#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. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts
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The #StRegisChicago, opening as the #WandaVistaTower, is a 1,198ft or 101-story #skyscraper standing as the third tallest in the city. It's also the tallest #building designed by a woman anywhere in the world. #photography #americana #wa #chicago #architecture #illinois #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts
#SantaBarbara used to have a #Chinatown and #LittleTokyo or #Nihonmachi. This building is pretty much all that remains after an #earthquake destroyed much of the area. By the turn of the century, #Asian #immigrants made up over 10% of the population. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts
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. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts #bradburybuilding
The #ChicagoSkyline is the second largest, by means of height, in the #US and #WesternHemisphere. The #HomeInsuranceBuilding started it all in and the #Sears or #WillisTower stands as the tallest in the city today. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts
