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mediabistro.com » mediabistro.com: UnBeige - Oct 16, 2008
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), a independent federal agency established in 1949 as the government’s procurement arm and landlord, plays a critical role in preserving the buildings that symbolized …
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For the Love of Historic Preservationmediabistro.com » mediabistro.com: UnBeige - Oct 15, 2008 Some families support education, others health care, still other cancer research, but at least one is putting its wealth and weight behind historic preservation in Indiana. A decade ago, the Efroymson family headed by … |
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Remembering Movie Palace Magicmediabistro.com » mediabistro.com: UnBeige - Oct 14, 2008 It's been said they don't build 'em like they used to, and that's most certainly the case with movie theaters. Instead of glorious edifices that truly showcase the best of the widescreen films, today we've got bland … |
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A Viking in Voguemediabistro.com » mediabistro.com: UnBeige - Oct 13, 2008 It's a good deed that Erik Larson , author of "The Devil in the White City" could appreciate. The Viking Ship duplicate that sailed from Norway to the U.S. in 1893 to prove that Leif Erikson and his Vikings could have … |
mediabistro.com » mediabistro.com: UnBeige - Sep 5, 2008
We're almost glad that Sophia Petrillo didn't live to see this one: hill-top houses in Salemi, Sicily are going for a mere $1.50. The catch? The homes were damaged in an earthquake 40 years ago, and once you've forked …
mediabistro.com » mediabistro.com: UnBeige - Aug 28, 2008
After five years and millions of dollars, U.S. president James Madison's house has finally been restored. This Virginia home is where Madison, father of the Constitution, spent most of his youth. This residence will …
mediabistro.com » mediabistro.com: UnBeige - Aug 27, 2008
Developer Barbara Behm says she feels like she's been pregnant for the past three years, according to this Los Angeles Times article. Her baby? A Richard Neutra house, which she had moved from one part of the city of …
mediabistro.com » mediabistro.com: UnBeige - Aug 25, 2008
For more than 40 years, the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre has been used an athletic gymnasium for Long Island University. Thousands of seats were removed in 1962 to make room for basketball games, which were, oddly …
mediabistro.com » mediabistro.com: UnBeige - Aug 1, 2008
It looks like a waterfront grain elevator complex in St. Paul, Minn. will be converted into an interpretive center, giving the abandoned buildings new life. City officials accepted construction bids for a $2 million …
mediabistro.com » mediabistro.com: UnBeige - Jun 25, 2008
We're sure to get lots of hate mail for this one, which we're okay with (better angry mail than a life of sob-filled solitude, right?). So after reading stories like "The New Trophy Home, Small and Ecological," which …