#SonyPicturesStudios can be traced back to #1912 in one way or another. Starting off as the #TriangleFilmCorporation with #DWGriffith, #ThomasInce and #MackSennett before becoming #MGM in the '20s and Columbia Studios under #Sony in the '90s before adopting the current name. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #blackandwhitephotography #culvercity #ushistory #funfacts

South of #HoteldelCoronado, after a storm or low tide, you might see what remains of the #SSMonteCarlo. It was a concrete oil tanker turned gambling / prostitution ship that operated off the coast of #LosAngeles and #LongBeach. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #blackandwhitephotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts #abandoned

During the #CivilWar, the #USArmy established #CampReynolds on #AngelIsland to protect #TheBay. From there, the island become a garrison before becoming #FortMcDowell. The army didn't leave until 1962. #photography #americana #wa #california #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #travel #photos #trivia #ushistory

#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

#CulverCity is home to #SonyPictures and #Rainbow by #TonyTasset. At 94ft, it's visible throughout the city and takes inspiration from imagination, optimism and #TheWizardofOz, which filmed on the then #MGM lot in the late 1930s. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #blackandwhitephotography #movies #trivia #funfacts #hollywood

The #SanDiegoCoAdministrationCenter is a #WPA or #WorksProgressAdministration building dedicated by #FDR on July 17, 1938. Designed by #SamuelWoodHamill, #WilliamTempletonJohnson, #RichardRequa and #LouisJohnGill, the building is a mix of the #SpanishRevival and #BeauxArts style. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #blackandwhitephotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts #sandiego

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication

https://u2be.ovh/w/a2dTZjpqPXZ7EAWpMzMJnx

Letra da música “Californication” de Red Hot Chili Peppers
#RedHotChiliPeppers #Californication
https://daletra.com.br/red-hot-chili-peppers/letra/californication.html

#CenturyCity dates back to silent movie and #DickTurpin star, #TomMix. In 1925, he sold his ranch to #WilliamFox, founder of #FoxFilmCorporation, who would use it as a backlot before merging into #20thCenturyFox in 1935. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #history #photos #trivia #funfacts #hollywood

I think #USCongresswoman #SydneyKamlagerDove put it best: “#CulverCity is known for parks, studio lots, and breakfast burritos—not crime.” #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #blackandwhitephotography #travel #photos #trivia