By Gracus Bloom, City-Paper.com
When most people think of city walls, they imagine massive stone barriers standing motionless for centuries. Yet throughout history, several cities...
By Gracus Bloom - Frost-Bitten.com
When people admire a dazzling diamond or a brilliant emerald, they usually remember the gemstone itself. What often gets overlooked...
WASHINGTON — The Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool is once again making headlines, this week for turning green.
The Washington, D.C. landmark was refilled with water...
By Gracus Bloom, City-Paper.com
Long before electric motors, diesel engines, and industrial machinery transformed America, water wheels provided the horsepower that powered colonial communities. These...
