Oh! The Stella Hotel & Ballroom!
Who wouldn’t want to stay in the heart of Kenosha in the 100-year-old home of The Stella Hotel & Ballroom? This former Kenosha…
Category: Architecture
Lessons in Syracuse History
The middle of May brought me to Syracuse, New York. I traveled here for the North American Travel Journalist Association (NATJA) Conference. It…
Upper Story Tour – a building tour
For years I’ve wanted to attend the Downtown Springfield Upper Story tour to see what the story of some of the upper stories…
Sears Homes in Carlinville, Illinois
There was a day when you could order literally anything from the Sears catalog, and I mean anything! In fact, you could even…
Carlinville’s Million Dollar Courthouse
The Million Dollar Courthouse is located in Carlinville, Illinois. Building on this beautiful courthouse began in 1869 and was completed in 1870. They…