Riches to Rags

Some properties have some very fanciful addresses. But most are based around the often pretentious naming of the property itself. The White House. Buckingham Palace. Windsor Castle. But these grand names often hide more mundane postal addresses. Such as 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. With Apseley House, this is quite the other way round. This rather grand property … Continue reading Riches to Rags

Plaza de las Cuatro Culturas

In the best traditions of international one-upmanship, I present to you the Plaza of the Four Cultures. Technically speaking there is no plaza here, but there's a few spots which could qualify as low rent substitutes. But nonetheless, there are four evident and very seperate cultures easily identifiable from the architecture they've left behind. Take … Continue reading Plaza de las Cuatro Culturas