The Carousel House located in Chase Palm Park in Santa Barbara was built in 1997-8 to house an historic 1916 Herschell Three-Abreast Carousel, one of three machines produced by the Allan Herschell Factory in the 1915-1917 time frame.
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The Los Angeles Maritime Museum is housed in the former Municipal Ferry Terminal building at Berth 84 in San Pedro. Finished in 1941 as a WPA project, it was one of the pair of terminals for auto ferry service to/from Terminal Island.
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The Marston House sits on a gently sloping portion of five acres overlooking Balboa Park in San Diego. Built in 1905 for George Marston and his wife, it is considered one of California’s finest examples of the Arts and Crafts movement.
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Peter K. Schaborum designed the Art Deco style Valley Municipal Building in Van Nuys as a miniature of Los Angeles City Hall in late 1931. Formal dedication ceremonies on 2/22/33, Washington’s Birthday, were attended by thousands.
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The Spreckels Theatre has been in near continuous operation since August 1912. Sugar magnate John Spreckels commissioned Harrison Albright to build it to commemorate the Panama Canal opening and upcoming Pan-American Exposition.
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This 4-story edifice on Hollywood Blvd. was designed in the Art Deco style by Norton and Wallis. From there, details get fuzzy. It was built in 1929 or 1930. It was the Shane Building or maybe the Shane & Regar (or Reger) Store Building.
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Vera Cruz in Santa Barbara is described by one website as, “A small house inspired by all of the great artists in the world who have built their homes out of bottles, used materials and found objects, while disregarding norms.”
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