Category: Development
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A Talk With Miss Margaret Kelly, Director Of The U. S. Mint
This Margaret Kelly person sounds pretty impressive. Check this out: Miss Margaret Kelly, the young woman in question, occupies the enviable position of being the highest salaried female official in the employ of the United States Government. But this fact does not so much entitle her to distinction as this: that, in her present position, […]
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Are American Cities Going Mad Architecturally?
When Ernest Flagg’s Singer Buildinger was completed in 1908, it was the tallest building in the world at 612 feet. That record lasted for one year. Here are some of his thoughts on skyscrapers from the article: The trouble is that we have not yet applied to high buildings the same truthful, simple, and artistic […]
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A Stove To Cool The House Instead Of Heating It
Not content to just invent the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell went on to invent other useful things, like a primitive air conditioner that blows air over blocks of ice to cool down the room. “The invention is what, for want of a better name, has been termed an ‘ice stove.’” That’s the gist of the […]
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Keeping Track Of The Criminal By His Finger Prints
I love articles like this one. Over in Jersey City awaiting his trial is the man who marked each successful burglary by a note defying the police and jeering at their methods. He has not been proved guilty, but the police are certain he is their man. He was caught by the finger prints which […]
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How New York Looks From A Downtown Roof
While it was still novel to look around from atop a tall building, here’s a description of what that was like back in 1911. HOW NEW YORK LOOKS FROM A DOWNTOWN ROOF (PDF) From July 23, 1911
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New York 100 Years Ago, When The City Hall Was Built
Here’s a look back 100 years at a look back 100 years. NEW YORK 100 YEARS AGO, WHEN THE CITY HALL WAS BUILT: They Had a Safe and Sane Fourth and a Hot Wave — Also They Had the New Theatre, and After All Life Wasn’t So Very Different in the Little Town of a […]
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How Conversation Across A Continent Came About
The development of the long distance telephone, which began thirty years ago, is due in a most striking way to a group of brilliant scientists and inventors, each of whom contributed one or more factors essential to the success of the whole. But for the discoveries and scientific devices of these men the original invention […]
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Making Washington One Of World’s Beautiful Capitals
Pierre Charles L’Enfant was a French born American architect who designed the layout of Washington DC in the country’s early years. But, the article says, his “great work was hampered and thwarted for a century by the lack of appreciation for beauty in the Government.” Ugly buildings, slums, and “even houses of ill-fame” lined the […]
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New York’s Proposed New Subway System At A Glance
Time to update your subway maps. NEW YORK’S PROPOSED NEW SUBWAY SYSTEM AT A GLANCE (PDF) From June 18, 1911
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What Is The Most Beautiful Spot In New York?
What’s the most beautiful spot in New York City? Answers in this article from a variety of artists include The Ramble in Central Park, Madison Square Park, Broad Street in the financial district, and the Brooklyn Bridge. What do you think is the city’s most beautiful spot? WHAT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SPOT IN NEW […]
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