Monday, January 13, 2014

Huntington Library: Violet Flowers

The Huntington Botanical Gardens


In 1903 Henry Huntington purchased the San Marino Ranch, a working ranch with citrus groves, nut and fruit orchards, alfalfa crops, a small herd of cows, and poultry. His superintendent, William Hertrich, was instrumental in developing the various plant collections that comprise the foundation of the botanical gardens.





Friday, January 10, 2014

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Los Angeles Public Library






The Los Angeles Public Library system (LAPL) serves the residents of Los Angeles. With more than six million volumes, it is one of the largest publicly funded library systems in the world. 


Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Santa Monica Pier

Since September 9, 1909

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Monday, January 6, 2014

Santa Barbara Courthouse

The Spanish Colonial Revival style building was designed by William Mooser III and completed in 1929. Architect Charles Willard Moore called it the "grandest Spanish Colonial Revival structure ever built," and the prime example of Santa Barbara's adoption of Spanish Colonial as its civic style. The building replaced a smaller Greek Revival courthouse built at the same location in 1872–88 and badly damaged in an earthquake on June 29, 1925







Source: Wikipedia