Step into Nina’s private correspondence.
Beginning in 1958, this diary captures the letters shared between Nina and her inner circle of close girlfriends: Billie, Millie, and Lizzy. Discover a space where the epistolary style meets cinematic character analysis, literary reflections, and the architectural grit of heritage sites. Nina finds inspiration in the enduring magic of the silver screen, timeless stories, and historic landmarks.
Nina Overthinks History
The Photograph That Makes Me Feel
This is part of Nina's epistolary blog 'Nina's Diary', where she shares letters with her inner circle of close girlfriends. They overthink films, books, and heritage sites to make sense of...
The Photograph That Makes Me Feel
This is part of Nina's epistolary blog 'Nina's Diary', where she shares letters with her inner circle of close girlfriends. They overthink films, books, and heritage sites to make sense of...
Did You Cross The Ocean to Chase Your Dream, Or...
Set in 1958 New York, Billie writes to her best friend Nina and reflects on a demolished Midtown haunt, capturing how a changing Manhattan can erase a physical building, but...
Did You Cross The Ocean to Chase Your Dream, Or...
Set in 1958 New York, Billie writes to her best friend Nina and reflects on a demolished Midtown haunt, capturing how a changing Manhattan can erase a physical building, but...
Who Do You Look Up To?
I have carried your last letter with me all week and could not quite decide what sort of reply to send you. Until today.
Who Do You Look Up To?
I have carried your last letter with me all week and could not quite decide what sort of reply to send you. Until today.
When the Chrysler Building Feels Like Home
Thank you for the 1932 photo of the Chrysler Building. It arrived just when I needed it. I’ve pinned it right above my bed, next to the Brando photo Millie sent....
When the Chrysler Building Feels Like Home
Thank you for the 1932 photo of the Chrysler Building. It arrived just when I needed it. I’ve pinned it right above my bed, next to the Brando photo Millie sent....
The Cost of Beauty: The Engineered Perfection o...
It’s strange to admire these magnificent avenues while knowing they were engineered through such displacement. I find myself wondering if it’s okay to enjoy a view that was built by...
The Cost of Beauty: The Engineered Perfection o...
It’s strange to admire these magnificent avenues while knowing they were engineered through such displacement. I find myself wondering if it’s okay to enjoy a view that was built by...
The Opéra Garnier as Rarely Seen: The Untold St...
Apparently, the architect, Charles Garnier, was a total "unknown" when he started. For years, the government had been dilly-dallying about a new opera house, and everyone assumed the job would...
The Opéra Garnier as Rarely Seen: The Untold St...
Apparently, the architect, Charles Garnier, was a total "unknown" when he started. For years, the government had been dilly-dallying about a new opera house, and everyone assumed the job would...