architecture: I Am St. John's Newfoundland After The Great Fire of 1892- Look At Me Now! - 06/12/09 02:45 AM
On July 8, 1892, St. John's, Newfoundland was devastated by a fire that destroyed nearly all the homes and businesses in the east end of the city.  The high winds that day, the incomplete repairs to the water supply system and the simple incident of dropping a pipe in Timothy O'Brien's stable at Freshwater Road at the top of Carter's Hill ushered in what would become the worst fire in St. John's history. 
Together these events combined to create the calamity that leveled much of the city turning it into rubble and soot within twenty-four hours.  The fire spread and devoured … (4 comments)

architecture: St. John’s Museum Peers Over The Old City With Both Eyes Open - 03/02/09 08:46 AM
Standing boldly above the landscape where once the Fort Townshend stood, The Rooms looks alertly over old St. John's.  It is a modern piece of real estate like no other on the Island.  It houses the artifacts, archaeology and architecture of Newfoundland and Labrador.  Here at The Rooms, the archival records which preserve the heritage of Newfoundland and its people from centuries before are housed in a climate controlled environment ensuring they will be kept intact for generations to come.  This is where the Provincial Museum, the Provincial Art Gallery and the Provincial Archives have been brought together under one roof.
My wife and … (4 comments)