The Rise of the Luxury Hotel Industry

A Nutt The history of the rise of the luxury hotel industry is a fascinating story. With the start of the industrial revolution, in the 1760s, hotels began to be built across Europe and the United States. Later, holiday resorts began to pop up along the French and Italian Riviera. In Boston, The Tremont House was the first deluxe hotel in a city centre. It provided “inside toilets, locks on the doors, and an a la carte menu.” The Holt Hotel in New York City was the first to provide its gues

Mississippi: Last holiday in Lexington

All over the Southern US, there are small towns with synagogues barely keeping their doors open, and other communities whose congregations disbanded long ago. In Lexington, Mississippi, this will be the last Yom Kippur at Temple Beth El after 104 years of services. The Dixie Diaspora's disintegration makes such archives as the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life even more important. In Andrew Muchin's article in the Forward , the story of Lexington is detailed. As the me

The Rise of the Luxury Hotel Industry

The Rise of the Luxury Hotel Industry The history of the rise of the luxury hotel industry is a fascinating story. With the start of the industrial revolution, in the 1760s, hotels began to be built across Europe and the United States. Later, holiday resorts began to pop up along the French and Italian Riviera. In Boston, The Tremont House was the first deluxe hotel in a city centre. It provided “inside toilets, locks on the doors, and an a la carte menu.”The Holt Hotel in New York City

‘This is a place of God’ (Burlington County Times)

St. Charles Borromeo Church in Cinnaminson opens doors to new sanctuary.

‘This is a place of God’ (Burlington County Times)

St. Charles Borromeo Church in Cinnaminson opens doors to new sanctuary.