San Diego Zoo
In 1921, the City of San Diego set aside a permanent tract of land in Balboa Park initially to house the exotic animal exhibits abandoned after the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, creating the San Diego Zoo.
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Hangover House
LA architect William Alexander designed & built the Hangover House in Laguna Beach for his friend, travel writer & adventurer Richard Halliburton, in 1937. The Moderne house was built on a hilltop w/commanding views of the Pacific Ocean.
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The Citadel Outlets
The Citadel in Commerce didn’t start out as a mall. In 1929, Samson Tire and Rubber Company built the largest tire factory west of the Mississippi. The building was constructed as an Assyrian Castle in the grand style of King Sargon II.
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Janss House
Moving to Los Angeles in 1893, Peter Janss became a land developer and, with sons Harold and Edwin, formed the Janss Corporation. In the early 1900s they purchased 10,000 acres in the Conejo Valley and began planning a total community.
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First Congregational Church
The First Congregational Church in Riverside moved to their present location and constructed a wooden church in 1887. In 1912 the cornerstone was laid for the present church building designed by Myron Hunt in the Spanish Revival style.
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Solvang
In 1911, three Danish immigrants from Iowa founded Solvang (Danish for ‘sunny field’) in the Santa Ynez valley to escape Midwestern winters. The 1947 Saturday Evening Post article “Little Denmark” sparked an ongoing tourism boom.
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La Jolla Cove
La Jolla Cove is a small, picturesque cove with a white sand beach surrounded by sea cliffs in the La Jolla community of San Diego. It is within the San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park, a refuge area protecting marine life.
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