by Cade Callen | Jul 2, 2026 | Business, Culture, Music, NYC
I hopped off the bus at Madison Square and parked myself in a sliver of the Chelsea Hotel known as Chelsea Guitars to pay a visit to the troubadour of 23rd Street, the mystic ‘wise guy’ known as Dan Courtenay. The Queens-born, hippie-haired, no-nonsense son of an...
by Cade Callen | Jun 8, 2026 | Art, Culture, Movies
A visual essay exploring the lost history of pioneering women in cinema. Introduced by Cade Callen Text by Jane Gaines Posters & Photo courtesy of The Dwight M. Cleveland Collection Reprinted from DOWNTOWN Spring 2026 issue Lost works of cinema represent a pet...
by Cade Callen | Dec 21, 2025 | Art, Culture
Photography by Trevor Cracker REPRINT FROM DOWNTOWN SUMMER 2025 ISSUE Late in his life, the painter Paul Cézanne created a watercolor titled Skull on a Drapery. Like many of his late still lifes, it appears unfinished—patches of bare paper peek through the brushwork....
by Cade Callen | Oct 2, 2025 | Art, Culture, LA, Miami, NYC
Jack Chase, Head of Global Strategy and Logistics Operations Coordinator of U-Haul Gallery (top left), and James Sundquist, U-Haul Gallery Director (bottom right), doing their best Richard Nixon impression. Photo by Cade Ransom Callen. The art world has long cast a...
by Cade Callen | Sep 8, 2025 | Chefs, Dining, Restaurants
DOWNTOWN was recently hosted at Daniel on the Upper East Side for a US Open watch party courtesy of Evian. We were delighted to try some of Daniel Boulud’s Frances Tiafoe–inspired dishes, such as the Avocado & Burrata Gazpacho — which mimicked the look of a melted...
