In the last month, I went to Pittsburgh twice, zipped west to California, and drove up to the Catskill mountains. More on Philly soon. Meantime, here are some postcards from my travels.
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| Clayton, Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh, PA. Photo by The Preservator |
In Pittsburgh I visited Clayton, the centerpiece of the
Frick Art & Historical Center - a Victorian jewel built for Henry Clay Frick. History does not recall Frick kindly as an industrialist. (Recall the blood shed on his orders during the Homestead Steel strike in 1892.) But, Frick is well-regarded for his vast art collection and as a museum benefactor. At home, Frick was a man of style. Clayton, is a delightful Victorian pile in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The house is a museum with original furnishings and objects intact and offers a portrait of how swells like the Fricks lived in Pittsburgh. Beautiful gardens, a really good cafe, and a free museum round out the five-acre complex.
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| Santa Barbara, California. Photo by The Preservator |
Oh, California. Land of my youth! It was a quick visit for a family occasion, but I still managed to put my feet in the Pacific Ocean and watch dolphins playing near the shore. I stand by my conviction that the Pacific is superior to the Atlantic. Sorry.
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| Photo by The Preservator |
Palms to pines. This is the lake in the Catskills where my grandmother lives. It's the most beautiful place I know.
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