Saratoga Springs, N.Y., stands out for its preservation efforts. But some say strict designs have become a burden for residents.
Category: Historic Buildings and Sites
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When Do Rules on Historic Preservation Go Too Far?
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Chef Daniel Boulud’s 5 Favorite Places in Lyon, France
The New York Times – Travel:The world-famous chef, who just opened his latest outpost in Manhattan, shares some places he loves in the French city he says “will always be home.”
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Chrysler Building Gets a New Owner With Big Renovation Plans
The New York Times – Business:A large commercial landlord is planning to spruce up the office spaces and add amenities after the building lost its luster in recent years.
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Maine’s Opera Houses Are the Light on Main Street
The New York Times – Music:With a distinctly American vision of communal life and entertainment, these theaters have survived fires and floods because they were always about more than classical music.
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These 5-Star Hotels Allow You to Enjoy Luxury Experiences as a Non-Guest
The New York Times – Travel:The cost of a night at a luxury hotel can be daunting, but you can get a taste of the gilded life for less by booking an experience. Here, six standouts.
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After the Gold Rush: 5 Ghost Towns to Explore This Fall
The New York Times – Travel:These mostly abandoned wilderness outposts, resplendent in their solitude, invite curious visitors to imagine what life was like during the boom times.
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5 Ghost Towns to Explore This Fall
The New York Times – Travel:These mostly abandoned wilderness outposts, resplendent in their solitude, invite curious visitors to imagine what life was like during the boom times.
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Trump’s Ballroom Is Rising at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week
The New York Times – On the Runway:Although the fate of the ballroom is tied up in court, the Trump administration argues that the project is too far along to be stopped now.
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It Won’t Stop at the Arc de Trump. It Won’t Stop at Washington.
The New York Times – On the Runway:The Trump administration’s proposed changes to the review process will allow it to take a wrecking ball to historic sites across the country.
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Exploring Helsinki Through the Dreamy Architecture of Eliel Saarinen
The New York Times – Travel:A writer goes in search of the architect Eliel Saarinen, whose Art Nouveau-inspired designs helped shape early-1900s Finland as well as midcentury America.
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Tracking Trump’s Efforts to Reshape Cultural Institutions
The New York Times – Business:Jennifer Schuessler, a culture reporter who writes about intellectual life, is now covering President Trump’s attempts to amend the presentation of American history.