The USS Alabama (BB-60), a South Dakota-class battleship that served in WWII, measures 680 feet from stem to stern, half as long as the Empire State Building is tall, and 108 feet at the widest point. She was decommissioned in 1947, fully retired in 1962 and, in 1965, became a museum ship.
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Mammoth Cave National Park is the world’s longest known cave system, with more than 400 miles explored. Located in central Kentucky [in CST, for anyone who's wondering; this really surprised us when we showed up an hour early for our reserved tour], it features several guided cave tours of varying difficulty.
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Located on the corner of Lexington Ave. and 42nd St. in the Midtown East area of Manhattan, the Art Deco Chanin Building was designed for Irwin S. Chanin by Sloan & Robertson and completed in 1928.
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The Cincinnati Union Terminal was designed by Alfred Fellheimer and Steward Wagner, with design consultant Paul Phillipe Cret being responsible for the dramatic Art Deco aesthetic inside and out. Ground was broken in 1929 just before the stock market crash, and the facility opened in 1933.
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Launched on 12 May 1941, the USS Drum (SS-228) was the first of the Gato-class submarines to be commissioned and enter WWII. It’s now located in Battleship Memorial Park alongside the USS Alabama and a collection of notable aircraft.
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This question has come up in conversation and, when I’ve had the pleasure of hosting first-time visitors to Cincinnati, I’ve faced this challenge myself: how best to introduce an outsider to the Queen City? Here is my ideal itinerary for a weekend visit.
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2012 Charley Harper Open House: tomorrow is the annual celebration of the life and work of the late, great Cincinnati Modern illustrator Charley Harper.
Little Green Gift Guide: the Park + Vine gift guide includes our City Critters Housewarming Kit as part of an awesome roundup photographed right here in Over-the-Rhine.
Photo Tour of the Old SCPA / Historic Woodward High School: see the incredible interior of this old school in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, which will hopefully be put to use again soon.
Doug and Mike Starn’s South Ferry Mosaics Survive Sandy: the subway station installation See It Split, See It Change is thankfully not among Sandy’s casualties.
Jailed and Jailers Pitched in Help After Storm: NYC got lots of help from Rikers Island after Sandy.
A New Life for Old Breweries: the former American Brewery in Baltimore is sick.
Detroit — America’s Whipping Boy: just that.
The heartwood of old pine trees is an excellent natural fire starter. Since ancient times people have used it to create places of warmth, and our Ol Pine Heart Warmer is a generous bundle, enough to light 50-100 fires.
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The ruins of Overlook Mountain House are located near the summit of Overlook Mountain, the southermost peak of the Catskill Escarpment in the central Catskill Mountains near Woodstock, NY.
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Really, the only reason I would ever want to own my own house would be to be able to wallpaper the walls. Check out Metropolis by Sandberg Tyg & Tapet, a manufacturer based in Ulricehamn, Sweden that calls itself “the world’s slowest wallpaper factory.” This pattern couldn’t possibly be more me.
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