Todd DeFeo, Author at Sightseers' Delight

My Favorite Scene

September 17, 2009 Todd DeFeo

This is my favorite scene. In part because it plays no real purpose except for the art of storytelling.

WDW’s ‘Temporary’ Toontown Fair closing with Fantasyland expansion

September 13, 2009 Todd DeFeo

With the looming expansion of Fantasyland coming online by 2013, Mickey and Minnie Mouse could soon be evicted from their Toontown homes.

St. Paul’s Chapel: A place of solace and refuge

September 13, 2009 Todd DeFeo

St. Paul’s Chapel was completed in 1766 as a “chapel of ease” for those who could not make it to the Parish of Trinity Church.

S.I. memorial overlooks altered skyline

September 12, 2009 Todd DeFeo

Work on Staten Island’s Sept. 11 memorial began two years to the day after the worst terrorist attack in the nation’s history.

What’s with the anchor in the road?

September 9, 2009 Todd DeFeo

Driving along Broad Street into downtown Athens, a large gray anchor might be among the last thing people expect to see.

Terminal Station harkens back to city’s railroad past

September 8, 2009 Todd DeFeo

During the Civil War, the railroad was vital to Chattanooga, bringing supplies to the troops stationed in the city and also transporting reinforcements to nearby destinations.

‘Pardon me boy,’ is that an historic train depot?

September 7, 2009 Todd DeFeo

The events of 1970 could have spelled doom for Chattanooga’s Terminal Station.

Fire, tornado not enough to destroy courthouse

September 6, 2009 Todd DeFeo

For years, the Montgomery County Courthouse stood as a bleak reminder of Jan. 22, 1999.

‘72 ‘Happy Games’ marred by terrorist attack

September 5, 2009 Todd DeFeo

The 1972 Summer Olympics aimed to present a drastically different view of the country than the last summer games held in the Nazi-led country in 1936 and overseen by Adolf Hitler.

‘This is a trauma that will stay with us forever’

September 4, 2009 Todd DeFeo

31 Connolly Strasse is not a tourist attraction. There are no T-shirts or magnets or other useless tchotchkes for tourists to buy.