Category Archives: Geography

The Sweet Blue Distance

Posted on 14 August 2021 by Sara Donati aka Rosina Lippi

(note: not the original title) This novel, set in 1857 in New Mexico Territory, serves as a bridge between the Wilderness series of novels and the first two novels of the Waverly Place series.  Backstory: 1845 Carrie Ballentyne is a … Continue reading →

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Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street

Posted on 14 June 2017 by Sara Donati aka Rosina Lippi

If you could step into a time machine and go back to Manhattan in 1884, this is what you’d find where today the New York Public Library stands. The Croton Distributing Reservoir was the above-ground reservoir at 42nd Street and … Continue reading →

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Hoboken

Posted on 27 October 2015 by Sara Donati aka Rosina Lippi

In the early 19th century, Colonel John Stevens developed the Hoboken waterfront as a resort for Manhattanites. On October 11, 1811, Stevens’ ship the Juliana, began to operate as a ferry between Manhattan and Hoboken, making it the world’s first … Continue reading →

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Gilsey House Hotel

Posted on 27 October 2015 by Sara Donati aka Rosina Lippi

In part adapted from Wikipedia. Gilsey House was designed by Stephen Decatur Hatch for Peter Gilsey, a Danish immigrant merchant and city alderman. It was constructed from 1869 to 1871 at the cost of $350,000, and opened in 1872. The hotel … Continue reading →

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