June 24, 2026
Tag: hurricanes in Florida
-
The Worst Hurricane You Never Heard Of
3 Comments
The South Florida Hurricane happened in September 1928. Calvin Coolidge was the occupant of the Oval Office. The weather bureau had been working at forecasting dangerous storms for more than fifty years, but their most useful tools were that of educated observation and data comparison to the statistics of past events. “Accurate” was hardly part…
Past Article
May 10, 2026 2 Comments
Enthusiasts of American architecture view skyscrapers (and their observation decks) as vacation destinations. Many historians are equally mesmerized. It is truly disappointing that New York’s first skyscraper was demolished nearly 60 years ago – and no one cried.