Becky FifieldJan 3, 20163 minRailroad Dreams: Danbury Railway MuseumIf you mourn the destruction of the late, great Pennsylvania Station in NYC, you’ll find this glass heralding the coming of the new...
Becky FifieldJan 2, 20161 minSnapshots from New OrleansAiji is a taxi driver. He is also the founder of the first burrito bar in Rwanda and a vegan chef. For right now, it’s the taxi while...
Becky FifieldOct 16, 20143 minThe Zoo, the Park, and a Baltimore BefuddlementI’m not an expert on Baltimore, by any means. I’ve never lived there. I was born in Towson and grew up in Carroll County. But Baltimore...
Becky FifieldNov 7, 20131 minBye Bye Schrafft’s: Losing More Unique Buildings on the UESSchrafft’s at 155 E. 79th Street as it appeared in 1944. A “Rat Poison” sign appeared on the front door of 155 East 79th street....
Becky FifieldAug 28, 20131 minWanderlust Wednesday – TaorminaA few photos from a trip to Taormina, Sicily. It was early March and nearly desolate of tourists: perfect. Vegetation on the way to the...
Becky FifieldJun 14, 20132 minVanishing History: Recording African-American Burial GroundsOn a Sunday afternoon in 1992, I was collecting fallen autumn leaves along Chapel Road outside Havre de Grace, Maryland where my...
Becky FifieldJun 12, 20132 minWanderlust Wednesday – Indianapolis, and a little about PhiladelphiaThumbs up: Indianapolis. Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station on a Saturday night, the usual bustle gone. The World War I memorial. RL...
Becky FifieldJun 11, 20131 minTransportation Tuesday: Sad state of affairs for train transport in IndianapolisI was really impressed with downtown Indianapolis. Ambitious restaurants. People on the streets. Bike Lanes. A canal walk trimmed with...
Becky FifieldMay 29, 20132 minWanderlust Wednesday: 24 Rather Staid Hours in BaltimoreA conference, a presentation, a cancelled train, and dinner at the Red Star in Fells Point. All in 24 hours. The annual meeting of the...
Becky FifieldMay 8, 20131 minWanderlust Wednesday: TucsonThe end of March found my mom and I in southern Arizona. My great uncle Mr. B has a cattle ranch outside of Tucson, where he set up...
Becky FifieldMar 13, 20132 minPost Offices for SaleWhat is Westminster, Maryland’s claim to fame? Westminster, Maryland’s RFD Historical Marker. Besides being my childhood hometown, it was...
Becky FifieldFeb 26, 20132 minTransportation Tuesday: Move Madison Square Garden NOWCommuters rush through the LIRR entrance corridor past artwork that evokes the original and only Pennsylvania Station. Andrew Leicester....
Becky FifieldFeb 22, 20131 minCommunities Past: Former Commerce in Rock Run, Harford County, MDRock Run United Methodist Church. Harford County was a site of early Methodist activity in America. Rock Run, Harford County, Maryland....
Becky FifieldFeb 19, 20132 minTransit Tuesday: Subway Station Renovation – A Few Thoughts About Getting It RightNew York City’s subway opened in 1904. During an era of competing private lines that radiated from the heart of Manhattan into the...
Becky FifieldJan 29, 20132 minTransit Tuesday: How do you get to Annapolis without a car?I was peeved. During my Christmas break in Maryland, a winter storm blew in on the day I’d picked to spend some time at the state...
Becky FifieldJan 23, 20133 minWanderlust Wednesday: MontrealI spent a day in Montreal, QC last week. I had forgotten how cold it can be up north. I quickly relearned that northerners find ways to...
Becky FifieldJan 15, 20132 minTransit Tuesday: The Walking CityColleagues of mine were up from DC this week for the Alliance for Response NYC program “Community-Based Recovery After Superstorm Sandy”...
Becky FifieldJan 9, 20131 minTravel By Design: Painted AdvertisementsHow did you used to make money off your barn or shed? Allow a hand painted sign to advertise on the side. Here are a few from the...
Becky FifieldJan 2, 20131 minWanderlust Wednesday: A Few Views of MunichWork took me to Germany in late 2012. I’ve already written about the food I ate, Christmas Markets, and train travel from Munich to Bonn...
Becky FifieldDec 20, 20122 minSpaces that Feed the Writing BrainMcSorley’s. 2003. I just finished Dwight Garner’s “A Critic’s Tour of Literary Manhattan” in The New York Times (December 14, 2012). I’m...