March 2024 – August 2024
People have been decorating themselves and their homes with flowers for centuries, and Huntingtonians are no exception. This exhibit explores the widespread decorative appeal of flowers, as well as the longtime practical skill and hobby of gardening and caring for houseplants. From abstract to realistic, three-dimensional to embroidered, real to fake, Huntington is in bloom!
One of the most famous baseball teams were the Huntington Suffolks. They played for many years under various names including The Huntington Baseball Club, The Young Suffolks, and The Suffolks from Huntington.
Inspired by European Modernism, Aluminaire was built by Lawrence Kocher and Swiss architect Albert Frey, who studied under Le Corbusier.
Before the iconic “Rosie the Riveter” there was another corps of women, widely known at the time, but largely forgotten now, who contributed to an American war effort.
The Huntington Historical Society has just acquired another Helene Glazen, (1898-1987), watercolor entitled “Green Street”, below, which depicts a fall scene of the Huntington street when it was still a residential area.
While going through 18th and 19th century deeds in our archives I noticed that some transactions were noted in “pounds, shillings and pence” years after the colonies won their independence from Britain. Was the United States still using British money, and, if so, why?
So what is the appeal of brick and motor stores? Maybe browsing is more fulfilling than scrolling.