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Ugo Rondinone: Seven Magic Mountains

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      Cabot A. Yerxa

      Desert Hot Springs Historical LandmarkCabot A. Yerxa, 1883-1965The home of Cabot A. Yerxa, pioneer desert homesteader in 1913. Discoverer of the natural hot mineral water in 1914. Founder and...

      Desert Hot Springs Historical LandmarkCabot A. Yerxa, 1883-1965The home of Cabot A. Yerxa, pioneer desert homesteader in 1913. Discoverer of the natural hot mineral water in 1914. Founder...

        Yerxa's Discovery

        County of RiversideHistorical Marker No. 054Yerxa's DiscoveryCabot Yerxa, veteran of the Alaska Gold Rush of 1898, homesteaded 160 acres near here in 1913. By a hand-dug well, he discovered the...

        County of RiversideHistorical Marker No. 054Yerxa's DiscoveryCabot Yerxa, veteran of the Alaska Gold Rush of 1898, homesteaded 160 acres near here in 1913. By a hand-dug well, he discovered the...

          Aviation Arrow

          Cotton                        Sons ofMission                       UtahChapter                      Pioneers                                    No. 130UTAH IS RICH IN AVIATION HISTORYThe first...

          Cotton                        Sons ofMission                     UtahChapter                      Pioneers                                    No. 130UTAH IS RICH IN AVIATION HISTORYThe...

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          Sageland

          Sageland   In 1867 this small community became a supply center for the St. John, Burning Moscow, and other mines in the New El Dorado District.   Several stores, saloons, and boarding houses were...

          Sageland   In 1867 this small community became a supply center for the St. John, Burning Moscow, and other mines in the New El Dorado District.   Several stores, saloons, and boarding houses...

            Tulip Walk

              Tulip Walk

                Herrick Memorial Chapel and Interfaith Center, Occidental College

                ​Founded by Presbyterians in 1887, Occidental College has beer independent of formal religious ties since 1910. Throughout the years the College has benefited from the generosity f the...

                ​Founded by Presbyterians in 1887, Occidental College has beer independent of formal religious ties since 1910. Throughout the years the College has benefited from the generosity f...

                  St. Vibiana's Cathedral

                  ST VIBIANA'S CATHEDRAL1876DECLAREDHISTORIC CULTURAL MONUMENT NO.17BY THECULTURAL HERITAGE BOARDMUNICIPAL ART DEPARTMENTCITY OF LOS ANGELESSubmitted by: Alex K.

                  ST VIBIANA'S CATHEDRAL1876DECLAREDHISTORIC CULTURAL MONUMENT NO.17BY THECULTURAL HERITAGE BOARDMUNICIPAL ART DEPARTMENTCITY OF LOS ANGELESSubmitted by: Alex K.

                    Jonathan Gold

                    PLACED BY ADMIRERS OF JONATHAN GOLD July 28, 1960 - July 21, 2018"The huge number of multiple cultures that live in this city... and the fault lines between them are where you find the most...

                    PLACED BY ADMIRERS OF JONATHAN GOLD July 28, 1960 - July 21, 2018"The huge number of multiple cultures that live in this city... and the fault lines between them are where you find the...

                      Historical Site of the first brick school house in Los Angeles

                      HISTORICAL SITE THIS BLOCK IS THE SITE OFTHE FIRST BRICK SCHOOL HOUSE IN LOS ANGELES KNOWN AS SCHOOL NO. 1, BUILT 1854-1855BUTTERFIELD OVERLAND MAIL COMPANY OFFICE AND CORRAL 1858-1861OFFICE OF U....

                      HISTORICAL SITE THIS BLOCK IS THE SITE OFTHE FIRST BRICK SCHOOL HOUSE IN LOS ANGELES KNOWN AS SCHOOL NO. 1, BUILT 1854-1855BUTTERFIELD OVERLAND MAIL COMPANY OFFICE AND CORRAL 1858-1861OFFICE OF U....

                        Vickroy Park

                          Bettina Chandler

                          Otis and Bettina ChandlerDOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER THANKS FOUNDING BOARD PRESIDENT BETTINA CHANDLER FOR HER SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS ON BEHALF OF WOMEN IN LOS ANGELESSubmitted by: Alex K.

                          Otis and Bettina ChandlerDOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER THANKS FOUNDING BOARD PRESIDENT BETTINA CHANDLER FOR HER SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS ON BEHALF OF WOMEN IN LOS ANGELESSubmitted by: Alex K.

                            Woody Guthrie Square Plaque

                            Woodrow Wilson (Woody) Guthrie (1912-1967) composer of "This Land is your Land," arrived in Los Angeles in 1937 along with thousands of other migrant workers and families from the "Dust Bowl"...

                            Woodrow Wilson (Woody) Guthrie (1912-1967) composer of "This Land is your Land," arrived in Los Angeles in 1937 along with thousands of other migrant workers and families from the "Dust...

                              TITLE INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY BUILDING

                              TITLE INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY BUILDING AND ANNEXART DECO STYLE, BUILT IN 1927-29JOHN AND DONALD B. PARKINSON, ARCHITECTSHISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENT NO. 385 AUGUST 5, 1988CITY OF LOS...

                              TITLE INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY BUILDING AND ANNEXART DECO STYLE, BUILT IN 1927-29JOHN AND DONALD B. PARKINSON, ARCHITECTSHISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENT NO. 385 AUGUST 5, 1988CITY OF...

                                Pacific Electric Building

                                Pacific Electric Building Circa 1905HAS BEEN LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES BY THE UNITED STATESDEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORA REHABILITATION PROJECT BY ICO DEVELOPMENT, LLCAUGUST...

                                Pacific Electric Building Circa 1905HAS BEEN LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES BY THE UNITED STATESDEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORA REHABILITATION PROJECT BY ICO DEVELOPMENT, LLCAUGUST...

                                  BANKS HUNTLEY BUILDING

                                  BANKS HUNTLEY BUILDING ART DECO STYLEARCHITECTS JOHN AND DONALD PARKINSONBUILT 1930 DECLARED 1997HISTORIC CULTURAL MONUMENT NO. 631CITY OF LOS ANGELES CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION CULTURAL AFFAIRS...

                                  BANKS HUNTLEY BUILDING ART DECO STYLEARCHITECTS JOHN AND DONALD PARKINSONBUILT 1930 DECLARED 1997HISTORIC CULTURAL MONUMENT NO. 631CITY OF LOS ANGELES CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION CULTURAL AFFAIRS...

                                    D.MOODY L.SOELTZ

                                    Unknown plaque possibly commentating fallen LAPD officers. Reads:D. MOODY - L. SOELTZ 1 FB 46 LAPDSubmitted by: Alex K

                                    Unknown plaque possibly commentating fallen LAPD officers. Reads:D. MOODY - L. SOELTZ 1 FB 46 LAPDSubmitted by: Alex K

                                      In memory of Ann Cadwick and Marlene Braun

                                      In memory of Ann Cadwick and Marlene Braun whose love and dedication for the Carrizo will not be forgotten. Remembering not that they died but celebrating their lives.

                                      In memory of Ann Cadwick and Marlene Braun whose love and dedication for the Carrizo will not be forgotten. Remembering not that they died but celebrating their lives.