
Downtown – Millburn, New Jersey
Millburn has an ideal location, close to New York City and at the foot of the South Mountain Reservation. There are many assets here including the Paper Mill Playhouse and the Greenwood Gardens not too far away from the downtown. Here are a few highlights from a recent visit. Fantastical Garden, 2022 This sculpture by Dan Fenelon has signature vivid

Downtown – Manchester, Vermont
Northshire Bookstore is one of the best merchandized book stores I’ve seen. The store is arranged as a series of rooms to conform with the irregular floor plan of the building. Still it manages to have ample open spaces for displays. Makes it very easy to bump into the perfect book or gift item. Merchandizing with clear product groupings and

Old City – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Crucial moments in the American Revolution are told through artifacts and interpretive text. Two examples are the Wait Monument on the Boston road was near where the first shots were fired and the reproduction of the “Rising Sun” chair that George Washington sat on when he was President of the Constitutional Convention in 1787. Of particular interest to us as

Downtown – Carteret, New Jersey
Wayfinding signage Music notes and piano key crosswalks

Downtown – Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton Battle Monument. Opened in 1896 to commemorate the American victories at the Battles of Trenton. St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 140 North Warren St. Built 1747-48; used as a hospital after the Battles of Trenton; buried in the churchyard is David Brearley, a signer of the U.S. Constitution. Quaker Meeting House, 142 East Hanover Street. Built 1739; during the Second

Downtown – Salem, Massachusetts
Salem has a wonderful mix of historical sites and unique public art to fill in many of the gaps in between. The two primary stories are related to the Witch trials and the lives tragically lost, and maritime activities that supported literary pursuits and an ambitious building program. Most notable is Nathaniel Hawthorne who lived in Salem and for many

Town of Clinton Historic District – Clinton, New Jersey
The Red Mill, built circa 1810, over the years processed wool, grist, talc, plaster, and graphite. River water power also later generated electricity. A limestone quarry here was mined from the 1800s up until 1963. The Red Mill today is one of the indisputable historic and scenic sites in this area, though the Town of Clinton has much to offer