Hotel Cecil on far left and Savoy 2nd from left. The 3rd building is likely the Red Cross Headquarters. Have you ever stayed in a hotel?...

A handsome Hansom Cab with a handsome Hansom driver, circa 1880's. You might think that cars, trucks, and vans would have no place in the...

Le Havre Carte de Visite (Postcard of Le Havre, 19th century) One of the most prominent locations in Gray Matter, the sequel to Grayscale...

Perhaps smartphones and Artificial Intelligence aren't the best starting point for a blog on trains, but here we are. Take a moment to...

The traveling freak-show was an institution that was almost exclusively Victorian. While traveling circuses have existed since Roman...

You may find yourself wondering (yet again) what these subjects could possibly have in common. Of course, if you have been following my...

In honor of our recently celebrated Veteran's Day, I want to look at an often forgotten fight against tyranny, and the survivors of it:...

When one thinks of Paris today, there are many famous places which draw our attention: the stunning views from the Eiffel Tower, the...

The Founder Jules Mazarin, the founder of the unrivaled Bibliothèque Mazarine, or “Mazarin Library”, was given a rather harsh portrayal...

"Paris has another Paris under herself; a Paris of sewers; which has its streets, its crossings, its squares, its blind alleys, its...

It is very difficult to fit all the accomplishments of a man like Alphonse Bertillon into a single article. Despite this fact, almost...