Castel-mare, home of Allene Tew/ Countess of Kotzebue

I was reading "The American Princess" of Annejet van der Zijl

It tells about the story of gives us the story of Allene Tew (1872-1955

If anything is American, it is the belief that there can always be a new start

Allene Tew is the personification of this idea

Allene became the owner of several houses

One of these houses is this ""seacastle"'

Her life became blue Annejet tells us

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Castel Mare was built in 1905 on the rocks of Cap d’Ail. The villa has seen many famous guests such as members of the Netherlands Royal family. Queen Beatrix is the godchild of Henry’s stepmother Countess of Kotzebue. In the guest book you can still find the Windsors, the Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe, the author Somerset Maugham etc. It is now that the niece of the Prince Henry II of Reuss took over this fantasy filled shelter. Despite some modernization, it is the antique furniture and the old noble bathrooms that keep the spirit of those wonderful former days at the Côte d’Azur alive.

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“If we don’t care about our past, we cannot hope for the future."

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In 1976, New York's Grand Central Terminal was threatened with demolition. Jackie led a public crusade to save it, won, and it was then designated a National Historic Landmark. She stated, “If we don’t care about our past, we cannot hope for the future." Further civic activities in which she was involved Included the revitalization of the Broadway theater district, the Central Park Conservancy, the Literary Lions of the New York Public Library, the Metropolitan Museum's Egyptian wing and the Costume Institute, and the American Ballet Theater at Lincoln Center. retrogran/jackie-after-white-house

Is it not cruel to let our city die by degrees, stripped of all her proud monuments, until there will be nothing left of all her history and beauty to inspire our children? If they are not inspired by the past of our city, where will they find the strength to fight for her future? Americans care about their past, but for short term gain they ignore it and tear down everything that matters. Maybe... this is the time to take a stand, to reverse the tide, so that we won't all end up in a uniform world of steel and glass boxes.^[73]

— Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

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History of Manhattan.

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The oldest house in Greenwich Village, at 77 Bedford Street, this beauty was built in1799.  Joshua Isaacs built his free-standing, clapboard house with yard a days ride from what was then Manhattan further south.  Isaacs was a wholesale merchant and his Federal-style home with its hipped roof was a declaration of his success. Read more: daytoninmanhattan-isaacs-hendricks-house

Map Greenwich Village and Carrie Bradshaw's house

64 Perry street.  House Carrie Bradshaw streeteasy/64-perry-street-carrie-bradshaw-apartment

Samantha Jones New York appartment, Meatpacking District

Sadly, though, Samatha's  apartment building looks very different today than it appeared back in 2000 when SATC filmed there. In the early 1900’s, the Meatpacking District was solely an industrial neighborhood, housing over 250 of New York’s slaughterhouses and warehouses. In the 80s, prostitutes and drug dealers moved in, turning MePa, as it is sometimes called, into a seedy and run down part of town. But during the past ten years or so, the entire Meatpacking District has undergone a huge transformation, turning it into one of the most trendy neighborhoods in New York. During this transformation, many of the old slaughterhouses and buildings, including Samantha’s, were given complete face lifts and no longer look as they did a decade ago. Read more on the interesting page of  iamnotastalker/samanthas-meatpacking-digs

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Sandwiched conveniently between the brownstone terraces of Greenwich Village and Chelsea, the Meatpacking District was immortalised by Sex and the City’s Samantha Jones, whose notorious loft conversion became the setting for some of the most lurid one-night stands ever to hit the screen. simonseeks/why-meatpacking-district-new-yorks-coolest-village

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Miranda Hobbes home.

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In the first season - when Miranda's heart took a lickin' (from countless dates and dumps) yet kept on tickin' - the color palette for her place was purposely black and blue. "We used all the shades you'd find in a bruise," says Conway. "Dark blues, plums, deep teals."

When Miranda bought a new place on Manhattan's Upper West Side, she came to terms with her single-status and learned to lighten up. "She's less the walking wounded; she's more confident and secure," Conway says, "Her new apartment is sophisticated and indicative of a successful New York City woman. A partner in a law firm could afford a big pre-War apartment in the 80s and all the modern appliances, so we gave it to her."

The Queens' Bedroom/ the White House.

The Queens' Bedroom in 2008, looking northeast (Architectural Digest)

The bedroom suite now called the Queens' Suite, because several European queens stayed here, was called the Rose Suite after the 1902 renovation, and was often used by visiting relatives: Edith Roosevelt's sister Emily Carow; William Howard Taft's sister and brother-in-law, Frances and William Edwards; Coolidge's cousin's daughter Marion Pollard; Anna Roosevelt, FDR's daughter; and most "First Mothers," from Martha Truman to Virginia Clinton Kelley.

While the Kennedys' bedroom was being decorated their first weeks in the house, they lived here. Jackie Kennedy's redecoration of the connecting sitting room in blue and white has remained intact for nearly forty years. Lady Bird Johnson sometimes repaired here to work in complete privacy. It was also used for a Catholic mass on the first birthday of Luci Johnson Nugent's son Lyn, and served as a holding room for groom Chuck Robb before his White House wedding to Lynda Bird Johnson.

The Queens' Bedroom, circa 2000, looking northeast

The Queens' Bedroom in 1999, looking north (White House Historical Association)

The Queens' Bedroom in 1991

The Queens' Bedroom in 1962, looking northeast (White House Historical Association)

The Queens' Bedroom in 1962, looking northeast (White House Historical Association)

The Rose Bedroom in 1962 (Kennedy Library - Robert Knudsen)

The Queens' Bedroom in 1952, looking northeast (Truman Library

The Queens' Bedroom in 1952, looking northeast (Truman Library

The Rose Bedroom around 1920, looking southeast (Library of Congress - Harris & Ewing)

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How Much Can the Trump Family Redecorate the White House?

The Lincoln Bedroom is safe

How Much Can the Trump Family Redecorate the White House?

• They can: Redecorate the living spaces to their taste
• They can't: Make changes to historic rooms
• They can: Pull from a literal warehouse of furnishings and artwork
• They can: Bring in an interior designer
• They can: Use public funds to decorate the White House
• They can: Make unique additions
• They can't: Make sweeping structural changes

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The White House.

The Family Residence

The second floor of the White House Residence is the first family residence, where their bedrooms and private sitting rooms are located, as well as some guest bedrooms such as the Lincoln Bedroom. This floor has 16 rooms, 1 main corridor, 6 bathrooms, and 1 lavatory. The first family has overnight guests at the Residence, but visiting chiefs of state usually stay across the street at Blair House, which is the official guest facility for international leaders and is managed and operated by the Department of State.  whitehousemuseum

Old Family Dining Room

The small Old Family Dining Room, just off the State Dining Room, has been refurbished by Michelle Obama in the first major project that will leave her mark on the interiors of the historic building. popsugar/White-House-Family-Dining-Room-Makeover

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