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I’m visiting every LA landmark on the National Register of Historic Places
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#278: Friend Lacey House (Pasadena)
#278: Friend Lacey House (Pasadena)
The modest Victorian Friend Lacey House is a good representation of the middle-class housing sprouting up in Pasadena in the 1890s.
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HI! I'M ETAN. This blog documents my mission to visit all of the LA County landmarks listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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#277: Workman Adobe (City of Industry)
#277: Workman Adobe (City of Industry)
The evolution of the Workman Adobe reflects the tumultuous lives of the family who lived there, and the broader story of LA from 1840 - 1930.
#276: Standard Oil Building (Whittier)
#276: Standard Oil Building (Whittier)
The Standard Oil Building is one of Whittier's oldest office buildings, dating from an era when Whittier was a major center of oil production.
#275: Bradbury Building (Downtown)
#275: Bradbury Building (Downtown)
The Bradbury Building is the oldest commercial building in Los Angeles, and yet its interior still feels like a vision of the future.
#274: House at 1487 Loma Vista Street (Pasadena)
#274: House at 1487 Loma Vista Street (Pasadena)
#273: Subway Terminal Building (Downtown)
#273: Subway Terminal Building (Downtown)
#272: Hotel Hoover (Whittier)
#272: Hotel Hoover (Whittier)
#271: John L. Hartwell House (Pasadena)
#271: John L. Hartwell House (Pasadena)
The John L. Hartwell House is a fine example of a modest Victorian in Pasadena, with a colorful cast of characters who've called it home.
#270: El Campo Santo Cemetery (City of Industry)
#270: El Campo Santo Cemetery (City of Industry)
The story of the El Campo Santo cemetery parallels the tumultuous history of the pioneering Workman & Temple families who are buried here.
#269: House at 1141 North Chester Avenue (Pasadena)
#269: House at 1141 North Chester Avenue (Pasadena)
#268: Palomares Adobe (Pomona)
#268: Palomares Adobe (Pomona)
Completed in 1854, the Palomares Adobe was the home of Ygnacio & China Palomares and their kids, the Pomona Valley's first family.
#267: Padua Hills Theatre (Claremont)
#267: Padua Hills Theatre (Claremont)
With its simple dramas showcasing Mexican culture, the Padua Hills Theatre taught whites about Mexicans at a time of deep racial division.
#266: Lloyd Wright’s Karasik House (Beverly Hills)
#266: Lloyd Wright’s Karasik House (Beverly Hills)
With its bold facade and creative interiors, the Karasik House exemplifies architect Lloyd Wright's expressionist phase from the 1950s & '60s.
#265: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Exposition Park)
#265: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Exposition Park)
The LA Memorial Coliseum has witnessed countless milestones in sports, politics & culture. It's the only stadium to have hosted 2 Olympics.
#264: Frank Thomas House (La Cañada Flintridge)
#264: Frank Thomas House (La Cañada Flintridge)
#263: Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden (Pasadena)
#263: Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden (Pasadena)
Pasadena's Storrier Stearns is a masterwork of Japanese garden design, and a rare example of a private Japanese garden from before WWII.
#262: Claremont Depot (Claremont)
#262: Claremont Depot (Claremont)
#261: National Bank of Whittier Building (Whittier)
#261: National Bank of Whittier Building (Whittier)
#260: Oviatt Building (Downtown)
#260: Oviatt Building (Downtown)
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LA Times: 10 spots on the National Register you can’t miss
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