The Industrial Revolution ended long ago in the United States, but remnants of its impact are still palpable. Once temples of commerce, many cities bustled with sprawling factories, grand theaters, turn of the century office towers, majestic hotels, and regal apartment buildings woven together by pedestrian friendly street grids. Today, much of this ornately designed architecture is demolished or condemned. Over the years, speculative redevelopment schemes promised a return to their former grand
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Some new and up-to-date stuff about USA: http://tours-tv.com/en/united-states
As of 2009, six of the 25 tallest buildings in the world are in the United States. (12-2009)
As of 2009, the tallest building in the United States was the Sears Tower, also the 4th highest in the world. (12-2009)
The Mustard Museum in the United States in in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin. (4-12-2007)
$12 was the cost of General Electric’s first set of 24 Christmas lights (equaled the average paycheck of one work week in 1903).
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Remember These Airlines?
I just received a very interesting email from a good friend who's a flight attendant on charters between Miami and Havana, Cuba. I can't vouch for its accuracy, but it's a fun trip through the airline landscape of yore. Enjoy!
M.P.
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Did you ever say, "Whatever happened to ##### airlines?"
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"What was the name of that air carrier that ...? "Finally, someone published a history of what airline merged