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Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin
When he was a boy, Frank Lloyd Wright avoided much of the work on his family's Wisconsin farm by climbing atop a hill and hiding in the oaks.
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Memories of Tall Buildings
I have an old black-and-white photo of my family, such as it was then. We are standing atop the RCA building in midtown Manhattan, but they don't call it that...
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An American Love Story
Happy has a voice like a wind chime, small, but as clear as a summer breeze.
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Missy At Year's End
God bless the child.
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Remembering Gil Carlson, Hydronics Pioneer
Gil Carlson passed away on April 28, 1994. He was 72 years young. At the time of his death he held seven U.S.
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The Caretaker of Heating History
He slid up to the registration desk like a truck coming in for gas. "Doug Starbuck," he said offering me a hand that looked like a callused catcher's mitt.
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How They Heat The Dakota
I was standing on the roof of the Dakota Apartments, looking out at New York’s Central Park across the street and thinking about John Lennon who lived and died in...
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Adjustable Orifices Inside Steam System Radiator Valves
In a Manhattan co-op apartment building, where the local time, mechanically speaking, is 1949, Screwdriver Willie is doing his very best to keep the tenants warm and happy while trying...
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Generations
I got a call from a guy who was buying his first house, and this place has steam heat. He found me on the Internet.
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How to tell an engineer from a contractor
Life nowadays is often confusing. What, between unisex, White House scandals, New Age philosophies, the collapse of the Soviet Empire along with the New York Rangers, it’s tough to tell...
