Yesterday, we visited Crafted, a permanent craft marketplace located in San Pedro. It is a craft fair every weekend and it occupies part of a very large warehouse along the waterfront. You can browse and shop and not worry about the weather. What a genius idea! While we were strolling through the marketplace, we stopped…
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Photography Monday: South Pasadena Library
South Pasadena’s original Carnegie Library was built in 1907. That building was expanded in 1916, with the aid of Carnegie funds, and in 1930 remodeled in Mediterranean Revival style with classic elements, without Carnegie funding. Andrew Carnegie and the Carnegie Corporation provided funding for 1,681 public library buildings in 1,412 U.S communities between 1889 and 1923. …
Photography Monday: Oaklawn Portals
Designed by Greene & Greene in 1904-5, these portals were designed to flank the entrance to a private development, Oaklawn. The gates provided prestige to the subdivision and help establish the ambiance wanted by the developer, S. W. Ferguson. The entrance gate is composed of two tile roofed towers made of large boulders at the base and progressively smaller…
Photography Monday: The Fork
Pasadena has a fork in the road and it’s 18 feet tall. Where south St. John and south Pasadena avenues divide, there’s a towering wooden silver fork in the traffic median. A fork at the fork in the road. For years, Bob Stane would mention to his friend Ken Marshall that there should be a fork…
Photography Monday: Arlington Garden Part II
On this site, once stood one of the most elegant homes on South Orange Grove Boulevard, Pasadena’s “Millionaires’ Row.” In April of 1902, John Durand purchased 10 acres of property known as “Arlington Heights.” After the existing Victorian home was removed, a team of skilled workmen spent more than three years building the reconstruction of…
Photography Monday: Arlington Garden
Arlington Garden is Pasadena’s only dedicated public garden. It is an example of urban open space complete with plazas, paseos, and gardens. Styled with an Italian style olive allee, numerous succulent and cactus gardens, an Arroyo Seco like pathway flanked by sycamores leading to a vernal pool, an orange grove laid out in grids like historical California orange groves, and…
Photography Monday: Georgetown Loop Railroad
The Georgetown Loop Railroad® was one of Colorado’s first visitor attractions. Completed in 1884, this spectacular stretch of three-foot narrow gauge railroad was considered an engineering marvel for its time. At the height of its popularity from the 1880’s to the early 1900’s, it was considered Colorado’s scenic must-see if you were venturing out West. …
Photography Monday: Georgetown, CO Part II
We were quite taken by Georgetown, a charming, mountain town and we thank our friends for sharing this little gem with us. I have always loved and studied architectural history and was thrilled to see such a variety of older homes that have been beautifully restored and maintained by the residents. Next week, another look…
Photography Monday: Georgetown, CO
While we were visiting friends in Denver, they suggested that we visit this picturesque town in the Rocky Mountains. Since its beginning as a mining camp in 1859, Georgetown has attracted those who have sought something special. First, it was the magic of gold and silver ore, now it’s incredible recreational opportunities like hiking, biking and…
Photography Monday: Cruz’n for Roses Part II
Because of my father and my husband, I have a passion for cars especially classic cars. It all started with my father taking me to races at Ontario Motor Speedway, Laguna Seca and the Long Beach Grand Prix. My father has restored classic cars and my husband is a huge fan with dreams of restoring…