☝🏾 #Route66 covers 2,448 miles from #Chicago to #SantaMonica, #CA. Journeys started on November 11, 1926 and ended on June 26, '85. Many segments survive today as a #NationalScenicByway under the same name. #americana #wa #californication #travel #trivia #funfacts

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Until 1964, #LosAngelesCityHall was the tallest #building in #LA and remains the world’s #tallest #baseisolatedstructure. #americana #wa #california #travel #californication #youtube #funfacts #losangeles
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The #MillionDollarTheatre was one of the first #moviepalaces built in the #US. Opening in 1917 for #SidGrauman with 2,345 seats, the theatre is a state and federal #landmark found in #BroadwayTheaterandCommercialDistrict in #DTLA. #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #travel

It’s illegal to throw a #frisbee on a city beach in #LosAngeles without a lifeguard’s permission. You also can't hunt moths under a street lamp, lick toads or put more than one baby in a bathtub at a time. #americana #wa #california #travel #californication #yt #funfacts
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Spurred by an Ouija board and inspired by 1887's “#LookingBackward,” #GeorgeWyman would design a “vast hall full of light, received not alone from the windows on all sides, but from the dome” as foretold in the story. #americana #wa #architecture #californication #colorphoto #bwphoto #travel

The leader in #DC is making deals regarding funding the war on #Gaza.

On the other side of the country;

The would be president in #Californication is pressuring the AG to funnel funds to the Ellisons and keep his base happy.

#IraYellin was a local #developer and #civicleader who dedicated time and money to leading the #restoration of several #DowntownLosAngeles buildings like #GrandCentralMarket, the #BradburyBuilding and #UnionStation. #americana #wa #architecture #californication #colorphoto #bwphoto #trivia #funfacts

Quote sobre la Californication y el conflicto entre crecimiento y comunidad (leído en "Abundancia: Cómo construimos un mundo mejor" by Ezra Klein y Derek Thompson) #Californication #crecimiento #comunidad emeshing.blogspot.com/2026/04/quot... via @emeshing.bsky.social

José #Lobero established the #LoberoTheatre in #SantaBarbara, #California in 1873. The Spanish Colonial Revival #theater is California's oldest continuously operating theater. #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #trivia

Before the #Spanish arrived, the #Ohlone inhabited the area. On October 10th 1955, the city of #Cupertino incorporated taking its name from #SaintJoseph of Cupertino, known for #levitating.
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The latest golden symbol of #California was announced in 2025, the #Thamnophisgigas or #GiantGarterSnake as the #StateSnake. The snake is endemic to #CA's #CentralValley and is the largest species of #gartersnake. #americana #wa #californication #architecture #colorphotography #bwphotography

The #SantaBarbaraMainPostOffice is found in the #historiccore of #SantaBarbara. Architect #ReginaldDavisJohnson designed the #building and construction was completed in 1937, before being added to the #NRHP in '85. #americana #wa #ca #architecture #californication #colorphotography #bwphotography

In 2016, the #CityofDogs or #SanFrancisco had anywhere between 120,000 and 150,000 #dogs. Around the same time, the city counted only 115,000 #children.
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#John and #DonaldParkinson, father and son, designed many #LosAngeles icons like #CityHall, #USCMemorialColiseum, #UnionStation and the pictured, #HomerLaughlinBuilding. #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #UShistory

#Happybirthday #callumkeithrennie #actor #captainraynar #StarTrekDiscovery #DueSouth #BattlestarGalactica #FiftyShadesFreed #Jigsaw #MobileHomes #Warcraft #BorntoBeBlue #IntotheForest #Californication #Shattered #Longmire #JessicaJones #Impulse #Timecop #Unforgettable #eXistenZ #Memento

The #CA #SecretaryoftheSenate is the #chiefparliamentarian and keeper of the legislative records. The person is also responsible for drafting bills, their presentation to the Governor and day-to-day administration of the chamber. #americana #architecture #californication #colorphoto #bwphoto

#SantaBarbara has the longest coast between #Alaska and #CapeHorn in #Chile to have complete year-round southern exposure to the sun. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #georgraphy

Starting in 1902, #SpringStreet is one of the oldest in #LosAngeles. Among the street, you'll find several #historicbuildings and echoes of the past like the #LosAngelesStockExchange and #IsaiasWHellmanOfficeBuilding. #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #colorphoto #bwphoto

The icon of #California, the #CaliforniaGrizzlyBear, is extant after the last one was hunted in #TulareCounty in #August1922. She was called #Monarch at the time.
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