Honoring the Past, Building a Future
The month of June is upon us. I invite you to remember a special time that was the highlight of the Rocky Mount's social calendar. Consider this your personal invitation, which you must have, to dance the night away at the annual June German dance. You will need a beautiful dress, your tux cleaned and … Continue reading You Are Invited – June German Dance Memories – Part 1
Make New Friends, But Keep the Old, One is Silver, the Other Gold. Do you remember singing this song while growing up? Rocky Mount has a new talented friend in Caitlin Cary who has found her way to Rocky Mount. Her art tells me she understands the "Silver & Gold" nature of preservation and revitalization. … Continue reading Caitlin Cary – Needle Print Artist – A Rocky Mount Romance – Part 3
Chapter Two - The Artist's Process Downtown Rocky Mount, NC, 2016 18" x 24" mounted on wood panels Artist Caitlin Cary “We strain to listen to the ghosts and echoes of our inexpressibly wise past, and we have an obligation to maintain these places, to provide these sanctuaries, so that people may be in the … Continue reading The Caitlin Cary Story – Needle Print Art – Another Way of Preserving Architecture – Part 2
Chapter One - Music A good story, a page turner, presents itself on many levels. It starts with a character that engages us right away in a setting that comes alive on the page. I love a story that teaches me something new, provides an enriching, spiritual experience, and speaks to something I feel passionately … Continue reading Rocky Mount Has A New Friend – Welcome Caitlin Cary – Part 1
The Queen Anne Hotel has a steep gabled roof, asymmetrical shape and dormer windows Named for its style of architecture, dating from 1880-1910. IF ONLY....those cities that are trying to revitalize their historic downtown core areas all had a Queen Anne Hotel like the one pictured above. But wait, here in Rocky Mount we have … Continue reading Looking At The Queen Anne Hotel in New Orleans – A Reminder Of Our Own Rocky Mount NC Treasures – Preservation and Perspective
In former posts, I have written about the restoration of the Poinsett Hotel in Charlotte, NC, neglected for over twenty year, that was critical to the revitalization of the core downtown historic area. The Victorian Hotel pictured above is a goldrush-era building in Vancouver. A version of The Victorian is what every city wishes they had; a … Continue reading Rocky Mount Historic Downtown Area – Letting Vancouver’s Victorian Hotel Teach Us A Thing Or Two
Main Street Rocky Mount 