IT’S STILL A BIG WORLD
Once an elusive late-1800s retreat for the super-wealthy, Jekyll Island is now an easygoing haven for lovers of museums, stunning beaches, and sea turtles.
Keith Taillon is a freelance writer and historian living in Harlem, New York. He recently received his Master of Urban Planning degree from Hunter College and was a guest lecturer on archival research at Parsons School of Design. His Instagram @KeithYorkCity seeks to bring lesser-known city history to light.
TIMES ARE A CHANGING
One Wall Street, an underappreciated Art Deco stunner, sits on land that once fetched a mighty high price.
LEISURE TREASURE
The picturesque spa town of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, allows visitors to tap into a historic small town life we so often are too busy to savor.
TOWERING
The iconic tower is facing some stiff competition when it comes to Big Apple views, but she still has something special.
REVOLUTIONARY
From the New York City subway to America’s largest-ever private residence, this Spanish immigrant gave us some of our most beautiful buildings.
OOH LA LA
It is floor after floor of cavernous possibility, tied together by a private elevator and a dozen bare steel beams.
LIBRARY PORN
For J.P. Morgan, perfecting this library meant having a proper showcase for his cherished collections. For his architect, it meant perhaps much more.
TRACES
If you know where and how to look, you can glimpse just how influential this mighty empire was in shaping the world we know today.
WHO KNEW!
Now synonymous with Upper East Side gentility, the mansion occupied by the Ralph Lauren flagship was built by one of the city's most colorful heiresses.
TRADE OFF
It was a stunning reversal of fortune—one of New York’s greatest palaces traded for a soon-to-be-worthless necklace.