Downtown Beirut is full of silent and boarded buildings, which stand between the featureless identical cement apartment blocks that make up the periphery. Most are pockmarked with bullet holes and — in places — red, Mediterranean-style ceramic tiles have fallen away, revealing the woodwork beneath. Still, these damaged, pre-civil war houses, mansions and apartment […]

Editor’s Note: Enjoy this final installment of the history of the Greek Orthodox era at Byron Hot Springs.  Much of the research material could be found at the Bancroft Library. You may visit the entire set of photos here.
Byron was not the first to play up the symbolic healing properties of its waters. The belief […]

Editor’s Note: The sparsely populated area of Byron has been host to scores of photographers over the past five years.  It is a place of great fascination for anyone who is privileged to see it in person. Yet few know of the history of the springs and their significance.  This two-part series will explore the […]