tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post2957306471510268309..comments2024-03-22T16:14:12.974-04:00Comments on Old Long Island: 'Shadowlane'Zach L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-74460975684186921372014-03-12T10:18:20.896-04:002014-03-12T10:18:20.896-04:00Anon 9:01 you are not the only one, ha ha, I enjoy...Anon 9:01 you are not the only one, ha ha, I enjoy the enthusiastic potpourri of architectural Xanadus featured here far more than some staid, prim and proper Federal mansion which I daresay gets the most favorable opinions here. Much prefer to enjoy long islands fantasy gems in silence than be drowned out by a chorus of naysayers. In total agreement though, Martin Hall's original interior sure beats the boring and expected anyday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-86580801330880148802014-03-11T21:01:35.720-04:002014-03-11T21:01:35.720-04:00I hate to think myself one of those gaudy McMansio...I hate to think myself one of those gaudy McMansion types, but I love the eclectic style of this estate. I also think I may be the only one who visits this site, that loves the original "steamboat" interior of Martin Hall. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-31887271088967854622014-03-11T19:05:15.488-04:002014-03-11T19:05:15.488-04:00If I may politely point the restless and nimble to...If I may politely point the restless and nimble to this on topic chanced upon item. http://cdm15281.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15281coll9/id/851/rec/11 <br />So, I'd like to know who might the person in the photo posed descending stairs to the pergola at the edge of a pool. <br />The neighborhood there was choke-full-o trip-the-light-fantastic-toe, top-hat, cane and cape clinquant, tapping their way to fame and glory. That stairway would be irresistible.<br />And then this may not likely be related to today's post, but <b>is</b> from that <b>same photo collection</b>, a <i>Farmyard Meets Kennel</i> kind of a thing which maybe cool, not really sure, but chapeaux off to you all nonetheless. <br />http://cdm15281.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15281coll9/id/916Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-89590760937058867542014-03-11T11:10:54.550-04:002014-03-11T11:10:54.550-04:00Strikes me more as the "eeny, meeny, miney, m...Strikes me more as the "eeny, meeny, miney, moe" school of design...<br /><br />;-)lil' gay boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115496241247504856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-26834919552000316052014-03-11T11:06:24.938-04:002014-03-11T11:06:24.938-04:00Magnus, don't you mean 'a lot of this, and...Magnus, don't you mean 'a lot of this, and even more of that and while we're at it, a bunch of those too'?The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-62640180239866895382014-03-11T09:46:35.041-04:002014-03-11T09:46:35.041-04:00Browsing through the links I am really impressed w...Browsing through the links I am really impressed with the interior volume and design of that gargantuan studio wing added during the renovationsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807386654523336456.post-56562433581962158782014-03-11T08:17:21.011-04:002014-03-11T08:17:21.011-04:00This house encapsulate the design ethos that seems...This house encapsulate the design ethos that seems to inspire so many mansion builders today: a little of this, a little of that.Magnuspetriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12625586892328226122noreply@blogger.com