Between 1891 and '92, a quarantine station was opened on #AngelIsland at Ayala Cove, then Hospital Cove. At this point in history, ships would be inspected, cleaned and any person would be isolated. Only a handful of buildings remain today. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #blackandwhitephotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts
Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers · Californication (Deluxe Edition) · Song · 1999

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we strive to awe and draw for mary
for the wary, flaw and fairy
when reality is raw, inverted and straw
a focused gnaw to parry what's "scary"
*https://youtu.be/pitsIEgJbng*
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LA to Pasadena, CA

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#AngelIsland is the second largest island in the #SanFrancisco bay and was taken over by the #USArmy in 1850 before becoming a quarantine station. In 1905, it became an immigration station. The experiences of those passing through were harsh and caught under the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #blackandwhitephotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts
Named after #JohnDSpreckels, located in #DowntownSanDiego, the #SpreckelsTheater opened in #1912 with the Panama–California Exposition and opening of the Panama Canal before being added to the #NationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces in '75. Inside, you'll find an 82ft or 24.9m stage that was once the largest in the country. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #blackandwhitephotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts
If you could and not if you should
would you do good or would you follow thrills
what about capturing careful stills and folded bills
where wills follows frills and careful would turns to chills
*https://youtu.be/l8VpjDuGoJI*
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Built by the #USArmyEngineers between 1853 and 61, #FortPoint has earned the names "Pride of the Pacific" and "Gibraltar of the West Coast." You might've seen it in #GTASanAndreas, #DawnofthePlanetoftheApes and #WatchDogs2. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #blackandwhitephotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts
Incorporated in 1912, #CulverCity built its first #CityHall in 1926. Including a section of #RanchoLaBallona, a Mexican land grant that spanned from #MarVista to #Palms, the hall stands as the city's first designation followed by #TheHullBuilding and #StAugustineChurch. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #blackandwhitephotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts
As one of #CA's original counties, under the Constitution of 1849, #SanDiego was granted a court with administrative and judicial authority. Over 100 years later, the 1st Judicial District including San Diego, #SanBernardino, and #LA County opened on May 6, 1950. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #blackandwhitephotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts