The Victorian government’s sale of a historic former psychiatric hospital site in Sunbury to Channel Nine…
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In 1974, Atlanta’s Fox Theatre closed as Southern Bell planned to demolish it for a headquarters; residents raised $3 million to save it, and the landmark now hosts 250+ shows a year
The Fox opened its doors on December 25, 1929, with Disney’s Steamboat Willie among its early…
A 19th century Yorkshire mill that once employed more than 2,000 people and later appeared in Peaky Blinders and Downton Abbey caught fire again; 12 engines battled the blaze
Photo credit: West Yorkshire Police Dalton Mills in Keighley has lived several lives. Built as a…
This 600-year-old French house seems to defy gravity; the real reason lies in a medieval tax rule |
The house sits slightly off the usual tourist rhythm in a corner of Aveyron where stone…