Category: New York
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The Franklins
Over the course of this spring and summer, we have been getting to know our new hometown of Hyde Park. If Hyde Park rings a bell, perhaps its because it is the home of Franklin Roosevelt and his Presidential Library. Or to the Culinary Institute of America, whose graduates go…
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Cops and Kips- Moving to the Hudson Valley
We moved to the Hudson Valley region of New York in July 2025. It has been a coming home of sorts for me. I was born about 3 hours north of where we would be living. But I hadn’t lived regularly in New York State in 41 years, so in…
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Roadkill-Ode To The Summer Job
From the Series- “Misadventures of a Working Stiff” Having recently retired, I am temporarily, staying near where I grew up. And I find myself reflecting on the early days of my working life, and in particular, the dreaded summer job. My favorite year of college was my sophomore year. The…
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Snowbirds
Growing up in Upstate New York meant enduring hard, tough winters. Initially, it didn’t bother me. Well, maybe my hair freezing on my walk home after swim practice did, but it was all I knew. My grandmother lived with us back then. At some point, she announced she was going…
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Moving Day- Packing Up The Family Home
Awhile back, I figured out I have had 16 different addresses since leaving for college. A long time ago to be sure, but I was still surprised that there were so many. Sure it counts a different dump each of my college years, and episodes like house sitting for 3…
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Walking Across Buffalo- A Journey Down Main Street
Last fall, I returned to Buffalo, and I went for walk. A very long walk. It traversed the length of Buffalo, via Main Street (with many detours), and through the heart of Buffalo. Main street bisects Buffalo in two, and I wanted to take in as much of the city as I could the day I was there.…
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Two Modernists In Connecticut.
As an Architecture student way back in the 80s in Buffalo, one’s introduction to contemporary Architecture had two threads. First, the late 19th and early 20th century’s seminal works, many of which were in our back yard thanks to Buffalo’s incredible treasures of Wright, Richardson, Sullivan, and Burnham. The second…
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Syracuse Rising- A Rust Belt Love Story
Like many, I went home for the holidays to be with family. While home , I took a walk in my old “hometown downtown”- Syracuse, New York. It conjured up a lot of memories walking for a few miles along the Creekwalk, a newly opened path through the heart…