To celebrate our nation's 250th birthday, here are some long ago pictures of Tudor City and its environs. First up is this moody port...

Today, a study of Fred F. French's monogram, as seen on tableware from his restaurants. And what better way to do it than from the colle...

A look back at a series of ads that ran in 1939. In contrast to earlier campaigns, this one had but three ads. Such were the Depression year...

  Some odds and ends. . . First is this latest addition to No. 5, an example of heraldry that replaced the original terra cotta figure which...

We knew it wouldn't be long until AI landed in Tudor City. And believe it or not, Fred F. French ‒ no stranger to innovation himself ‒ h...

This entry is really a continuation of a recent post on Bigelow-Hartford Rugs and Carpets. There were other companies who supplied their mer...

For the holiday weekend, we've selected a group of photographs featuring the many flags of the United Nations. And, not incidentally, al...