21 February 2020 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: Architecture , General , Living, Working, Building , New York City
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Hudson Yards is a neighborhood on the
West Side of
Midtown Manhattan , bounded roughly by 30th Street in the south,
43rd Street in the north, the
West Side Highway in the west, and
Eighth Avenue in the east. The area is the site of a large-scale
redevelopment program that is being planned, funded, and constructed under a set of agreements among the
State of New York ,
City of New York , and
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), with the aim of expanding the Midtown Manhattan business district westward to the
Hudson River . The program includes a major
rezoning of the
Far West Side , an
extension of the
New York City Subway ‘s
7 and
<7> trains to a new
subway station at 34th Street and
11th Avenue , a renovation and expansion of the
Javits Center , and a financing plan to fund the various components. The various components are being planned by
New York City Department of City Planning and
New York City Economic Development Corporation .
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12 February 2020 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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The Kalorama area within the
Northwest Quadrant of
Washington, D.C. includes the residential neighborhoods of
Kalorama Triangle and
Sheridan-Kalorama . The area is accessible from the
Dupont Circle and
Woodley Park Metro stations, as well as various bus lines. Kalorama Triangle is bordered by
Connecticut Avenue ,
Columbia Road , Calvert Street, and
Rock Creek Park . Sheridan-Kalorama is adjacent, to the southwest, between Connecticut Avenue, Rock Creek Park,
Massachusetts Avenue , and
Florida Avenue .
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31 January 2020 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Miami / South Florida , Sport
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The
NFL Super Bowl LIV , the 54th
Super Bowl and the 50th
modern-era National Football League (NFL) championship game (
American Football ) will decide the league champion for the league’s
2019 and 100th season . The game will be played on February 2, 2020 at Hard Rock Stadium in
Miami Gardens ,
Florida . This will be the 11th Super Bowl hosted by the South Florida region and the sixth Super Bowl hosted in Miami Gardens, which hosted
Super Bowl XLIV ten years earlier. At the beginning of the Super Bowl,
America the Beautiful (
America the Beautiful on YouTube ) and the American national anthem (
The Star-Spangled Banner –
US National Anthem by Beyonce ) is intoned, followed by a fly-over over the stadium by a flying unit of the
United States Armed Forces (one will have to wait in vain for a while to be able to watch the overflight by the new 6th armed forces, the
United States Space Force ). This year’s legendary
halftime show will be co-headlined by the
American artist
Jennifer Lopez and the
Colombian artist
Shakira .
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31 January 2020 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: Environment , General
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The Grand Prismatic Spring in
Yellowstone National Park is the largest
hot spring in the
United States , and the third largest in the world, after
Frying Pan Lake in
New Zealand and
Boiling Lake in
Dominica . It is located in the
Midway Geyser Basin .
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27 January 2020 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Miami / South Florida
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Brickell City Centre is a $1.05 billion shopping and
mixed-use project in
Miami ,
Florida . When finished, it will span up to five blocks to the west of
Brickell Avenue and to the south of the
Miami River , in the
Brickell district of
Greater Downtown . It will be anchored by a 107,000 square-foot
Saks Fifth Avenue ,
Cinemex , and Italian food hall. The project is located between 7th and 8th Streets on both sides of South
Miami Avenue and east of South Miami Ave on the north side of 7th Street. Additionally, it may expand to develop two more blocks that Swire already owns at 700
Brickell Avenue and SE 6 Street.
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6 January 2020 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: Environment , General , Miami / South Florida , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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Virginia Key is an 863-acre (3.49 km²)
barrier island in
Miami ,
Florida ,
United States in
Biscayne Bay , south of
Brickell and north of
Key Biscayne . It is accessible from the mainland via the
Rickenbacker Causeway . The island is mainly occupied by the Virginia Key Beach Park,
Miami Seaquarium , Miami-Dade’s Central District Wastewater Treatment Plant, and the
University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science . Other facilities include the former
Miami Marine Stadium , the
National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center, and an office of the
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration .
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1 January 2020 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , House of the Month , Hotels , New York City
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InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel is a historic luxury hotel in
Midtown Manhattan in
New York City .
Caswell-Massey had its flagship store in InterContinental New York Barclay for over 80 years. Caswell-Massey, the oldest chemist and perfumer in America, was the first and oldest tenant of the Barclay.
Bette Davis ,
Gloria Swanson ,
Mary Pickford ,
Marlon Brando ,
Jimmy Durante ,
Debbie Reynolds ,
Ernest Hemingway and
David O. Selznick all called the Barclay home. In 1992, when
Bill Clinton first ran for President, the Barclay was his New York headquarters.
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1 January 2020 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , San Francisco Bay Area
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Half Moon Bay is a coastal city in
San Mateo County ,
California ,
United States . Its population is at 11,000. Immediately at the north of Half Moon Bay is the
Pillar Point Harbor and the unincorporated community of
Princeton-by-the-Sea . The urban area has a population of 21,000. Half Moon Bay is located approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of
San Francisco , 10 miles (16 km) west of
San Mateo , and 45 miles (72 km) north of
Santa Cruz . Neighboring towns include
El Granada ,
Princeton-by-the-Sea ,
Moss Beach , and
Montara to the north and
Purissima ,
San Gregorio , and
Pescadero to the south.
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30 December 2019 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Bourbon Street (French:
Rue Bourbon , Spanish:
Calle de Borbón ) is a historic street in the heart of the
French Quarter of
New Orleans . Extending thirteen blocks from
Canal Street to
Esplanade Avenue , Bourbon Street is famous for its many bars and
strip clubs . With 17.74 million visitors in 2017 alone, New Orleans depends on Bourbon Street as a main tourist attraction. Tourist numbers have been growing yearly after the devastation of
Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the city has successfully rebuilt its tourist base. For millions of visitors each year, Bourbon Street provides a rich insight into New Orleans’ past.
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