4+ hour, 50+ min ago  (1025+ words) Posted By: Jan Larson Mc Laughlin May 9, 2026 Written by GEOFF HOWES This is one of two "Painted Lady" houses on North Prospect Street. (The other is 237 North Prospect; see the Historic Building of the Month for January 2025.) The Painted Lady…...

11+ hour, 13+ min ago  (803+ words) London's first high rise building lasted just 100 years - and was dubbed a hideous monstrosity - but it paved the way for modern apartment living. When it was built in 1873, Queen Anne's Mansions offered a pioneering lifestyle that was the height of…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1747+ words) From speakeasy to 'Mountain Oaks': Sometime around the early 1930s, the tawdry Verdugo Lodge and the surrounding land were purchased and then renamed Mountain Oaks by the Kadletzes " an entrepreneurial family who had run everything from a Turkish bath to a…...

5+ hour, 37+ min ago  (28+ words) A new book shares the story Chicago's architectural history through the humble brick. Inside new book "Fire and Clay: How Bricks Reveal the Hidden History of Chicago"...

15+ hour, 35+ min ago  (152+ words) KSMU Radio The Rountree Council for Preservation presents the 2026 Rountree Historic Homes Tour on Saturday, May 9, from 12: 00 to 5: 00 p. m. This annual event invites guests to step inside five beautifully preserved historic homes in Springfield's Rountree neighborhood. All tickets will be picked…...

10+ hour, 11+ min ago  (1181+ words) Emerging from a modest background, Bess of Hardwick rose to become one of the most powerful and wealthy women of her age, second only to Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury lived through the reigns of four monarchs, "outwitted and…...

12+ hour, 21+ min ago  (419+ words) Written by Expats. cz Staff Published on 09. 05. 2026 09: 52: 00 (updated on 09. 05. 2026) Reading time: 2 minutes A bright blue beam shooting into the night sky from Prague's "i'kov Television Tower has been catching residents off guard this weekend, prompting confused reactions on social media…...

13+ hour, 57+ min ago  (116+ words) Nikkei Asia Tokyo's unconventional Sanya says no to gentrification Neighborhood has been bypassed by city's march toward success and prosperity The razing -- and subsequent gentrification -- of distinctive Tokyo neighborhoods has been a fact of life for as long as I…...

23+ hour, 46+ min ago  (381+ words) Posted May 8, 2026 4: 24 pm. Montreal's long-awaited plan to transform'Mc Gill College Avenue'into a major pedestrian square has been delayed for at least two years as the city's new administration reviews the project. Originally announced in 2018, the redevelopment would turn the downtown…...

14+ hour, 31+ min ago  (47+ words) After a restoration project by Intach, Barh Ki Chowki's heritage structure has been altered significantly, losing its original character. | Latest News Delhi...