A Photography Project
On May 6, 1856, Thomas Whaley began construction on a new home in what is now the Old Town area of San Diego and proclaimed “My new house, when completed, will be the handsomest, most comfortable and convenient place in town or within 150 miles of here.”
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The history of the Workman House at the Homestead Museum in the City of Industry reflects the fortunes of area pioneer William Workman. Originally built in l842 as a simple, rectangular building, it expanded to its present form in 1872.
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The houses, cemetery and gardens of the Workman & Temple Family Homestead Museum in the City of Industry provide visitors the opportunity to explore what life was like in the area from the days of the Mexican ranchos to the Roaring 20s.
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Plummer House was built in 1874 in what would become West Hollywood by Eugene Raphael Plummer on land his family had homesteaded next to Rancho La Brea. The “Oldest House in Hollywood” was saved when it was moved to Calabasas in 1983.
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Edward G Lewis set out to develop the master-planned Atascadero Colony in 1913. The 4-story Administration Building was designed by S.F. architect Walter D. Bliss. Completed in 1918, it was the Atascadero Colony Holding Company HQ.
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The Pasadena Community Playhouse in Pasadena, as an organization was founded in 1917 by theater impresario Gilmor Brown. The Pasadena Community Playhouse, as a performance venue designed by Elmer Grey and as illustrated, opened in 1925.
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The Greek Revival style Banning House in Wilmington was was built in 1863-64 by Phineas Banning, founder of the city of Wilmington and “Father of the Port of Los Angeles.” The house and surrounding land were acquired by the City in 1927.
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