It was two days before RH was to welcome more than 1,000 guests to its new showroom at San Francisco’s Pier 70 for a March opening party, and CEO Gary Friedman was eating French toast in the building’s glass-enclosed Palm Court restaurant. He was not pleased. “Over-cooked on the outside […]
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This lavish historic home in Coronado, California, is asking $39 million. MICHAEL ANDREW PHOTOGRAPHY Text size A historic residence 100 feet away from the shore in Coronado, California, was listed for $39 million on Monday, which would set a price record for the area if it sells for the asking […]
The historic Fort Worth Public Market building was originally developed by John J. Harden in 1930 on the edge of downtown. And it’s long been a subject of fascination in the city. Its architectural detailing and landmark tower ― including the semi-circular stairs leading to the entrance tower, its original […]
The Filoli Historic House & Garden is a sprawling country estate built in Woodside, Calif. — about 30 minutes south of San Francisco — between 1915 and 1917. Designed by architect Willis Polk, the elegant 54,256-square-foot mansion at its center has its own résumé of television and film credits; most […]
Encompassing the famous Vondelpark—the largest park in Amsterdam, replete with picturesque ponds and meandering streams, an open-air theater and a manicured rose garden—Oud-Zuid is one of the city’s most elite neighborhoods. Built in the early 20th century, Oud-Zuid, Dutch for “Old South,” is characterized by its striking brick townhouses with […]