Boston Aahhh, Boston! First sights let me know I’m really here. I’ve come to work–one day at Boston University’s Howard Gotlieb Center and two days at the Boston Public Library. I can play later. Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center I snap quick photos of Boston-ish sights on my way to the archives, but the rest … More Back to Boston: Archives and a Wish Fulfilled
I got my first library card at the Tempe Public Library, on the corner of 5th and Myrtle. I remember entering that evening with my family, selecting my first books, and celebrating at Dairy Queen afterwards. In a family of readers, it was a rite of passage. At right and left of the fireplace rose … More Libraries, Those Wonderful Places!
Nostalgia was the theme of my first day back in Boston. The Approach I drove in from the west on Highway 2, a winding, tree-shaded road with signs made for old-timers: “Exit 125… Old Exit 50.” The new numbering system corresponds to the nearest mile marker; the old one was sequential, a nostalgic throwback. (The … More Boston Memory Lane
The first time I visited Boston, I stayed at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel on Arlington Street, a bit south of the Public Garden. An elegant affair from yesteryear, it had the right atmosphere for discovering “all things Emilie”–uniformed doormen, plush carpets, chandeliers, and afternoon tea served daily. It felt right. After exploring … More Then and Now in the Boston that Emilie Loved
The Emilie Loring Collection 