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<p><i>Please do not use any image without written permission..</i></p>Jyotihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08930301862493132019noreply@blogger.comBlogger437125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509609441522285885.post-77577158999265518132012-08-30T03:39:00.002-07:002012-08-30T03:53:59.455-07:00The Field Museum of Natural History: Reliefs panels and Caryatids by Henry Hering<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Field Museum of Natural History</div>
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The skull and the ankh really caught my eyes...<br />
I had learnt about ankh only a few days back. It's an ancient Egyptian hierogyyphic character that reads "life". <br />
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<strong>Anthropology - by Henry Hering,</strong> </div>
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Relief panel: Winged female figure holding a human skull and an Ankh</div>
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<strong>Geology - by Henry Hering</strong></div>
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<em> </em>Relief panel: Winged female figure holding a globe </div>
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Caryatids - by Henry Hering</div>
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I have yet to photograph relief panels "Botany" and "Zoology"</div>
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<strong>For a very interesting read about the Field Museum architecture.. </strong><a href="http://fieldmuseum.org/about/architecture" target="_blank"><strong>click here</strong></a></div>
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"Let each man exercise the art he knows" </div>
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- Aristophanes [ 422 B.C.]</div>
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This museum designed by Frank Lloyd Wright </div>
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This seal is at the entrance of the Guggenheim Museum, New York City.</div>
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<strong>Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum</strong></div>
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The Museum of Non-Objective Painting</div>
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Desinged by Frank Lloyd Wright</div>
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<em>These images were taken on July 2, 2011. For some reason, mostly "paucity of time", which is a better way of admitting to "laziness", I never published them. So here they are, one year later..</em><br />
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Trip to NY Summer Vacation, 2011.. <a href="http://chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com/2007/05/new-york-city.html" target="_blank">click here..</a></div>
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<strong>Navy Pier Headhouse and Auditorium</strong><br />
<strong>Address: </strong>Grand Ave. and Streeter Dr. at Lake Michigan<br />
<b>Year Built: </b> 1916 Headhouse and east end buildings <br />
<b>Architect: </b> Charles S. Frost <br />
<b>Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: </b> November 14, 1977 <br />
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From the Chicago Landmarks website.. <a href="http://webapps.cityofchicago.org/landmarksweb/web/landmarkdetails.htm?lanId=1377" target="_blank">click here..</a><br />
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<em>Navy Pier was inspired by the 1909 Plan for Chicago, which called for two large piers projecting into Lake Michigan. Built at a time when Chicago was a major inland port, "Municipal Pier No. 2" (the other pier was never built) was originally designed to accommodate shipping facilities. The structure's name was changed in 1927 to honor those who served in the U.S. Navy during World War I. Shipping declined in the 1930s and, during World War II, the pier was used for military training. From 1946 to 1965, the pier served as the Chicago campus for the University of Illinois. In 1992, the original sheds were torn down to make way for new recreational/convention uses, although the masonry structures located at either end of the pier were retained.</em><br />
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Navy Pier as seen from the AeroBalloon.. <a href="http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2011/03/chicago-skyline-from-aeroballoon.html" target="_blank">click here..</a></div>Jyotihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08930301862493132019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509609441522285885.post-86022819999893709602012-06-22T04:10:00.000-07:002012-06-22T06:00:41.105-07:00Roloson Houses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Front Elevation of the houses for R.W.Roloson Houses, in the exhibition, Wright's Roots..</div>
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<strong>Wright's Roots</strong></div>
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Location: Expo 72</div>
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72 E. Randolph St , Chicago, IL 60601</div>
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<b>Roloson Houses..</b></div>
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Address: 3213-19 S. Calumet Ave.</div>
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Year Built: 1894</div>
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Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright</div>
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The four rowhouses were built as investment property by Robert W. Roloson, a successful grain merchant. The architectural commission was among the earliest received by Frank Llyod Wright after leaving the firm of Adler & Sullivan, and the design shows many of his early influences.<br />
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These are the only rowhouses designed by Frank Llyod Wright, that were actually built. The facades display the steeply pitched gables and rectangular bands of windows characteristic of the English Tudor Revival style. Sullivanesque terra-cotta ornament embellishes the spandrel between the second and third floors. Shows the influence of Sullivan on Frank Llyod Wright.<br />
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# <a href="http://chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com/2009/11/site-of-origin-of-great-chicago-fire-of.html">Egon Weiner - Pillar of Fire..</a><br />
# <a href="http://chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com/2011/03/lincoln-park-polyphony-by-egor-weiner.html">Egon Weiner - Polyphony..</a><br />
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<strong>The Fourth Presbyterian Church ...</strong><br />
Address: 126 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611 ...<br />
Architect: Ralph Adams Cram, America’s leading Gothic revival architect, best known for his work on the world’s largest Gothic cathedral, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City .<br />
The parish house, cloister, manse, and garth were designed by prominent midwestern architect Howard Van Doren Shaw..<br />
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Except for the Old Water Tower, Fourth Church is the oldest building on Michigan Avenue north of the Chicago River.<br />
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Although the church was designed by Ralph Adams Cram, but the parish house, cloister, manse, and garth were designed by prominent midwestern architect Howard Van Doren Shaw. These were built at the same time as the church and dedicated in March 1914. The covered “cloister” separates the peaceful courtyard from the crowds and hubbub of Michigan Avenue.</div>
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And you see it all.. colourful butterflies sipping sweet nectar, opening their wings wide open for sunning, engaging in territorial fights, courtship dance and mating.. And then observe some interesting facts, how male of the species are more colorful and smaller than female counterparts, and how the colors of the inner and outer wings may be widely different!!! To add, there is butterfly release everyday and you may see a just emerged butterfly [from the chrysalis] first flight! And when you leave the Haven, see the chrysalis and emerging butterflies...</div>
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The above and below images are of the male Cairns Birdwing. and then are images of female of the same species [Cairns Birdwing].. Note how males are more colorful and smaller than their female counterpart. </div>
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<strong>Steel Root by Steve Tobin </strong> <a href="http://chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com/2010/06/steelroot-by-steve-tobin.html">click here.. </a><br />
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By blog on Butterfly Haven, with more than 70 species of butterflies listed..<br />
The Butterfly Haven <a href="http://thebutterflyhaven.blogspot.com/"> click here.. </a></div>
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<strong>Anti War protests</strong><br />
<strong>Chicago NATO Summit 2012..</strong><br />
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I was following the summertime entry of sailboats to Lake Michigan, through the Chicago River..and the fascinating bridgelifts .. And just before the boats completed their long journey, there was this.. the water arc / water jet from Nicholas J Melas Centennial Fountain [..<a href="http://chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com/2009/07/centennial-plaza-and-fountain.html" target="_blank">click here</a> ] which shoots every hour was in full fury.. It was kind of fun watching this!<br />
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Crosses the Michigan Avenue bridge..<br />
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Crosses the Columbus Drive bridge..<br />
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Time to cross the Nicholas J Melas Centennial Fountain..<br />
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There was no option.. Maybe they enjoyed the water spray, after a very long journey..<br />
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A beautiful summer day! And I walked along the Chicago River, to enjoy and photograph, a summer-ritual that takes place each year: Chicago River Bridge Lifts..</div>
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Chicago is famous for its movable bridges. Each year in
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</div>Jyotihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08930301862493132019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509609441522285885.post-22157976837378105122012-04-22T05:42:00.024-07:002012-04-22T18:50:56.406-07:00Farnsworth House - by Mies van der Rohe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0i1mU_nXSXg/T5P7CHh4cgI/AAAAAAAAsuQ/aG59zaUc_k0/s1600/LI-FH-008b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="267" width="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0i1mU_nXSXg/T5P7CHh4cgI/AAAAAAAAsuQ/aG59zaUc_k0/s400/LI-FH-008b.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Farnsworth House..<br />
Architect: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe<br />
Location: River Road, Plano, Illinois..<br />
Completed: 1951 [Built between 1945 and 1951]<br />
A weekend retreat for Dr. Edith Farnsworth.. <br />
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The house joined the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.<br />
It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006.<br />
It is currently owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.<br />
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<b> Tuesday, April 17, 2012..</b><br />
<i>A day trip to Farnsworth House, Plano.. with two awesome friends, Debra Purden and <a href=" http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/">Lynn Becker.. </a> I owe them a huge Thank You!! It was our weekday retreat to a weekend vacation home. Here are some images from the day..</i><br />
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A Glass house made on the Mies' minimalist concept of "less is more".. <i>embodies a certain aesthetic culmination in Mies van der Rohe’s experiment with this building type.</i><br />
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From the website.. <a href=" http://www.farnsworthhouse.org/history.htm">Farnsworth House</a><br />
As historian Maritz Vandenburg has written in his monograph on the Farnsworth House.. <i> “Every physical element has been distilled to its irreducible essence. The interior is unprecedentedly transparent to the surrounding site, and also unprecedentedly uncluttered in itself. All of the paraphernalia of traditional living –rooms, walls, doors, interior trim, loose furniture, pictures on walls, even personal possessions – have been virtually abolished in a puritanical vision of simplified, transcendental existence. Mies had finally achieved a goal towards which he had been feeling his way for three decades."</i><br />
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Landscape is an intergral part of the design. Such a glasshouse is possible only because it is built in a secluded area with no buildings aound it..<br />
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Farnsworth House through the woods..<br />
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The building is currently undergoing restoration work. Two window frames have been removed to resolve steel corrosion issues. A bit of a disappointment, because view of a perfect glasshouse and its perfect picture was not possible. So here the images of the building under restoration.<br />
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This large Maple tree is now towards the end of it's life and supported by many wires. But once, in its glory days, it was lush and majestic. The house was so planned, that this tree provided the much needed shade in the summer days..<br />
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The house runs parallel to the Fox River. Since the location is in the flood plain of the river, is elevated, about five feet above the ground. [If obeserved closely, the river can be seen in the background - left corner of the image]..<br />
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Fox River, as seen from the house..<br />
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Farnsworth House is an absolutely fascinating place! Images cannot capture the wonderful experience of actually being there. So many things can be written about architecturally historic significance of this building, about the love-hate affair between Mies and Dr. Fransworth, the nailbiting story of auction and purchase.. But here are only a few images. <br />
Again a big Thank You to debra Purden and <a href=" http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/">Lynn Becker.. </a>who made this daytrip absolutely AWESOME!!!Jyotihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08930301862493132019noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509609441522285885.post-29532705488130803212012-02-29T07:57:00.014-08:002012-03-02T05:14:35.785-08:00Vacation: Feb 2012 [Los Angeles, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Hoover Dam, back to Los Angeles and then back to Chicago]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dJg_hPl4K0I/T048nI0VUXI/AAAAAAAAr54/bF8PUoLaNqc/s1600/LB-008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="267" width="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dJg_hPl4K0I/T048nI0VUXI/AAAAAAAAr54/bF8PUoLaNqc/s400/LB-008.jpg" /></a></div><i>Laguna Beach, Orange County, California..</i><br />
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<b>Vacation: Feb 11 to Feb 22, 2012..</b><br />
Trip to Los Angeles, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Hoover Dam, back to Los Angeles and then back to home in Chicago...<br />
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Day One, Feb 11, 2012: Chicago to LA<br />
Day Two, Feb 12, 2012: LA to Grand Canyon<br />
Day Three, Feb 13, 2012: Grand Canyon to Las Vegas<br />
Day Four, Feb 14: 2012: Las Vegas to Hoover Dam to LA<br />
Day Five to Day Eleven, Feb 15 to Feb 21: LA<br />
Day Twelve, Feb 22: Back to Chicago<br />
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Day One: Feb. 11, 2012..<br />
Los Angeles..<br />
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Day Two, Feb. 12, 2012<br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/grand-canyon.html">Grand Canyon, Arizona..</a><br />
We reached in extremely bad weather conditions, with snow-fall and very poor visibility, almost near zero. But every now-&-then there was a break in clouds, and some sunshine, and we could see the grandeur of the Grand Canyon! Breathtaking!!! Even under extremely bad weather conditions!<br />
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Day Three, Feb. 13, 2012<br />
Grand Canyon, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada..<br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-las-vegas-bellagio.html">Las Vegas, Hotel Bellagio, Musical Fountain.. </a><br />
We reached Las Vegas by night and drove around in the city. For whatever reason, I was not in a mood to take many photographs. Few shots include the Musical Founatin at Bellagio Hotel. Our stay was at the huge Circus Circus Hotel. Next morning, we checked out by 11 am; and left for Hoover Dam. So the trip to Las Vegas was extremely short. And I have to admit, my first impressions on Las Vegas was not very favorable! It was too ostentacious, theatrical, flaunting. Not my type! But then, my stay was very short, to come up with a reasonable assessment!<br />
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Day Four, Feb. 14, 2012<br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-road-trip-from-las.html">Road trip from Las Vegas, Nevada to Los Angeles, California.. and a detour to Hoover Dam.. </a><br />
Perhaphs the best day in my trip!!! The weather too was beautiful. Sunny, blue sky with some cumulous clouds and the temperature around 40 degree F. Perfect!!! Hoover Dam was very impressive and so was Lake Mead and the wonderful sculptures by <a href=" http://chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-2012-hoover-dam-oskar-hansens.html">Oskar Hansen..</a><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qi8dGOWY1hM/T05DjtxKKXI/AAAAAAAAr6o/P4qI_UCypho/s1600/HD-045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="267" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qi8dGOWY1hM/T05DjtxKKXI/AAAAAAAAr6o/P4qI_UCypho/s400/HD-045.jpg" /></a></div><i><a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-nevada-hoover-dam.html">Hoover Dam and Mike O'Callagham-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge...</a></i><br />
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Day Five to Day Eleven, Feb 15 to Feb 21.. Was in LA.. <br />
Day Five, Feb. 15, 2012 Stayed at home.. <br />
Irvine, Orange County, California.<br />
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Day Six, Feb. 16, 2012<br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-california-los.html">Disneyland Park, Anaheim, California .. </a><br />
The least said, the better! Been there, Seen that! Never Again!<br />
[Although, I do believe in never say never again!]<br />
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Day Seven, Feb. 17, 2012..<br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-california-los_18.html">Trip to Laguna Beach, Orange County, California....</a><br />
Loved it!! Beautiful everything! Saw many art galleries, Heritage Houses, many pieces of Public Art around on the streets, beautiful Laguna Beach and gorgeous sunset at the beach!<br />
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Day Eight, Feb. 18, 2012..<br />
No "tourist spot" in particular. Just small walks around the house, Irvine, Orange County, California..<br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-around-house.html">Exploring some plants & trees of Orange County, California.. </a><br />
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Day Nine, Feb. 19, 2012..<br />
LACMA.. Los Angeles County Museum of Art!<br />
LOVED IT!!! Wonderful art pieces by Pablo Picasso, Auguste Rodin, Degas, Matisse, German Expressionism.. and lots more.<br />
Also walked on the Miracle Mile!!<br />
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Day Ten, Feb. 20, 2012..<br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-los-angeles-universal.html">Universal Studio, Hollywood, California.. </a><br />
I enjoyed the Universal Studio, A LOT!!! Wish I had more time to take more tours. Most memorable, the Studio Tour, Jurassic Park tour, Mummy Returns tour..<br />
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Day Eleven, Feb 21, 2012..<br />
Star Homes Grand Tour [Starline Tours]<br />
which included a tour of Star Homes, and then a trip of Hollywood Walk of Fame, Rodeo Drive and few other spots..<br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-hollywood-walk-of.html">Hollywood and Highland Center and Hollywood Walk of Fame..</a> <br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/la-day-one-rodeo-drive-walk-of-style.html">Beverly Hills: Rodeo Drive..</a><br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-los-angeles-movie.html">Movie Star Home Tours...</a><br />
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Day Twelve, Feb 22, 2012..<br />
Back home!!<br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-flight-back-from-la.html">Flight back from Los Angeles to Chicago [Virgin America - LAX to ORD].. </a><br />
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RELATED LINKS..<br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/grand-canyon.html">Grand Canyon, Arizona..</a><br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-las-vegas-bellagio.html">Las Vegas, Hotel Bellagio, Musical Fountain..</a><br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-road-trip-from-las.html">Road trip from Las Vegas, Nevada to Los Angeles, California.. </a><br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-nevada-hoover-dam.html">Hoover Dam ...</a><br />
<a href=" http://chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-2012-hoover-dam-oskar-hansens.html">Sculptures by Oskar Hansen..</a><br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-california-los.html">Disneyland Park, Anaheim, California..</a><br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-los-angeles-universal.html">Universal Studio, Hollywood, California.. </a><br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-hollywood-walk-of.html">Hollywood and Highland Center and Hollywood Walk of Fame..</a> <br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/la-day-one-rodeo-drive-walk-of-style.html">Beverly Hills: Rodeo Drive..</a><br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-los-angeles-movie.html">Movie Star Home Tours...</a><br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-flight-back-from-la.html">Flight back from Los Angeles to Chicago [Virgin America - LAX to ORD].. </a><br />
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NOTE: I have many images from LACMA [Los Angeles County museum of Art], which I will post later.. Some are here..<br />
<a href=" http://theartinstituteofchicago.blogspot.com/2012/02/los-angeles-lacma-b-gerald-cantor.html">Los Angeles: LACMA [B. Gerald Cantor Sculpture Garden]..</a> <br />
<a href=" http://theartinstituteofchicago.blogspot.com/2012/02/lacma-pablo-picasso-various-paintings.html">Los Angeles: LACMA [Pablo Picasso - Various Paintings].. </a><br />
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LAST YEAR's VACATION..<br />
<a href=" http://chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com/2011/06/two-weeks-summer-vacation-trip-to-new.html">Two Weeks Summer Vacation [Trip to New York City, Washington DC, New Jersey and Philadelphia]..</a>Jyotihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08930301862493132019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509609441522285885.post-52210167426543400602012-02-23T20:33:00.001-08:002012-02-29T10:02:54.030-08:00Vacation: Feb 2012 [Flight back from LA to Chicago]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B4vLHWI4Fjc/T0ZsVy2f_XI/AAAAAAAAriw/oeYarybM-60/s1600/LIflight-007b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="267" width="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B4vLHWI4Fjc/T0ZsVy2f_XI/AAAAAAAAriw/oeYarybM-60/s400/LIflight-007b.jpg" /></a></div><i>Flying in the clouds..</i><br />
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I dont travel much. When I do, I can be very amused by some ordinary things. Like, the experience of "flying in the clouds". Yesterday, [Feb. 22, 2012] when I was on my way back to Chicago, from LA; I tried to capture the descent of the aircraft, and the moment when the plane was flying between the clouds..<br />
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Left LA on a beautiful sunny morning.. But Chicago weather was foul with clouds and rain. But it actually helped me, as I wanted clouds in the sky, to capture the experience of "flying in the clouds"..<br />
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Here the airplane is way above the cumulous clouds.. <br />
I am not aware of the altitude at which we were flying, but normally commercial airplanes fly in the upper Troposphere, at about 30,000 feet above the ground. And the puffy cumulus clouds form at about 10,000 feet.<br />
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I wanted to capture the moment when aircrafts fly between the clouds... so I started capturing the descent..<br />
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<b>The DESCENT BEGINS..</b><br />
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<i>Closer to the clouds..</i><br />
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<i> Now the cloud is above the aircraft..</i><br />
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And thus ends my 12 days trip to LA - Grand Canyon - Las Vagas - Hoover Dam - LA - and back to Chicago trip..<br />
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RELATED LINK:<br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-los-angeles-grand.html">Vacation: Feb 2012 [Los Angeles, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Hoover Dam, back to Los Angeles and then back to Chicago]..</a>Jyotihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08930301862493132019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509609441522285885.post-26066461032662132022012-02-21T23:22:00.009-08:002012-03-01T07:41:11.108-08:00Vacation: Feb 2012 [Los Angeles: Movie Stars Home Tours]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TpLUY8pwaXg/T0ZzqzA2bxI/AAAAAAAArjs/_MLNUrP4NFc/s1600/LI-hollywood-001b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="267" width="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TpLUY8pwaXg/T0ZzqzA2bxI/AAAAAAAArjs/_MLNUrP4NFc/s400/LI-hollywood-001b.jpg" /></a></div><i>This is a pure reflex action shot. My tour bus was passing by this dont-know-which building and for a fraction of a minute, I got to see this, and could capture it..</i><br />
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Preparation for the 2012 Academy Awards is on full swing..<br />
These images taken on Feb 21, 2012.. and..<br />
The Academy Awards is on Feb 26, 2012..<br />
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Day Eleven, Feb. 21, 2012..<br />
<b>Star Homes Grand Tour.. with Starline Tours..</b><br />
The tour promises or entices with offering the view of ver 40 Stars' Homes, including the homes of Tom Cruise, David Beckham, Jennifer Lopez.. and many more. But I hardly saw anything! Maybe the chimney of one house, the gate of another and the gardner of yet another. However, it still was fun going through the Beverly Hills, Sunset Strip and some of LA's exclusive residential neighborhoods, in an open-air bus, on a beautiful February afternoon.<br />
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Here are some random shots from the tour..<br />
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Beverly Hills Sign..<br />
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The famous DreamWorks Logo..<br />
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Simon Cowell's house..<br />
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Lucille Ball's home<br />
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The Chateau Marmont..<br />
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The Whiskey A Go Go..<br />
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House of Blues..<br />
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Paramount Studio..<br />
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Pacific Design Center..<br />
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Roosevelt Hotel..<br />
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Route 66..<br />
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<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/la-day-one-rodeo-drive-walk-of-style.html">Rodeo Drive.. For more, click here..</a><br />
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<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-hollywood-walk-of.html">Hollywood Walk of Fame.. For more, click here..</a><br />
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Hollywood Sign..<br />
one of the most famous landmarks in the world. It is 45-feet tall and spans 350-feet wide. Originally created as a real estate advertisement in 1923, perched high upon Mount Lee, but can be seen far and wide..<br />
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Rodeo Drive..<br />
Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California is a shopping district known for designer label and haute couture fashion. The name generally refers to a three-block long stretch of boutiques and shops but the street stretches further north and south.<br />
Location: Rodeo Drive is in Beverly Hills, on the west side of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, between Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevards.<br />
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Torso 2003<br />
By Robert Graham<br />
Aluminum, 14 feet<br />
"Torso" was commissioned by the Rodeo Drive Committee and given to the City of Beverly Hills, the Torso is installed at the intersection of Rodeo Drive and Dayton Way. Standing 14 feet tall on Rodeo Drive, the Torso is carved from solid aluminum blocks and mounted on a bronze pedestal. Dedicated on June 11, 2003, it is the centerpiece for the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style.<br />
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<i>The Rodeo Drive Walk of Style® was introduced in 2003 by the City of Beverly Hills and the Rodeo Drive Committee to honor style legends for their contributions to the worlds of fashion and entertainment. <br />
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Selected by an independent group of representatives from the media, entertainment and fashion industries, the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style® honors industry leaders with a lasting tribute that commemorates their life-long achievements. Honorees are presented with permanent plaques featuring their personal quotes and signatures, which are then embedded into the sidewalks along Rodeo Drive.<br />
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Recipients of the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style® Award have celebrated this distinguished honor with star-studded awards ceremonies at landmark Beverly Hills locations including Rodeo Drive, the Beverly Hills Post Office and Beverly Hills City Hall..</i><br />
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Two Rodeo..<br />
[Is Via Rodeo and Two Rodeo the same?]<br />
A cobblestone walkway lined with sidewalk cafes, resturants, galleries and luxury boutiques like Versace, Lanvin, Jimmy Choo, Tiffany, Cartier, Charles Jourdan, Valentino, Christian Dior, and Jose Eber..<br />
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The Spanish steps and sparkling fountains of "Two Rodeo," that many tourists pose for the pictures of Rodeo Drive..<br />
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Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles..<br />
Pretty Woman location.. Here Julia Roberts [Vivian Ward] gets a taste of the high-life..<br />
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Trees line both sides of the Rodeo Avenue. Most of the small shops do not appear extraordinary - at least not from the outside; inside, though, many of the shops are opulent. <br />
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Rodeo Drive is also famous for luxury car sighting..<br />
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Bijan's Famous Bugatti Car <br />
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<b>The Hollywood Walk of Fame..</b><br />
It runs along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and 3 blocks of Vine Street, Hollywood, California. The Walk of Fame has more than 2,400 stars. Each star is a coral-pink terrazzo 5-pointed star, rimmed with brass, inlaid into a charcoal-colored terrazzo background. The upper portion of the pink star field, has name of the honoree, inlaid in brass block letters. Below the inscription, a round inlaid brass emblem indicates the category of the honoree's contributions. <br />
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There are five different categories represented by five different emblems..<br />
Motion Picture - represented by Classic Film Camera<br />
Broadcast Television - represented by Television Receiver<br />
Audio Recording/ Music - represented by Phonograph Record<br />
Broadcast Radio - represented by Radio Microphone<br />
Theater/ Live Performance - represented by Comedy/ Tragedy Masks..<br />
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In the above image shows five stars, each has a different emblem representing the five different categories in the entertainment industry..<br />
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Classic Film Camera [for Motion picture], Television Receiver [for Broadcast Television], Phonograph Recorder [for Music], Radio Microphone [for Broadcast Radio], and Comedy/ Tragedy Masks [for Theater/ Live Performance]..<br />
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The marker reads..<br />
<b>This is where it all began..</b><br />
<i>At this location on August 15, 1958, the first eight Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame were dedicated to Olive Borden, Ronald Colman, Louise Fazenda, Preston Foster, Burt Lancaster, Edward Sedgwick, Ernest Torrence and Joanne Woodward. <br />
The Walk of Fame was completed in 1960.<br />
Time Capsule dedicated November 2010.</i><br />
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Barbara Streisand</div>
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Olivia Newton-John</div>
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Antonio Banderas</div>
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Zsa Zsa Gabor</div>
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Julie Andrew</div>
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Nathan Lane</div>
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<b>Hollywood and La Brae Gateway gazebo..</b><br />
Known locally as: The Four Ladies of Hollywood..<br />
A tribute to multi-ethnic women of Hollywood, features, Dorothy Dandridge [African-American], Anna May Wong [Asian-American], Dolores Del Rio [Mexican] and Mae West [Brooklyn-born American]. On the top is Marilyn Monroe in her iconic "billowing skirt" pose from the movie, "The Seven Year Itch".<br />
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Apart from the Walk of Fame, another of the highlights of the Hollywood Boulevard is the Gruman's Chinese Theater. It opened in 1927, with original silent movie "King of Kings" by Cecil B. DeMille. Since then, it has been site of more Hollywood movie premiers than any other theater.<br />
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The theater's plaza is famous for Hollywood celebrity handprints, footprints, and autographs.. <br />
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Forecourt of Stars' Footprints, with<br />
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Location: Gruman's Chinese Theater..<br />
There are about 200 Hollywood celebrity handprints, footprints, and autographs in the concrete of the theater's forecourt.<br />
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Tom Bradley, Mayor</div>
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Clint Eastwood</div>
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Meryl Streep</div>
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George Clooney</div>
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John Travolta</div>
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Jack Lemmon</div>
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Michael Jackson</div>
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Michael Jackson</div>
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Harry Potter</div>
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Star Treck</div>
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Hollywood and Highland Shopping Mall and Entertainment Complex<br />
Next to Gruman's Chinese Theater is the Hollywood and Highland Complex, which also has the famous Hollywood and Highland Center [former Kodak Theater] - home of Academy Awards..<br />
<a href="http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-hollywood-and.html">Here's an interesting take on, "Road to Hollywood How some of us got here" .. </a><br />
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[Former] Kodak Theater is now Hollywood and Highland Center..<br />
In 2012, Eastman Kodak filed for bankruptcy protection and its sponsorship of the theatre ended. The theatre's name was changed to The Hollywood and Highland Center under the suggestion of the venue's landlord..<br />
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The Grand Staircase entrance columns hall to the Hollywood and Highland Center is flanked by columns displaying the names of winners of the Academy Awards for Best Picture since 1927-1928, with blank spaces left for future Best Picture winners well into the 21st century..<br />
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Like here we see.. the winners of 1964, 1965 and 1966..<br />
1964 [My Fair Lady], 1965 [The Sound of Music] and 1966 [A Man of All Seasons]..<br />
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In the early 1920s, real estate developer Charles E. Toberman [the "Father of Hollywood"] envisioned a thriving Hollywood theatre district. With Sid Grauman, he opened ..<br />
- The Egyptian (1922), <br />
- El Capitan /"The Captain"(1926), and,<br />
- Chinese Theatre (1927).<br />
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Egyptian Theater..<br />
The Egyptian Theatre was the venue for the first-ever Hollywood premiere, Robin Hood, starring Douglas Fairbanks.<br />
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Egyptian Theater<br />
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El Capitan Theater<br />
Location: 6838 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California<br />
Built/Founded: 1926<br />
El Capitan Theatre is owned by Pacific Theatres and operated by the Walt Disney Company. It serves as the venue for many of Walt Disney Pictures' movie premieres.. The 1941 movie Citizen Kane had it's world premier here.<br />
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Chinese Theater..<br />
It opened May 18, 1927, with the premiere of Cecil B. DeMille's film The King of Kings. Since then, been home to many premieres, including the 1977 launch of George Lucas's Star Wars. In 1944, 1945, and 1946 the Academy Awards ceremonies were held at the Chinese Theatre; they are now held at the adjacent Hollywood and Highland Center [former Kodak Theatre].<br />
The Chinese Theater is especially famous for the numerous celebrity handprints, footprints and signatures in the cement of its forecourt.<br />
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RELATED LINK:<br />
<a href="http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-los-angeles-grand.html">Vacation: Feb 2012 [Los Angeles, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Hoover Dam, back to Los Angeles and then back to Chicago]..</a></div>
Jyotihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08930301862493132019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509609441522285885.post-32205749949970531392012-02-21T07:18:00.002-08:002012-03-01T07:41:16.033-08:00Vacation: Feb 2012 [Hollywood and Highland Center: "Road to Hollywood How some of us got here"]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DpfAjjbiQmo/T0-CSvaZofI/AAAAAAAAsC8/fAnIbKa4n5E/s1600/LI-Hollywood-217b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="267" width="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DpfAjjbiQmo/T0-CSvaZofI/AAAAAAAAsC8/fAnIbKa4n5E/s400/LI-Hollywood-217b.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Hollywood and Highland Shopping Mall and Entertainment Complex<br />
Next to Gruman's Chinese Theater is the Hollywood and Highland Center.. with an interesting take on <br />
<b>Road to Hollywood: How some of us got here..</b><br />
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Road to Hollywood: How some of us got here<br />
A witty take on the famous line, sleeping the way to success.. <br />
Far off, partially hidden by the palm trees is the famous Hollywood sign. <br />
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Related links:<br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-hollywood-walk-of.html">Vacation: Feb 2012 [Hollywood and Highland Center and Hollywood Walk of Fame] .. </a><br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-los-angeles-grand.html">Vacation: Feb 2012 [Los Angeles, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Hoover Dam, back to Los Angeles and then back to Chicago]..</a>Jyotihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08930301862493132019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509609441522285885.post-35136898840768806332012-02-20T07:45:00.000-08:002012-02-29T09:14:27.989-08:00Vacation: Feb 2012 [California: Hollywood: Universal Studio]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2HCJadFtT78/T0O72MxhubI/AAAAAAAArfw/FQ6Rk1dt9VE/s1600/LI-US-002b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="267" width="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2HCJadFtT78/T0O72MxhubI/AAAAAAAArfw/FQ6Rk1dt9VE/s400/LI-US-002b.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Loved it!!!<br />
No time to write... maybe later..<br />
Till then, enjoy the images!<br />
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RELATED LINK:<br />
<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-los-angeles-grand.html">Vacation: Feb 2012 [Los Angeles, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Hoover Dam, back to Los Angeles and then back to Chicago]..</a>Jyotihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08930301862493132019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509609441522285885.post-10446548061139402792012-02-18T09:19:00.002-08:002012-02-29T09:33:32.952-08:00Vacation: Feb 2012 [Exploring some plants & trees of Orange County, California]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Src-fx1ugNw/T05fIfSHvZI/AAAAAAAAr8s/FOHRDpBcKic/s1600/LI-Cal-001b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="267" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Src-fx1ugNw/T05fIfSHvZI/AAAAAAAAr8s/FOHRDpBcKic/s400/LI-Cal-001b.jpg" /></a></div>which plant is this?<br />
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Day Eight, Feb. 18, 2012..<br />
No "tourist spot" as such. Just in and around the house..<br />
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Laguna Beach, Orange County, California<br />
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Oranges of Orange County, California..<br />
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Oranges of Orange County, California..<br />
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Lemons of Orange County, California..<br />
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Lemons of Orange County, California..Jyotihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08930301862493132019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509609441522285885.post-19574864450882418812012-02-17T10:01:00.000-08:002012-02-29T09:31:29.765-08:00Vacation: Feb 2012 [California: Orange County: Laguna Beach]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h8gMQEiI-Is/Tz_mpl66lyI/AAAAAAAArco/W_IbDp6jHZQ/s1600/LB-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="267" width="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h8gMQEiI-Is/Tz_mpl66lyI/AAAAAAAArco/W_IbDp6jHZQ/s400/LB-001.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Sunset at Laguna Beach..<br />
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Sunset at Laguna Beach..<br />
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Sunset at Laguna Beach..<br />
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Sunset at Laguna Beach..<br />
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Hummingbird on Bird-of-Paradise..<br />
Heisler Park, Laguna Beach..<br />
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Heisler Park, Laguna Beach..<br />
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Boy and Dog - by Ruth Peabody<br />
City of Laguna Beach, 1933..<br />
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Greeter's Statue..<br />
Laguna's beloved and famous Greeter, Eilar Larsen, has been memorialized by two statues - one in front of the Greeters Corner Restaurant..<br />
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Oliver playing Sitar..<br />
[Oliver - Guess that's what he told, his name was]<br />
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The bunglows of Laguna Beach- North<br />
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Heritage Cottage..<br />
495 Jasmine /1922<br />
<i> Among the most well preserved Laguna bunglow this one with the Colonial Revival entry remains today as a beautiful living example of the early housing styles. What was originally a modest bunglow, has matured over the years into a lovely, but unchanged, bunglow home today.</i><br />
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Heritage Cottage<br />
383 Magnolia/ 1919..<br />
<i> This simple frame bunglow with humble colonial entry is typical of the houses which came to dot the north end of the Laguna. Today, it is typical of the houses which add an air of village charm to the neighborhood..</i><br />
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Landmark Bldg.<br />
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Loved Laguna Beach. Wish I had more time to write, but have to move on now...<br />
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Disneyland Park, <br />
Anaheim, California.<br />
It is the only theme park to be designed and built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney<br />
Owned and operated by the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts division of the Walt Disney Company. In 1998, the theme park was re-branded "Disneyland Park" to distinguish it from the larger Disneyland Resort complex.<br />
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<i>Here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow and fantasy.</i><br />
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Dec 5, 2001..<br />
<i>In celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth, the statue, "partners" is rededicated as a tribute to the Dreams, Creativity and Vision of Walt Disney, whose legacy reaches into a new century around the world and here, "Where the Magib Began". </i><br />
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Vacation.. Feb: 2012..<br />
Day Four: 02/14/2012<br />
We had reached Las Vegas on the night of Feb 13. Our stay was in the huge Circus Circus Hotel. We checked out on Feb 14, and made our way to Los Angeles. En route we made a trip to the Hoover Dam. The drive from Las Vegas to Hoover Dam to Los Angeles was beautiful. Here are some images from the road trip. <br />
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Lake Mead..<br />
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<a href=" http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-feb-2012-nevada-hoover-dam.html">Hoover Dam For more images, click here.. </a><br />
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<a href=" http://chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-2012-hoover-dam-oskar-hansens.html">Winged Figures of the Republic - by Oskar hansen. For more images, click here.. </a><br />
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Zyyzx Rd: A 4.5 miles long road, in Mojave Desert, California.. <br />
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Zyyzx Rd: A 4.5 miles long road, in Mojave Desert, California.. <br />
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A California desert sunset..<br />
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After sunset, it was dark, pretty soon..<br />
Reached home in Irvine, Orange County, California.. by 8 pm..<br />
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Hoover Dam and Mike O'Callagham-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge..<br />
on the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada. <br />
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O'Callagham-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge..<br />
1,500 ft. downstream from the Hoover Dam.<br />
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A Modern Civil Engineering Wonder of United States<br />
One of the seven selected by American Society of Civil Engineers, 1955.<br />
NOTE: Nevada on one side and Arizona on another side, both in different time-zones, an hour apart<br />
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Arizona time: 1.30 pm.. when Nevada time is 12. 30 pm..<br />
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Lake Mead - A view upstream from Hoover Dam..<br />
The largest reservoir in the United States, located on Colarado River.. in the states of Nevada and Arizona..<br />
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Lake Mead <br />
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Lake Mead<br />
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Winged Figures of the Republic.. by Oskar Hansen<br />
in state of Nevada..<a href="http://chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com/2012/02/vacation-2012-hoover-dam-oskar-hansens.html">For more, click here.. </a><br />
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Feb 13, 2012..<br />
Las Vegas..<br />
Bellagio Musical Fountain..<br />
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