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

The #CoastMiwok were the first on #AngelIsland with fishing and hunting sites. Lt. #JuanManueldeAyala, a Spanish navigator, sailed into #TheBay with #JosédeCañizares around 1775 before developing one of the first maps of #SanFranciscoBay and naming the island; #IsladeLosAngeles. #photography #americana #wa #california #canon80d #colorphotography #blackandwhitephotography #travel #photos #trivia

#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

The #LAMetro's #Purple or #DLine is extending into #2026 and '27. With the first stops opening soon, Section 1 runs from #KTown or 코리아타운 to Miracle Mile/Museum Row. Section 2 extends into #BeverlyHills and #CenturyCity, before Section 3 pushes into #Westwood and #Westside. #photography #americana #wa #california #infrastructure #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #blackandwhitephotography #travel #photos #trivia

#AngelIsalnd is the largest natural island in the #SanFranciscoBay with #AlamdedaIsland being the largest albeit artificial. During #WWII, Japanese and German POWs were detained on the island before being sent to another. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #canon80d #colorphotography #travel #photos #trivia

The #SanYsidroTransitCenter in #SanYsidro, #SanDiego sits just north of the #USMX border and could possibly be extended into #TijuanaMexico. With an estimated cost of $500M, it could take eight years to complete and has support on both sides of the border. #photography #americana #wa #california #infrastructure #canon80d #colorphotography #blackandwhitephotography #travel #photos