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And Another Theater Saved
Wow, news of another old theater in the process of being successfully renovated. The 1938 Art Deco State Theatre in Culpeper, Va., came perilously close to demolition while it sat empty for almost a decade..
From the National Trust for Historic Preservation
Culpeper State Theatre: The Curtain Rises Again
After sitting vacant for almost a decade, the 1938 Art Deco State Theatre in Culpeper,...
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Deco India
Brand new article from the Times of India: “It is time India celebrates its Art Deco heritage”
Excerpt:
It is very befitting that Mumbai’s tallest icon, Amitabh Bachchan, makes a sharp-suited appearance in Baz Luhrmann’s cinematic take on F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. As the movie sparks off a worldwide revival of Art Deco — in fashion, art,...
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Back!
Hi everyone. I’m back. Well, actually I got back from Massachusetts last Wednesday night but after that had to jump right into work and then a scifi convention and then work again and then realizing I have no groceries and the monthly bills have to be paid and there’s no cat food and… Yeah. Lot of stuff. So, anyway, posting will resume again soon. I’m on either C or D in...
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April 2013
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Update
Hi, all. Sorry I haven’t been keeping up. Things have been weird, with combination of the situation with my dad, the Boston bombings (I left out of Boston just before it happened), plunging back into work at the office, etc. Now I found out from my sister that Mom doesn’t expect Dad to make it through this week. So I don’t know what will happen, if I’ll be here in Atlanta...
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Back
I’m back from my trip to Massachusetts to see my parents out in Sturbridge. Flew out of Boston today at 1, in fact, just a couple of hours before all hell broke loose. Found out about it when I checked my phone in Charlotte, where I had a brief layover. Since being back in Atlanta, I’ve spent about five hours gobbling up news on the bombings and snuggling with my two cats. Tomorrow it’s back to...
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