It’s October and another warm and sunny summer-like day in Southern California, where larger-than-normal crowds are expected at the beach.
Photographed on October 5, 2019 from the Huntington Beach Pier looking south towards Newport Beach.
Category: California
Roy’s Motel Cafe – Best of 2019
Roy’s Motel & Cafe in Amboy, CA opened as a gas station in 1938 along Route 66 and thrived until Interstate 40 opened and diverted traffic off the historic route in 1972
I made this shot a few months before the iconic monument sign was restored and re-lit last month.
The best of 2019 – Blue Angels @ Miramar
One of the most spectacular sights I saw this year was the annual MCAS Miramar Air Show in San Diego. In its 64th year, the event covers three days of aerial displays, including the Blue Angels pictured here. If we weren’t looking up at the skies, we toured static displays of dozens of vintage and modern aircraft from military, firefighting, search & rescue, law enforcement, as well as special interest private aviation.
It’s not easy getting a decent picture of screaming jets flying past at nearly 400 mph (640 km/h)!
This was our first trip to see the show and loved it. We’ll be back next year!
Cozy Little Christmas… with you
A little holiday cheer from Palm Springs. (P.S. Thank you Katy.)
IRONMAN 70.3 Indian Wells-La Quinta
The IRONMAN 70.3 Indian Wells-La Quinta was held near Palm Springs December 08, 2019 under incredibly beautiful conditions.
Competitor Jen Temperley finished the triathlon in 04:59:05.
Hammer Time.
1960 Nash Metropolitan crosses the auction block in Palm Springs, California.
Welcome to Fillmore
Fillmore Towne Theater (1916). Fillmore, California
650 Newport Center Drive
Trojan Shrine – “Let him bear the palm, who deserves it.”
“Here are provided seats of meditative joy, where shall rise again the destined reign of Troy.” – Publius Vergilius Maro
Sculpted by Roger Noble Burnham in bronze, Trojan Shrine was unveiled during the University of Southern California’s 50th Jubilee in 1930. The five traits of the ideal Trojan are inscribed on the base – Faithful, Scholarly, Skillful, Courageous, Ambitious.
Indigenous Inhabitants
One of my favorite places to spend the holidays is Newport Beach, where I love to study and photograph the “brutalist” architecture of Newport Center.
In 1967, artist Tom Van Sant created a series he called “Indigenous Inhabitants” that captured the region’s wildlife (mostly extinct now) in concrete using a technique called Intaglios – Italian for incised carving.
His work was commissioned by Architects William Pereira and Welton Becket.
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