COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA: COMMUNITY CHURCH, est. 1942

𝒞𝑜𝒸𝑜𝒶 𝐵𝑒𝒶𝒸𝒽 𝒞𝑜𝓂𝓂𝓊𝓃𝒾𝓉𝓎 𝒞𝒽𝓊𝓇𝒸𝒽
𝐸𝒮𝒯. 𝟣𝟫𝟦𝟤
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𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟴𝟴𝟲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯. 𝗥𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗛. 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗮 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝘆𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗰 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟯. (culturetrip)
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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘭𝘪𝘫𝘢𝘩 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 – 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 1800𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘭𝘪𝘫𝘢𝘩 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 “𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥” 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘚𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘫𝘶? 𝘈 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬, 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺. 𝘌𝘭𝘪𝘫𝘢𝘩 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘴, 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 “𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥” 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘺, 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘺. (orlandohauntedhouses.com) – . . . 𝘖𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰, 𝘍𝘓 5𝘥𝘦𝘤19

𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗲𝘀𝘁. 𝟭𝟵𝟮𝟱 . 𝗝𝗼𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗖𝘂𝗯𝘀. 𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗲. 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟵𝟮𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺. 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. (waymarking.com) . . . . 𝗢𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼, 𝗙𝗟 𝟱𝗱𝗲𝗰𝟭𝟵

𝔢𝔰𝔱. 1974, 𝔖𝔱. 𝔊𝔢𝔬𝔯𝔤𝔢 𝔒𝔯𝔱𝔥𝔬𝔡𝔬𝔵 ℭ𝔥𝔲𝔯𝔠𝔥 𝔬𝔣 𝔒𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔬 . . . . 𝔒𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔬, 𝔉𝔏 5𝔡𝔢𝔠19

5dec19. Orlando, FL 🍊

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK STREET ART: TRUTH & PASSION

Rise Above, Shepard Fairey
Brooklyn

𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆, 𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 1930𝒔

ᴵ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ᵗᵒ ˢᵉᵉ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ⁱⁿ ⁿᵉᵒⁿ

ᴰʳⁱⁿᵏ ˡⁱᵐᵉ ᵍʳᵉᵉⁿ, ˢᵗᵃʸ ᵘᵖ ‘ᵗⁱˡ ᵈᵃʷⁿ

ᴹᵃʸᵇᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵃʸ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᴵ’ᵐ ˡⁱᵛⁱⁿᵍ ⁱˢ ᵏⁱˡˡⁱⁿᵍ ᵐᵉ

Nov19. NYC

CONEY ISLAND, NEW YORK: “HEAVEN AT THE END OF A SUBWAY RIDE”

𝘋𝘪𝘚𝘤𝘖𝘷𝘌𝘳𝘌𝘥 𝘪𝘯 1609 𝘣𝘺 𝘋𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘳 𝘏𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘶𝘥𝘴𝘰𝘯. .
“𝘋𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 1870𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 1880𝘴, 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘶𝘹𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 “𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦.” (𝘱𝘥𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺)
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“…’𝘰𝘭𝘥-𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘢𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘭𝘺𝘯’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥.’ 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳) 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘶𝘯𝘢 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘈𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯’𝘴 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘭𝘺𝘯 𝘊𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥-𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘈𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴.” (𝘯𝘺𝘤.𝘨𝘰)
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𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬 🇺🇸 27𝘯𝘰𝘷19

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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA: HÖPE

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“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come,
Whispering ‘it will be happier’…”
Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Hang in there, the train’s comin’

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Christo Rey. Est. 1938

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On Children
by Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet 
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
and though they are with you, yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
for they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you,
for life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
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“The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.” Frank Lloyd Wright
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Old Fire Station 6. Est. 1915. Now the Firehouse Museum. Located in Little Italy.

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Tin Roof Bar housed in the historic Carriage Works building, est. 1890.

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Scripps Building, est. 1907.

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Built in 1914, a designated historic site. Now houses 72 homeless veterans, at-risk youth, and ex-cons. 
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Built in 1913 and houses the Gaslamp Plaza Suites.

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Old Snyder Building, est. 1923.

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29sep19. San Diego, CA

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA: TREES INDEED HAVE HEARTS

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The Spreckels Theater Building was built in 1912. It was constructed to commemorate the opening of the Panama Canal. The number of seats was chosen to correspond with the Panama-California Exposition year, 1915. John D. Spreckels was a philanthropist and sugar heir.The stage was one of the largest stages ever constructed. Originally, it was only going to host live theater performances, but in 1931 it was converted to allow motion pictures. (from reading wiki)

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Old City Hall, built in 1874. Located at 5th and G Street. “This Florentine Italianate building features ornate 16-foot ceilings, 12- foot windows framed with brick arches, antique columns, and a wrought-iron cage elevator. Two floors were added in 1887 to accomodate the San Diego Public Library. In 1900, the entire city government moved in, with the Police Department on the first floor and the Council Chambers on the fourth. In 1955 stucco was applied to “modernize’ the exterior.” – https://gaslampfoundation.org/virtual-tour/old-city-hall-1874/
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1891
702 Fifth Avenue
Architect: John Stannard
Architectural Style: Mixed
The site of the current Cole Building, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and “G” Street, is one of the earliest developed properties in the area. Albert A. Cole, an early San Diego capitalist, purchased the property from Alonzo Horton in December of 1868 for $900 in gold coin.                                 The current occupant on the street level of the property is a popular sports bar, restaurant and nightclub named Whiskey Girl. According to the manager, Jerry Lopez, this lively and popular venue also appears to be haunted, as several very unusual occurrences have happened in his office late at night after closing. Additionally, before Whiskey Girl took over the venue, a manager of the previous business, La Strada, quit her job after claiming to have seen a fully manifested apparition.  https://gaslampfoundation.org/cole-block-building/
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The Golden West Hotel ~ This 1913 building is also known as the “Workingman’s Hotel.” It was built by John C. Spreckels to house work crews for the Southern Pacific Railroad, while rail lines were being laid to connect Arizona with Southern California. The Golden West Hotel’s designer was John Lloyd Wright, son of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright. At this time, it serves low-income patrons. – https://sandiegodowntownnews.com/the-golden-west-hotel/
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“Trees indeed have hearts.”
Henry David Thoreau
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Ralphs Grocery Company was founded in 1873 by George Albert Ralphs and Walter Benjamin Ralphs. The original store was located at Sixth and Spring Streets in Los Angeles, California. They’re popular here in San Diego. 

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The classic “Don’t Believe the Hype!” mural by Os Gemeos is STILL GOING STRONG after all of these years! Located on G street heading towards 1st.

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sep2019. San Diego, California.

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: SMURF LOVE & “STARBUCKS ENTERPRISE”

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“The Smurfs” is a Belgian comic franchise by artist Peyo. This is street artist Space Invader’s homage to the comic in the heart of Brussels…

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Remnants of the first city walls from the 12th or 13th century…
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from 1695, having been rebuilt…

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Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven’s door…

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Royal Theatre of the Mint. Built in 1700. Renovated three times since,  in 1856 , 1985 , and 2017.

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The coolest looking Starbucks I’ve ever seen.

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Starbucks Enterprise

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23aug19. Brussels, Belgium.

LARCHMONT, NEW YORK STREET ART: LARCHMONT HISTORICAL MURALS

Brought to us by Street Art for Mankind, a “world-first street art movement to fight child trafficking,” https://streetartmankind.org/about/, ~ is a quaint village art walk in Larchmont, New York. There are six murals depicting different aspects of Larchmont history created by internationally renowned street artists. More information is below:  

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“The Palmers, Pioneers” by BTOY a.k.a. Andrea Michaelsson, a Spanish artist who lives in Barcelona. This mural is of Samuel Palmer and his family. In 1700, Samuel Palmer, who had been elected the Town’s first supervisor in 1697, obtained the original leases on the “Middle Neck” area, and in 1722 the Palmer family obtained full title to the land which included what is now the Incorporated Village of Larchmont. (wiki) – Address: 120 Chatsworth Artist’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/btoyandrea/

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“Lucretia’s Women’s Rights” by iljin, an artist originally from Poland, now based in Dublin. LUCRETIA MOTT. “When Mott died in 1880, she was widely judged by her contemporaries… as the greatest American woman of the nineteenth century.” ~author Susan Jacoby.Lucretia Mott (née Coffin; January 3, 1793 – November 11, 1880) was a U.S. Quaker, abolitionist, women’s rights activist, and social reformer. She had formed the idea of reforming the position of women in society when she was amongst the women excluded from the World Anti-Slavery Convention in 1840. In 1848 she was invited by Jane Huntto a meeting that led to the first meeting about women’s rights. Mott helped write the Declaration of Sentiments during the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention. Her speaking abilities made her an important abolitionist, feminist, and reformer. When slavery was outlawed in 1865, she advocated giving former slaves who had been bound to slavery laws within the boundaries of the United States, whether male or female, the right to vote. She remained a central figure in the abolition and suffrage movement until her death in 1880. Mott was a Quaker preacher early in her adulthood. (wiki) Address: 47-65 Wendt Ave. Artist’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/iljin_art/

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“Mott, the Abolitionist” by KinMx a.k.a. Katherine Rupit, originally from Mexico and now lives in Dublin, Ireland. James Mott (20 June 1788 – 26 January 1868) was a Quaker leader, teacher, and merchant as well as an anti-slavery activist. (wiki) He was also the husband of Lucretia Mott. Address: 2137 Boston Post Rd. Artist’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/kinmx/

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“Rough Seas for Collins” by Victor Ash, a French artist, originally from Portugal, who now lives in Copenhagen. Edward Knight Collins I (5 August 1802 – 22 January 1878) was an American shipping magnate. Collins had the first U.S. transatlantic mail contract, built the first American steamships to cross the Atlantic and ran the fastest, most luxurious ships. He was considered to be ‘the most important person who ever lived in Larchmont,’ according to Judith Doolin Spikes, a Larchmont historian. In 1831 he became involved with the cotton trade between New Orleans and New York. He bought his first shipping line in 1831. In 1836, he launched the Dramatic Line of sailing packets, which quickly became a major presence on what was then the world’s most important shipping route, between New York and Liverpool. (wiki) Address: 6 Chatsworth Artist’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/victor__ash/

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“Munro’s Legacy” by Loic Ercolessi, a French street artist currently based in Miami, Florida. Peter Jay Munro studied law under the tutelage of Aaron Burr, the third U.S. vice president. He was also the nephew of John Jay, the president of the Continental Congress (1778 to 1779), the first U.S.  chief justice (1789 to 1795) and a governor of New York (1795 to 1801). When he was sixteen, Munro accompanied Jay to Paris to negotiate the end of the war. While practicing law in New York City, he began buying up property in Larchmont. His famous house was called Larchmont Manor (18 Elm Ave.) and it was built in 1797. It is the oldest house in Larchmont to this day. https://patch.com/new-york/larchmont/historical-wonders-the-manor-house Address: 96 Chatsworth Artist’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/loicercolessi/

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“The Vibrant Manor” by Jo Di Bona, a French street artist living in Paris. “In the 1910s and 20s, actors Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks summered in Larchmont when it was a summer colony for rich city dwellers.” http://theloopny.com/hollywood-on-the-long-island-sound/ Address: 145 Larchmont, back parking lot. Artist’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/jodibona/

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12nov18. Larchmont, NY.