#elmhurst

[wanderingnewyork]

#Fire_escapes in #Elmhurst, #Queens.

#nyc #newyorkcity #queens #elmhurst

[20th-century-railroading]

Pigs at Elmhurst by Stan Ujka Via Flickr: SD40-2 #6813 leads a UP SD40-2 and an eastbound piggyback train at Elmhurst, IL in 1986. A westbound coal empty is in the background.

#cnw #chicago & north western #up #union pacific #1986 #trains #freight train #history #elmhurst #illinois

[franklloydwrightfan]

Prairie peeping. #franklloydwright #architecture #architecturephotography #fbhendersonhouse #elmhurst #illinois #prairiestyle #houses #flwsites #wrightsites #fllw (at F.B. Henderson House) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqVPBtLrkWh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#franklloydwright #architecture #architecturephotography #fbhendersonhouse #elmhurst #illinois #prairiestyle #houses #flwsites #wrightsites #fllw

[thepastisalreadywritten]

It is one of the country’s most prestigious public schools, a historic building on the edge of a pretty town that has educated everyone from poets to comedians – and now counts a future queen among its alumni.

Since it was founded in 1843 for the purpose of educating the sons of clergymen, the £42,930-per-year Marlborough College has seen artist William Morris, the poets John Betjeman and Siegfried Sassoon, and Samantha Cameron, wife of the former prime minister David Cameron, as well as funnyman Jack Whitehall pass through its halls and corridors.

And in 1996 – seven years after it became fully co-educational, having previously only admitted girls in the sixth form - it welcomed a princess-in-waiting, even if few might have guessed it at first.

The then 14-year-old Kate Middleton arrived in Marlborough, Wiltshire, as a shy and lanky teen, having moved after enduring alleged bullying at her previous school, Downe House.

It would prove to be an entrée into a world, which would eventually see her rubbing shoulders with a notably privileged group of students and see her secure a place at the ancient St Andrews University – where Prince William happened to be studying.

Such a trajectory seemed unlikely when she first arrived in rural Wiltshire, however.

‘She had very little confidence,’ recalled her dorm mate Gemma Williamson, who described the new arrival who joined in the middle of the year as 'thin and pale.'

Kate’s house tutor Joan Gall said she was suffering from eczema due to stress.

‘When she arrived, she was very quiet. Coming into a big school like Marlborough was difficult, but she settled in quickly.’

Miss Gall previously said: ‘It was like a big, happy family. We would do things like bake cakes and watch videos.’

Certainly, the girl who would go on to become a celebrated royal beauty did not initially catch the eye of male pupils, who would crudely give passing girls a score out of ten as they made their way to supper. Kate was given a mere two.

Yet during her four years at Marlborough, the future Princess of Wales blossomed into a beautiful, sought after young woman as well as an accomplished one who excelled at hockey and who would go on to become co-captain of the tennis team.

In fact, unlike her time at Downe House, Kate felt at home from the start of her time at Marlborough, where she joined the school's cosy all-girls boarding house, Elmhurst.

Contemporaries recall her as the perfect pupil, listening to her Walkman, watching Friends and indulging in Marmite sandwiches.

Meanwhile, housemistress Ann Patching recalled her former pupil's love of lasagne and pasta bakes but said that 'Kate always stayed very slim.’

Naturally kind hearted, she quickly gained a close circle of friends, among them her peers on the hockey team, one of whom accompanied her on a trip to Ibiza to recover from her heartbreak after she briefly broke up with Prince William in 2007.

Unfazed by her popularity however, she remained a responsible role model and was never caught with illicit booze unlike her friends, one of whom once confided:

'A group of us used to sneak off to Reading to go drinking but she would never join us.'

In fact, Kate was only charged with one lapse in good behaviour when she threw up on the train home after an all-night champagne and dance party hosted by a member of her hockey team.

It was after a hockey tour to Argentina, friends recall – followed by a family trip to the Caribbean - that a then 16-year-old Kate returned to the school sixth firm newly transformed.

‘She was an absolute beauty,‘ according to friend Gemma, who says 'boys now fancied her rotten.’

Among them was the comedian Jack Whitehall, who attended Marlborough a few years below Kate and who admitted in an interview that she was his first crush.

He later joked of being jealous of the attention the princess received from the school, venting:

''I went to the same secondary school as Kate Middleton and she's someone they like to talk about.

I've been sending them a letter each year saying maybe now it's time to put me in the school prospectus or on the walls. I feel like I'm their dirty little secret.'

Nonetheless, despite becoming a favoured among the boys, the princess did not have lengthy dalliances with the opposite sex.

'I got the distinct impression that Catherine wanted to save herself for someone special,' said Gemma previously.

Her first kiss is believed to have been with Woody, the elder brother of Alice St John Webster - one of Kate's closest friends.

She also reportedly had a brief romance with Harry Blakelock, captain of the rugby team, which fizzled out after he left school, leaving Kate 'heartbroken.'

There’s no question that Kate made quite an impact on her school, later hailed as 'Person most likely to be loved by everybody' in her yearbook, when she departed on her gap year before heading to University of St Andrews after achieving two As and a B in her A Levels.

By then, she had been followed to Marlborough by her younger sister Pippa who, untainted by earlier experiences of bullying, was seen by contemporaries as the more naturally confident half of the Middleton pair.

She enrolled at the same boarding house as her older sister and joined the hockey team, yet there was little in the way of sibling rivalry according to contemporaries.

In fact, along with friend Alice St John Webster, they are remembered as a tight trio.

'Alice, Pippa and Kate were a very tight group and all best friends from the age of 14 upwards. It could be a bit suffocating. They did everything together,' one friend said.

Riding a wave of success in the sporting and social spheres at prep school, Pippa won an all-rounder scholarship to Marlborough and became captain of the hockey team.

Unlike Kate's meek start at the college, Pippa took every opportunity to make an impression at the school, with one contemporary saying:

'Pippa was slightly tough and, back then, the one with the charisma. No one would ever think of bullying her.'

She was given the unfortunate nickname 'pan face' because of her supposed flat features but was not put off trying to impress her male peers, even when playing sport.

'My focus is on winning and making sure that my hair — fashioned into a slick Sporty Spice “up do” — is just right. Did I mention boys watching?' she wrote in the Spectator.

Seen as the 'alpha' sister in contrast to 'kind hearted, home-loving' Kate, Pippa 'loved being the centre of attention' according to one contemporary.

She was chatty, funny and louder than her sister but, despite her sociable nature, she followed Kate's example of dodging drinking and smoking.

Housemistress Ann Patching later described the relationship between the well-behaved pair saying:

'Pippa was good at everything and sharper academically, but I don’t think Catherine ever resented that.'

Twenty three years after Kate departed for the last time, meanwhile, there is no question that the school - with its serene setting amid two lakes, and boasting a competition swimming pool, cricket pavilion and international-standard athletics track - remains a popular destination for well-heeled parents.

According to the Which school guide, competition for places at the school increased after it became known as the alma mater of the Princess of Wales.

Nor has it stopped it being mired in the occasional scandal.

In 2016, some of the older pupils brought in a stripper to perform on the grounds, an act later branded 'inappropriate' by the school.

The boarding school was also criticised last year for not carrying out necessary safeguarding checks on teachers, after an Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) report revealed that checks including barred lists for prior criminal offences were not completed.

A spokesperson for the school said at the time:

'Since our compliance inspection, the college has upgraded the record-keeping processes highlighted in the ISI report.

'We have been keeping our parents informed and are looking forward to an early re-inspection.'

None of this is likely to deter the wealthy elite, many of whom will doubtless be anxious for their own offspring to attend a school that prepped the Princess of Wales for her royal calling – and if rumour has it, may also be set to educate her offspring.

#Princess of Wales #Catherine Princess of Wales #Catherine Middleton #Kate Middleton #Marlborough College #St Andrews University #Downe House #Elmhurst #British Royal Family #Pippa Middleton

[kodachrome-net]

Neon detail, York Theatre marquee, Elmhurst, Illinois, March 2013

#york theatre #theatres #theaters #movie theatres #marquees #neon #elmhurst #vintage theatres #chicago theatres #chicago theaters #classic cinemas #cinemas #lumix dmc-fz28 #original photography #photographers on tumblr #bruce sharp #2013

[aspiringbelle]

Trigger warning: Eating disorders, bullying

As someone who is somewhat of a balletomane (not as much as others here), this disturbs me. I know it can be intense doing ballet, but I don't want to see dancers harming themselves by denying themselves food...and I don't like seeing dancers being cut down so. (In one case, more literal than most.) I may not be able to see the documentary, but this is disturbing as is.

#royal ballet #elmhurst #tw ed diet #tw bullying #ballet #bbc #panorama

[meeshnut]

Iced Coffee this morning.

#not tea #french press #coffee #coffee break #i’ll have tea later for sure #coffee with milk #well fake milk #elmhurst #pistachio #non-dairy creamer #coffee drinker #coffee time #coffee in the morning #french press coffee #coffee at home #coffee fix #coffee grounds #coffee consumption #coffee maker

[beginningspod]

It's time for Beginnings, the podcast where writer and performer Andy Beckerman talks to the comedians, writers, filmmakers and musicians he admires about their earliest creative experiences and the numerous ways in which a creative life can unfold.

On today's episode, I talk to rapper Homeboy Sandman. Originally from Elmhurst, Queens, Angel Del Villar II AKA Homeboy Sandman started making albums while he was in law school. This led him to leave the judicial path he was on to focus on music, and since 2007, he has recorded over two dozen albums, EPs and mixtapes, including a number of incredible EPs with Aesop Rock. His latest, Still Champion, was just released today - Deca produced it, and it is wonderful!

(Photo by Monifa Skerrit Perry)

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#beginnings #homeboy sandman #elmhurst #deca #aesop rock #mello

[findmeaplaceinnewyorkcity]

Queens Center Mall, Elmhurst, Queens

#Elmhurst #new york city #photography #queens #MACYS

[archinform]

Elmhurst

I spent the first Saturday of Spring Break exploring Elmhurst, Illinois. A 40-minute Metra ride west of Chicago, the town offered a pleasant respite from the city.

I visited the Elmhurst Art Museum, designed by the Chicago-based architectural firm DeStefano + Partners and opened in 1997. Adjcent to the museum is the 1952 Mies van der Rohe-designed McCormick House, a stunning small structure, and one of only three Mies-designed houses in the U.S.

Elmhurst Art Museum

Museum exhibit, A Love Supreme

The house, its exterior restored to its original appearance, featured the exhibition "A Love Supreme McCormick House Reimagined," featuring furniture and objects of 30 artists and designers. The proportions and design of the space offered a rare sense of being enveloped by architectural brilliance.

McCormick house interior wall with bookcase, 1950s, Blessing Archive

McCormick House

The second site I visited was the Elmhurst History Museum, housed in the c. 1892 Glos Mansion. Unfortunately, virtually nothing remained of the house's original interior, having been remodeled into exhibit spaces.

Elmhurst History Museum

My visit to Elmhurst lasted a couple of hours, quick but enjoyable, before the return Metra trip.

#Elmhurst #Illinois #Mies van der Rohe #McCormick #art museum #history

[wanderingnewyork]

Buildings in #Elmhurst, #Queens.

#nyc #newyorkcity #queens #elmhurst

[20th-century-railroading]

CGW #143, Elmhurst IL, April 1968

Halted by a stop indication at the IC crossing, brakeman is approaching the spring switch at the end of double track.

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#cgw #chicago great western #1968 #trains #freight train #history #elmhurst #illinois

[franklloydwrightfan]

Prime prairie. #franklloydwright #architecture #architecturephotography #fbhendersonhouse #elmhurst #illinois #prairiestyle #houses #flwsites #wrightsites #fllw (at F.B. Henderson House) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnHcUM3LCLb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#franklloydwright #architecture #architecturephotography #fbhendersonhouse #elmhurst #illinois #prairiestyle #houses #flwsites #wrightsites #fllw

[thejoyofviolentmovement]

Photography: I'm obsessed with you, Elmhurst, Queens, NYC 3/9/24

Photography: I'm obsessed with you, Elmhurst, Queens, NYC 3/9/24

This past week, I was extraordinarily busy, covering the 2024 New Colossus Festival in the Lower East Side. Saturday afternoon, I was walking to the Woodhaven Blvd. Station to catch a train, when I came across a sticker that read “I’m obsessed with you.” Hopefully, it’s a healthy obsession right? Er, right?

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#Elmhurst #Elmhurst Queens #Graffiti #nyc #Photo Essay #Photography #Queens #Queens NYC

[howardazaria]

Chicago Transitional Home Office Mid-sized transitional built-in desk design ideas with a light wood floor and gray walls for a home office and library

#new construction #custom #white #white oak #home office #elmhurst

[postav54]

Elmhurst Queens , 2019

#life #35mm film #film photography #35mm #elmhurst #queens