its own box office. The dance and drama departments are located in this building.
In which the EBdubbz crew unites from all corners of the U.S. to travel and explore the wild western states and all her grandeur and glory...
The fountain was designed by Sculptor Pierre J. Cheron. It is 53 feet high and was completed in 1911. The fountain, decorated with water spouting frogs and allegorical figures, was restored by the county and rededicated on July 10, 1990
Menlo School's Doves of Justice compete in the National FTC Robotics Championship in St Louis. Photo by Marc Allard.
The Detroit-Michigan Stove Company produced this Detroit Jewel Gas Range in the 1930s. The enameled-iron range includes an oven, a broiler, a drip catcher, and four burners. Gas fuel provided an instant and constant heat source and burned cleaner than coal and wood burning stoves. The enamel surface made the stove easier to clean. By the early 1900s, many households switched to electric lighting, leaving the gas companies searching for a new use for their product. Gas stoves successfully competed with electric stoves
When most people hear the name Seaside they think of Seaside Heights to the north of Seaside Park. Unlike the Seaside Heights, Seaside Park is a quiet family summer resort with almost 2 miles of boardwalk with no rides or stands.
Constitution Hall was designed by prominent architect, John Russell Pope, and is a monumental Neoclassical design constructed of Alabama limestone. The building houses the largest auditorium in the District and was finished in 1929. It was built by the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), to accommodate their annual Continental Congress and other activities but also served as an unofficial cultural center for more than forty years. The building was center of a Civil Rights crisis when use of the hall was denied to African American singer Marion Anderson in 1939.
Morristown's Burnham Park has a statue of the Father of the American Revolution, Thomas Paine, wrote the best selling booklet "Common Sense," which urged a complete break from British rule.
James Colles, born in 1788, was a wealthy New Orleans merchant during the boom years following the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. He met his wife, Harriet Wetmore on a business trip to Baltimore. They married in 1821. Colles needed a house on his new property. On October 14, 1836 Mr Colles engaged a New York architect Martin E. Thompson to design and build a home for him in Morristown. The original structure was a large square building, to this day the only Greek Revival house in Morristown. Intended as a summer home only, the building was reminiscent of southern plantation splendor with its great columns, wide veranda, marble fireplaces, and high ceilings. It was considered suitable for a summer home but impractical in cold northern winters.
Harborside Financial Center is acity within a city. Harborside is located on the Jersey City Waterfront. Harborside is located directly across from downtown Manhattan, offering quick and easy access to the PATH, light rail, or ferry.
Mount Tabor was founded as a Methodist camp meeting ground, the site where a camp meeting was held for 10 days or so each summer. The camp meeting itself consisted of a heavy schedule of religious services, prayer meetings, and uplifting lecture
Menlo School's Doves of Justice compete in the National FTC Robotics Championship in St Louis. Photo by Marc Allard.
These upscale residential buildings are located on the Green in Morristown at the site of former Epstein's department store