Becky FifieldFeb 25, 20163 minThe Brutal and the Beautiful New York State MuseumThis weekend, Dr. V, Jake, and myself went up to Albany to visit the New York State Museum. We had the very good luck of running into...
Becky FifieldJan 8, 20161 min“Omelettes – Plain or with Rum”What? Where in culinary history did I miss the inclusion of rum in an omelet? New York Public Library announced recently the availability...
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 FifieldDec 31, 20152 minAn Unfortunate Title for a “Great” Article on Penn StationDavid W. Dunlap writes the rather fun Building Blocks column for The New York Times. On December 30, 2015, his contribution was titled...
Becky FifieldDec 5, 20151 minWanderlust Fodder: Atlas Obscura’s Interactive Map of Roadtrips in American LiteratureMr. I sent me a link recently to Atlas Obscura’s “The Obsessively Detailed Map of American Literature’s Most Epic Road Trips.” It is...
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 FifieldJun 10, 20142 minTransportation Tuesday – B&O Centenary Pageant, 1927Ladies in nymph-like attire twirling and leaping through fields – sounds like the turn of the century pageantry movement to me. The...
Becky FifieldJan 22, 20142 minWanderlust Wednesday: Hudson and Manhattan Railroad ReduxBetter known as the PATH, the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad began shuttling passengers through its cast iron tunnels between Manhattan...
Becky FifieldDec 24, 20131 minChristmas Dinner on the RailsChristmas generally takes us to Maryland. While the Amtrak train I take travels over the Pennsylvania Railroad into Baltimore’s Penn...
Becky FifieldNov 5, 20132 minTransit Tuesday: Maryland *facepalm*OK, we all know it, I’m obnoxiously devoted to my home state. So when I read current “transit” news about Maryland transportation...
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 21, 20132 minTrans. Tuesday: We Survived The Parade of TrainsJust barely. RL Fifield 2013. Dr. V. indulged my whim to visit the assemblage of historic trains at New York’s Grand Central Terminal...
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 FifieldApr 5, 20131 minA Maryland Breakfast: Fried Red Tomatoes in Cream GravyI recently visited my great uncle, Uncle B, in Arizona. Having left our ancestral seat for a life of western adventure in 1947, we don’t...
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 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 FifieldFeb 12, 20131 minTransit Tuesday: Grand By Design Exhibition at Grand CentralAfter a boozy brunch with Dr. V’s cousins, we wandered up the sunny side of the street to Grand Central Terminal, celebrating its 100th...
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 18, 20132 minOn the Subject of Duck…Picture postcard of duck hunting in a sink box at Havre de Grace, Maryland. Duck is tasty. It was popular fare in New York’s...