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The #BradburyBuilding was built in 1893, added to the #NRHP in 1971 and become a #NationalHistoricLandmark in '77. It was one of four office buildings in #LA to be honored at listing. It's also a #LALandmark and filming location, seen in #BladeRunner and #TheArtist. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #film #trivia #entertainment

#SantaBarbara and the surrounding area have served as a backdrop for #Sideways, #ItsComplicated, #Hidalgo, #Seabiscuit and #20thCenturyWomen to name a few. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #film #trivia #entertainment

#SantaBarbara and the surrounding area have served as a backdrop for #Sideways, #ItsComplicated, #Hidalgo, #Seabiscuit and #20thCenturyWomen to name a few. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #film #trivia #entertainment

#SantaBarbara and the surrounding area have served as a backdrop for #Sideways, #ItsComplicated, #Hidalgo, #Seabiscuit and #20thCenturyWomen to name a few. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #film #trivia #entertainment

#SantaBarbara and the surrounding area have served as a backdrop for #Sideways, #ItsComplicated, #Hidalgo, #Seabiscuit and #20thCenturyWomen to name a few. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #film #trivia #entertainment

#SantaBarbara and the surrounding area have served as a backdrop for #Sideways, #ItsComplicated, #Hidalgo, #Seabiscuit and #20thCenturyWomen to name a few. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #film #trivia #entertainment

As of writing, after opening in 1911, the #PalaceTheater in the #BroadwayTheaterDistrict in #DowntownLosAngeles is the oldest remaining original #Orpheumtheatre in the #US. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #trivia #funfacts #tower #theater

Before #HollywoodoftheNorth was claimed by #Canada, #SantaBarbara went by that name as hundreds of silent and western films were produced in #SantaBarbara, including #CecilBDeMille’s #TenCommandments. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #entertainment

#DowntownLosAngeles is home to several #districts, like the #Jewerly and #BroadwayTheaterDistrict. The #BroadwayTheaterandCommercialDistrict is listed on the #NRHP. It was the first and largest theater district on the register. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #history

#SantaBarbara is home to some of #JuliaChild’s favorites #restaurants: #OlioeLimone, #OlioCrudoBar and #FinchandFork. All of them are still operating today. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts #cityhall #government

The #CaliforniaLegislature is the #bicamerallegislature maintained by the #StateAssembly or #LowerHouse and the #StateSenate or #UpperHouse. Unlike most states, the #legislature is full-time and has been under #Democratic control since the #70s. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #history #politics

#ArlingtonSpringsMan, the oldest #humanfossil found in the #US, was discovered nearby on #SantaRosaIsland. He was returned and reburied by the #SantaYnezBand of #ChumashMissionIndians sometime after April 2022. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts

#SantaBarbara was once home to #FlyingAStudios. Until its closure, around 1917, the studio claimed to be the largest in the world while producing a thousand #films over 5 years. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts #movies #entertainment

The #CaliforniaCapitol is the seat of #Government for #California and houses the two chambers of the #Legislature, the assembly and senate, and the #offices for many officials. It was completed in stages and added to the #NRHP in 1973. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts #UScapitols #capitols

#Ventura has a #sistercity in #Loreto, #Mexico. Established in 2015, with a unanimous vote, the relationship is built on shared #history, #ecotourism, #cultural and historical exchanges. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #diplomacy

Fifty years after #artist #MichaelGonzalez and friends danced down State Street in #SantaBarbara, #California, they serve as the foundation for the #SummerSolsticeParade, the largest single-day event in the county. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #history #trivia #funfacts #culture

In 1962, the #SantaBarbaraNewsPress brought the #JohnBirchSociety, a far-right organization inspired by #McCarthyism, to light. The then owner #ThomasMStorke won a #Pulitzer for his work. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #santabarbara #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #ushistory

Around #VenturaCityHall's windows, you'll find 24 terra cotta #friars faces. A reference to the fact that #Ventura is one of the nine #Mission towns founded by #JuniperoSerra and #friars. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #government #photos #trivia #ushistory

#Ventura is the namesake for the section of #US101 or #VenturaFreeway that runs from #SantaBarbara to #Pasadena. It's also the inspiration for 1972's #VenturaHighway by #America. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #trivia #funfacts

#Ventura is the namesake for the section of #US101 or #VenturaFreeway that runs from #SantaBarbara to #Pasadena. It's also the inspiration for 1972's #VenturaHighway by #America. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #trivia #funfacts

The #USArmy built the #ModelIndustriesBuilding on #AlcatrazIsland in 1922. It contained a #blacksmith shop, #plumbingshop, other #workshops, a #vocational training school and a #band practice room. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts

The #USBankTower, far left, and #GasCompanyTower, center left, stand as the 2nd and 5th tallest #buildings in #DowntownLosAngeles. At 1,018ft and 749ft, the two buildings are staples of the #LosAngeles skyline starring in media like #SanAndreas, #Speed and #GTA. #photography #americana #wa #ca #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #skyline #funfacts #downtown

In #RedondoBeach, quiet hours for #dogs start at 6:00 PM. You also can't walk backwards after sunset.
*https://youtu.be/sk1Q849jcoY*
#americana #wa #california #travel #californication #youtube #funfacts #southbay #beachcities

Where to start, if not the end
somewhere between #yesterday and #today
where tomorrow is end(less) and in #play
by trend with no smart to #stray
*https://youtu.be/R-fi3fLyY0o*
#wa #writing #poetry #thoughts #poem #words #organs #americana #wa #california #travel #californication #youtube #funfacts

#SantaBarbara has been the setting for several pieces of media from #Animation's #BoJackHorseman, #TV's #Psych, #Film's #DemolitionMan and Gaming's #TheLastofUsII. #photography #americana #wa #california #infrastructure #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #trivia #entertainment

The motto of #SF is "Oro en Paz, Fierro en Guerra" or Gold in Peace, Iron in War. The official #songs are the "Theme from #SanFrancisco" from the '36 #film and "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" by #TonyBennett. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts

Notable productions like #TrueDetective, #ParksandRecreation, #Terminator2, #CrazyStupidLove, #LittleMissSunshine, #Swordfish, #Scarface and #TheBet have filmed in #Ventura. #photography #americana #wa #california #film #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #tv #funfacts

In '24 #SantaBarbara, the #medianincome for men was $64k and $53k for women. The highest industries for men were #PublicAdmin with $133k, #IT with $120k and #Manufacturing with $103k, while women had #PublicAdmin with $88k, #Construction with $82k and #Transportation with $80k. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts

Between the windows of #Ventura #CityHall are 24 faces of #brothers or #friars. They can be considered a reference to the fact that #SanBuenaventura was one of the original towns founded by #JuniperoSerra and #Franciscanfriars in 1782. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts

#Ventura's #cityhall brought the area into prominence better measured in the building cost of 250K, non-adjusted, for the then county population of 20K resulting in a $12.50 per capita cost. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts

One of #SF's nicknames is “City of Seven Hills.” A reference to the city’s origins and tallest peaks more than a fact. Most include #Telegraph, #Nob and #RussianHill along with #MountDavidson, #TwinPeaks and #MntSutro. Most can't agree on the seventh nor on the amount. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts

#CenturyCity is home to #NakatomiPlaza or 2121 Avenue of the Stars; formerly #FoxPlaza. #DieHard, released in 1988, was filmed around #SoCal from the lot #20thCenturyFox to #LAX. It joined the #NationalFilmRegistry in 2017. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #blackandwhitephotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts