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Union Station, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

Commissioned in 1933 and opened with a 3-day celebration and parade on May 3 1939, Los Angeles Union Station is the largest railroad passenger terminal in the Western United States and is widely regarded as "the last of the great train stations." #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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1 day ago

Minnie Palmer Residence, Chatsworth, Los Angeles County

The Minnie Palmer Residence in Chatsworth is the only remaining homestead cottage in the San Fernando Valley. It was built between 1911 and 1913 by Minnie's parents, James and Rhonda Hill, who had homesteaded 110 acres of land there in 1886. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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2 days ago

Theme Building, Westchester, Los Angeles County

If you were asked to pick a transportation-related monument to modern, and particularly Googie, architecture, the Theme Building, designed initially by James Langenheim, at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) would have to be a top contender. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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3 days ago

Mission San Diego de Alcalá, San Diego, San Diego County

Founded in 1769, Mission San Diego de Alcalá represents, arguably, the foundation of the European presence that would establish Alta California. The mission site was moved in 1774 and construction of the current church building started in 1808. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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4 days ago

Wattles Mansion, Hollywood, Los Angeles County

Sited in the Hollywood Hills west of Runyon Canyon, the Mission Revival Wattles Mansion was built in 1907 for Omaha banker Gurdon Wattles. The Wattles Estate, comprised of the mansion, adjoining park and garden, is a City of Los Angeles Park. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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5 days ago

Paseo de la Guerra, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County

Paseo de la Guerra in Santa Barbara is a complex of one- and two-story buildings built over a period of almost 160 years. The oldest section, Casa de la Guerra, constructed 1819-1827, was originally a one-story U-shaped adobe residence. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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6 days ago

Alamos Schoolhouse, Winchester, Riverside County

The Alamos Schoolhouse is an historic one-room schoolhouse that replaced the first Alamos School built in 1889 and served the residents of French Valley from about 1900 to 1968. It was moved to Lake Skinner County Park in Winchester in 1977. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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1 week ago

Spectrum Center Towers, Irvine, Orange County

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Completion of the first of the two Spectrum Center Towers in Irvine in 2016 made it the tallest building in Orange County. Standing 323 feet tall, 200 Spectrum Center Dr was surpassed by 3 inches on completion of 400 Spectrum Center Dr in 2017. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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1 week ago

Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, Los Angeles County

The Pasadena Art Institute commissioned Ladd & Kelsey to design the Pasadena Art Museum which opened in 1969. Closed for renovation in 1974, the museum reopened in March, 1975, and renamed the Norton Simon Museum of Art at Pasadena in October. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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1 week ago

Pío Pico Casa, Whittier, Los Angeles County

El Ranchito, the 15-room adobe home of the last governor of Mexican California, Don Pio Pico, stands on the grounds of Pio Pico State Historic Park in Whittier. The five acre park was once part of Pico’s 9,000 acre Rancho Paso de Bartolo. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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1 week ago

Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Hollywood, Los Angeles County

Groundbreaking for the new Blessed Sacrament Church in Hollywood was held March 13, 1927. It was dedicated in June 1928. With its 223-foot chimes tower, ornate exterior and seating for 1,400 people, it quickly became a Hollywood landmark. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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1 week ago

Mission Santa Inés, Solvang, Santa Barbara County

Mission Santa Inés, now part of the city of Solvang, was founded in 1804. Most of the original church building was destroyed in an earthquake on December 21, 1812. The complex was not abandoned and a new church was dedicated on July 4, 1817. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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1 week ago

Seal Beach City Hall, Seal Beach, Orange County

Seal Beach City Hall, completed in 1929, was the first municipal facility in the growing seaside town. The 2-story building was designed by architect W. Horace Austin who also designed city hall buildings for Long Beach, Santa Ana and Placentia. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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1 week ago

Centinela Adobe, Inglewood, Los Angeles County

Built in 1834 by Ygnacio Machado, Centinela Adobe served as base of operations for Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela. It was among the land purchases of Robert Burnett that were bought by Daniel Freeman, the "Father of Inglewood," in 1885. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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1 week ago

Rosicrucian Fellowship Temple, Oceanside, San Diego County

The Rosicrucian Fellowship Temple, the Ecclesia, was completed in 1922. Constructed on a hill that separates Oceanside from the San Luis Rey River Valley, it is the "spiritual center" of the Mount Ecclesia complex founded by Max Heindel in 1911. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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2 weeks ago

Heritage House (Dr. George C. Clark House), Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County

Threatened with demolition by street-widening, the Eastlake Victorian style house built in 1874 by Dr. George C Clark was relocated in 1972 and named Heritage House during the development of an arboretum at California State College, Fullerton. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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2 weeks ago

Dominguez Ranch Adobe, Compton, Los Angeles County

Manuel Dominguez began construction of the Dominguez Ranch Adobe in 1826. Still located on its original site, now in Compton, surrounded by lawns, gardens, palms and trees, the adobe serves as a museum operated by the Friends of Rancho San Pedro. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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2 weeks ago

Blas Aguilar Adobe, San Juan Capistrano, Orange County

Blas Aguilar Adobe was the last of 40 plaza adobes constructed in 1794 by Mission San Juan Capistrano. Don Blas Aguilar purchased the adobe, then Casa de Esperanza, and nearby Casa Tejada in 1845. Generations of Aguilars lived there until 1940. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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2 weeks ago

Oakley Headquarters, Foothill Ranch, Orange County

Oakley unveiled plans in January 1996 for its new "interplanetary corporate headquarters" located on 40 acres in Foothill Ranch. The $35 million facility, dubbed 'Technical Center', has "the look and feel of a post-industrial age gone awry." #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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2 weeks ago

Santa Margarita Ranch House, Camp Pendleton, San Diego County

The Santa Margarita Ranch House National Historic Site is situated on about 21 acres of Camp Pendleton. The single-story, 18-room Ranch House, built by Andres and Pio Pico circa 1841, serves as quarters for the camp's commanding officers. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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2 weeks ago

Joel R. Congdon Residence, San Juan Capistrano, Orange County

The oldest wood frame home in San Juan Capistrano was built by Joel Congdon on his farm in 1878. The house passed through several owners before the City of San Juan Capistrano acquired the house in 1990 and undertook an extensive restoration. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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3 weeks ago

Orange City Hall, Orange, Orange County

Designed by Welton Becket Associates, completed in 1963, but not formally dedicated until early 1964, the current City Hall for the City of Orange, formally the Orange Civic Center, is an almost archetypal expression of the New Formalism style. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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3 weeks ago

Ramon Peralta Adobe, Anaheim, Orange County

Ramon Peralta Adobe was built circa 1871 in the Santa Ana Canyon area of Anaheim, part of Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. It is the oldest extant adobe built in the canyon, restored in 1977 as part of the Anaheim Hills Shopping Village development. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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3 weeks ago

Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

The 33-story Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites in Los Angeles, constructed between 1974 and 1976, evokes a 1970s vision of the future. Architect John C. Portman Jr. brought his innovative "atrium hotel" concept to LA through this hotel. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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3 weeks ago

Mission San Luis Rey, Oceanside, San Diego County

Founded in 1798 by Padre Fermin Francisco de Lasuen, Mission San Luis Rey, the "King of the Missions," in Oceanside was the 18th California mission and one of the most extensive of the mission chain with buildings occupying nearly six acres. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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3 weeks ago

Mission San Antonio de Pala, Pala, San Diego County

Mission San Antonio de Pala in Pala was founded in 1816 as an Asistencia, or "sub-mission" to Mission San Luis Rey de Francia. It is the only survivor of the original California mission structure still ministering to Native American People. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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3 weeks ago

Anaheim Public Library, Anaheim, Orange County

The 1908 Anaheim Public Library, now Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center, is the only surviving Carnegie Library in Orange County. Designed by John Austin of Austin, Field and Fry, the exterior remains virtually unchanged since the library opened. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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3 weeks ago

Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County

Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa was founded on September 1, 1772, at a Mass held near San Luis Creek. The Church and Priest’s residence, the convento wing, was completed around 1794 under the direction of Fr. Jose Cavaller. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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4 weeks ago

Central Library, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

The original building of the Central Library in Los Angeles, the Goodhue Building, opened in 1926. The Los Angeles Conservancy grew out of efforts to preserve it when serious overcrowding and physical deterioration threatened its demolition. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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4 weeks ago

Rómulo Pico Adobe, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County

The Rómulo Pico Adobe near the San Fernando Mission in Mission Hills is the second oldest adobe home in greater Los Angeles. Growing from a one-room structure built in 1834, it became the home of Catarina and Rómulo Pico in 1874. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

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