tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42259926119721125622024-03-12T22:57:54.932-07:00Urban Landscape, Native LandscapeMetropolitan Gardens - Gardening in CascadiaJordan Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619237580488545143noreply@blogger.comBlogger408125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225992611972112562.post-2476936373215923252021-05-21T06:00:00.000-07:002021-05-21T06:00:00.176-07:00Paeonia veitchii<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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June 2018<br />
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July 2018<br />
<br /><i>Paeonia mascula</i> is my favorite peony. I've always preferred single peonies to those with big balls of petals. Single peonies & species peonies don't need to be supported. In my Seattle garden, <i>Paeonia mascula</i> blooms for about 10 days in mid-May. The flowers are 4 to 5 inches wide when fully open. Each flower lasts about 5 days before the petals begin to fall. Even though the bloom is so fleeting, I wouldn't be without <i>Paeonia mascula</i>. When I moved, I got more for my new garden. Not only are the flowers beautiful, but the foliage is handsome throughout the season & colorful in fall. The seeds pods are impressive when closed & colorful when open. The open pods have been called "jewel boxes."<br /><br /><i>Paeonia mascula</i> grows to about 2 feet wide & 18 inches tall, with leaves that are divided into 3 oval leaflets. Flowers can be various shades of pink, sometimes verging on purple or red. They can also be almost white. <i>Paeonia mascula</i> grows well in full sun or part shade with regular, light watering. Soil should never be soggy. It grows very well in my zone 8 garden. It is said to grow in zones 5 to 10, but probably is most successful in zones 7 & 8. <i>Paeonia mascula</i> is native from Spain to Iraq including France, Italy, the Balkans, Cyprus & Turkey. In its natural habitat, it grows between bushes in meadows & on hills. It also grows in oak, pine & beech forests. <i>Paeonia</i> is named for Paeon, the Greek god of healing & <i>mascula</i> comes from the Latin word for male.<div><div><div><div><br /><br /></div></div></div></div>Jordan Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619237580488545143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225992611972112562.post-9986775866542755492021-04-23T06:00:00.019-07:002021-04-23T06:00:03.633-07:00West Seattle Junction/Alaska Junction, Seattle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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But people call most of this area, "the Junction." The heart of the Junction is the 3 blocks on either side of California Ave SW from SW Genesee St to SW Edmunds. It developed at the intersection of California Ave SW & SW Alaska St, when two streetcar lines connected there in 1907. Now it's a lively business district with restaurants, chain stores, supermarkets, veterinary clinics & many small specialty shops. </div><div><br /></div><div>Most of the older commercial buildings are 1-floor, like of the surrounding post-war houses. By 2020, West Seattle's population had grown to 80K. A number of 6-floor residential buildings invaded the business district & there were more than 70 businesses listed in the area. The Junction is geographically connected to many other businesses along Fauntleroy Way SW from SW Alaska St to 35th Ave SW. The eastern part of this sprawling business district is contained by the Genesee neighborhood that also surrounds the Junction. While many neighborhoods & business districts have well-established names, the City of Seattle sets no official boundaries.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the near future, according to Sound Transit: The West Seattle Link Extension will provide fast, reliable light rail connection to dense residential & job centers throughout the region. A new downtown Seattle light-rail tunnel will add capacity for the entire regional system to operate efficiently. The West Seattle Link Extension adds 4.7 miles of light rail service from downtown Seattle to West Seattle Junction/Alaska Junction. There will be 4 new stations between SODO & the Junction. This is part of the regional transit system expansion approved by voters in 2016.</div><div><br /></div><div>West Seattle Junction was swamp & forest until April 1907, when two streetcar lines intersected at California Avenue SW & SW Alaska Street. It soon became known as the Junction. Lots in the area sold quickly. By 1911, the Junction had become a business district with 3 grocery stores, 2 lumber companies, a hardware store, & 3 physicians, among other businesses. The dirt streets were lined with wooden structures of one floor. By 1920, the Junction had replaced the Admiral District as the largest commercial district in West Seattle. Older buildings were demolished & new ones were constructed at a rapid rate, some for the national retail chains Piggly Wiggly, Ernst Hardware, J. C. Penney, & F. W. Woolworth. The Spanish-style Granada movie theater opened in 1926 with 1,000 seats.</div><div><br />Seattle began removing streetcars in 1940, replacing them with buses. The Junction’s first traffic lights were installed in 1943. The West Seattle Bridge opened in 1984. Jefferson Square (a 6-storey complex of stores, apartments & lots of parking) opened in 1987. It's main tenants were Bartell Drugs & Safeway. After that, there was a decline in businesses in the Junction. In 1994, the Seattle City Council Comprehensive Plan was adopted for business districts across the city. Growth was planned for urban villages in large, multi-floor residential buildings with ground-floor retail. By the end of the 1990s, new businesses had opened, including Capers, Elliott Bay Brewing, & ArtsWest Playhouse. The West Seattle Farmers' Market began operating in 1999.</div><div><br /><br /></div>Jordan Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619237580488545143noreply@blogger.com0SW Alaska St, Seattle, WA, USA47.5611253 -122.38679647.5584323 -122.39186000000001 47.5638183 -122.381732tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225992611972112562.post-25099088404685165962021-04-09T06:00:00.021-07:002021-04-09T06:00:03.726-07:00Fremont Peak Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Photos taken in June 2018<br />
<br />Fremont Peak Park is a small park in the Upper Fremont neighborhood of Seattle at 4357 Palatine Ave N, near the top of Phinney Ridge at its southern end. On a clear day, the view from here extends to the Olympic Mountains. The park has a very nice design. There are low, concrete walls that provide lots of seating & a good place to rest or eat. I got a sandwich at a nearby deli & ate it there. A small meadow, partially enclosed by low walls, lies at the center of the park. If you'd like to sit on the grass, this space (surrounded by trees) would be great for a picnic (or a nap). Lots of big trees provide shaded areas even when the westering sun fills the park. <div><br /></div><div>Until 2001, this was a lot with 3 old houses. The City of Seattle bought it. Seattle Parks & Recreation had the houses demolished, but kept the trees. A community initiative raised funds to help create the park. New plantings include native species that provide habitat for wildlife, including a Garry Oak (<i>Quercus garryana</i>). There are paths, walkways & stairs. This quiet park has no space for athletic games. You will find a lovely half-acre of landscape & an amazing view. In a small concrete plaza, stone balls mark the solstices & equinoxes. These sit near the edge of the slope, where views of land & water spread far & wide. </div><div><br /></div><div>Fremont Peak Park was envisioned as a neighborhood ‘walk to’ park, an urban oasis for people in the neighborhood. But I think this park is worth traveling some distance. I came here from 10 miles away & was glad I did. It is the goal of Seattle Parks & Recreation to build, improve & maintain parks throughout the city. Fremont Peak Park was designed by GGLO & Laura Haddad of Haddad|Drugan. The design won awards from the Seattle Design Commission & Americans for the Arts.</div>Jordan Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619237580488545143noreply@blogger.com0Fremont Peak Park, 4357 Palatine Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103, USA47.661131 -122.35656623.926634207368572 -157.512816 71.395627792631416 -87.200316tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225992611972112562.post-46178342476309509342021-03-26T06:00:00.004-07:002021-04-05T10:56:52.977-07:00Franklin High School Seattle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Northwest entrance. Photos taken in 2018<br /><br />Franklin High School (3013 S Mt Baker Blvd) was designed by Edgar Blair (District Architect, Seattle Public Schools, 1910-1918). The 4th school built as a high school in Seattle, it is a fine example of the Beaux Arts style, a type of Neoclassical/Greek Revival architecture. The school is 4 stories tall. Franklin High School opened in 1912 with 2.2 acres of land on the west slope of Mt Baker Ridge. It was said to be the most beautiful school building west of the Mississippi. While that may have been excessive praise then, it was certainly no longer true after a modern & utilitarian addition covered the west facade, overlooking the Rainier Valley, in 1958. An addition closely matching the original architecture had been made on the south side of the building in 1925. A 4.13-acre athletic field was added in 1916, 10.6 acres were added in 1925 & 12.7 more acres were added in 1942. <div><br /></div><div>In 1982, an engineering study warned that the building was vulnerable to earthquake damage. The school board voted in 1986 to demolish it. Students, alumni & Mt Baker neighborhood residents protested that decision. Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board designated Franklin High School as a historic landmark & denied the request to tear it down. <div><br /></div>In the City of Seattle, a building, object, or structure may be eligible to be listed as a historic landmark if it is more than 25 years old and the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board determines it fits one or more categories. Franklin High School met 3 categories: 1. It embodies the distinctive visible characteristics of an architectural style, period, or a method of construction. 2. It is an outstanding work of a designer or builder. 3. Because of its prominence of spatial location, contrasts of siting, age, or scale, it is an easily identifiable visual feature of its neighborhood and contributes to the distinctive quality or identity of such neighborhood.<div><br /></div><div>Bassetti Architects completed a renovation of Franklin High School in 1990 with seismic, safety, mechanical, & electrical upgrades. They removed the unattractive 1958 addition that covered the beautiful west facade & turned the space behind the arched windows into a student commons. An addition was built in the center of the U-shaped building with a new wall on the east side. A new auditorium & classrooms filled that space. Other new additions were more classrooms, science labs, art studios, vocational tech labs & a media center. The rehabilitation inspired other school districts to preserve landmark schools. Awards included the 2001 Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, Award of Merit; 1991 AIA Seattle, Award of Commendation; and 1991 Association of King County Historical Organization, Project Award. </div><div><br /></div><div>Bassetti Architects also restored the building's entire facade in 2015. That included the replacing damaged terra cotta tiles & corroded steel anchors, pinning with seismic anchors, re-pointing of mortar, & repairing the cornice.</div><div><div><div><br /> </div></div></div></div>Jordan Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619237580488545143noreply@blogger.com03013 S Mt Baker Blvd, Seattle, WA 98144, USA47.576414 -122.29293622.054377 -163.6015325 73.098451 -80.9843395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225992611972112562.post-27438428882500183382021-03-12T06:00:00.001-08:002021-04-05T10:50:44.089-07:00Occidental Square Park Seattle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<div>The Weyerhaeuser headquarters, offered for sale in 2020.</div><br />
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<div>The old information kiosk, now gone.</div><br />
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Photos above taken in 2017<br />
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Photos above taken in 2018<div><br /></div>Occidental Square (117 Washington St) is a city park covering 0.6 acres at the center of Pioneer Square in Seattle, entirely paved with bricks & concrete pavers. It was cobbled together when 2 blocks of Occidental Avenue S were closed to vehicular traffic & joined with half a city block behind the Grand Central Building, that had been a parking lot. That happened in 1971, during the general renovation of Pioneer Square, Seattle's oldest neighborhood. Dozens of mature shade trees now stand in graveled wells. The park has 4 monumental sculptures (2 are totem poles) carved from cedar in the northwest coast native style. A tasteful children's play area was added in 2019. Construction of a wood & glass pavilion began in June of 2020 & was expected to be completed in Spring 2021. It will cover a 30-by-90-foot area with a glass canopy supported by timber beams & steel columns. This sleek shelter will have an information center & can be used as an outdoor classroom, stage, or covered seating area. Events, such as a weekly crafts fair, live music, food trucks & art installations are normally scheduled during the summer, when you can also find tables & chairs, ping pong tables & a giant chess set during more quiet times of the week. The Grand Central Building, a historic building with ground floor retail, opens onto the park. Facing the park on the opposite side, is an elegant modern building of brick & glass built by the Weyerhaeuser Company as its new headquarters in 2016. Many shops & restaurants can be found nearby. Some flank the single block of Occidental Ave, now known as Occidental Mall (between S Main St & S Jackson St) closed to cars, nicely paved in brick & lined with historic buildings.Jordan Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619237580488545143noreply@blogger.com0Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA 98104, USA47.6015184 -122.334297523.842522730094842 -157.4905475 71.360514069905165 -87.1780475tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225992611972112562.post-85388144231139023202021-02-26T06:00:00.002-08:002021-04-05T10:47:06.414-07:00King Street Station Seattle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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with the Totem Pole. 2 photos above taken in 2014<br /><br />The Pioneer Building is located at 600 1st Ave in Pioneer Square in Seattle. It was built in the Richardsonian Romanesque style with a facade of Bellingham Bay gray sandstone, red brick, terra cotta, & cast iron bays. The building can be considered a transition between Victorian & Romanesque Revival styles. Completed in 1892, the Pioneer Building was designed by architect Elmer Fisher, who designed several Pioneer Square buildings after the Great Fire of 1889. It was the first of 3 buildings built by Seattle pioneer Henry Yesler & stands on the ground where Yesler built his 1st sawmill in 1853. It was constructed with permanent partitions forming 185 office rooms. Natural light flows into the interior through 2 atria. The building became an important business location. During the Klondike Gold Rush in 1897, there were 48 mining company offices there. The Pioneer Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It was completely rehabilitated in 1973, then renovated in 1980 & 2016. It has always been an office building. The Underground Seattle Tours ticket office has been located in the Pioneer Building for many years. <div><br /></div><div>In June of 2020, these offices were listed for rent in the Pioneer Building:<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>1. Great one person office overlooking the co-working lounge. The Pioneer Building is located in the center of the cultural hub of Seattle. Walkable to abundant restaurants, cafes, antique shops, bookstores & boutiques, Pioneer Square is a vibrant neighborhood close to all major public transportation. <div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /></div><div>2. 5th floor office with gorgeous south-facing view. With a peek at Century Link Field & walls with charming brick detail, this suite is great for companies with 8 to 15 employees. This comes with a conference room, kitchen, 2 large offices & open work space. The Pioneer Building is a historic landmark outstanding for its importance in Seattle's oldest business district & for the beauty of its architecture.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>Right in front of the Pioneer Building is the small park called Pioneer Square, which is confusing because the whole neighborhood is called Pioneer Square. It's not officially called Pioneer Square Park (which might help) & it's not even square, it's triangular. It used to be called Pioneer Place. Why did they change the name? In Pioneer Square (the park) you can see a Tlingit totem pole, a bust of Chief Seattle, & Day/Night (two enamel-on-steel panels with Chief Seattle quotations in English & Lushootseed, created by Edgar Heap of Birds). Best of all, you can see the Pioneer Square Pergola, a national historic landmark.</div></div>Jordan Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619237580488545143noreply@blogger.com0Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA 98104, USA47.6015184 -122.334297523.843202961037434 -157.4905475 71.359833838962572 -87.1780475tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225992611972112562.post-54303292873528259312021-01-22T06:00:00.002-08:002021-04-05T10:34:02.575-07:00Smith Tower Seattle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Photos above taken in November 2018<div><br /></div><div><div>The Smith Tower is oldest skyscraper (38 floors, 469 feet) in the city. Built between 1911 & 1914, it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River until 1931 & tallest on the West Coast until the Space Needle was built in 1962. It's named after its builder: Lyman Cornelius Smith. Smith originally planned on a 14-story building. But his son convinced him to build taller than the National Realty Building in Tacoma, the tallest west of the Mississippi River at that time. Designated as a Seattle landmark in 1984, it is a lofty example of neoclassical architecture. The surface is granite to the 2nd floor, then gleaming white terracotta from the 3rd floor on up. The building has had a number of owners including Ivar Haglund, founder of Ivar's restaurants. It has been renovated several times. The 35th-floor observation deck (near the top) has a 360-degree view of downtown, SoDo, Elliott Bay & more. (The Space Needle has broader views, with the viewing deck at 518 feet, but the Smith Tower is less expensive & much less crowded.) I went to the top of the Smith Tower for the 1st time with my Cub Scout den in 1968, many thanks to Mrs. del Fierro. I have gone back twice. At the top of the Smith Tower is a pyramid with a 1,750-square-foot, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment. Last I heard, people lived in it. The observation deck is just below the pyramid.</div>
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Click here for more <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/rCk4dkGRvEu3Zx5q7" target="_blank">photos of Pioneer Square</a>.<div><br /></div><div>Pioneer Square is one of my favorite places in Seattle. It's popular with Seattleites & also a popular tourist attraction. Many people live & work there. Shops & restaurants cater to locals more than to tourists, even during the short tourist season. Pioneer Square's derelict period ended many years ago. It is now more urban chic. </div><div><br /></div>The area now called Pioneer Square became Seattle's first permanent American settlement in 1852. It was the only sizable piece of level ground on Elliott Bay. It developed quickly into a residential & business district of wooden buildings. Those were all destroyed in the Great Fire of 1889. It was quickly rebuilt as the central business district by 1892 with brick & stone buildings in the Richardsonian Romanesque style popular in the United States from 1885 to 1905. Pioneer Square has one of the best surviving collections of Richardsonian Romanesque commercial architecture in the US & became a National Historic District in 1970. An interesting feature of Pioneer Square is the Seattle Underground which can be explored in the Underground Tour. Because the area was built on low ground, high tides sometimes filled the streets, which were raised by one level. That turned the former 1st floors into basements with front doors, windows, signage & sidewalks still intact. <div><br /></div>Pioneer Square peaked during the Klondike Gold Rush (1896-99) then fell into decline. By the 1920s, it was seen as the southern part of downtown, rather than Seattle’s main commercial center. It became a district of taverns & seedy hotels. The city government reversed that decline when it named Pioneer Square Preservation District as Seattle's first such district in May 1970. The Pioneer Square-Skid Road Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in June 1970. The neighborhood takes its name from a small triangular plaza near the corner of First Ave & Yesler Way, originally known as Pioneer Place. Yesler Way was known as "skid road" during the early days of settlement when logs were skidded down the steeply sloping road to the Yesler Sawmill located on Elliott Bay. It is the likely origin of the term "skid row" from the seedy period of Pioneer Square. <div><div><br /></div><div>Significant structures & sites in Pioneer Square: <div><br /><b>Grand Central Building</b> 216 1st Avenue S: It was built in 1889-90 as an office building & converted to the Grand Central Hotel during the Klondike Gold Rush in 1897. It was renovated 1971 as an office building with the Grand Central Bakery (established 1972) & other shops on the ground level.</div><div><br /></div><div><b style="font-weight: bold;">King Street Station</b> 303 South Jackson St: It was built in 1904-06 by the Great Northern Railway & Northern Pacific Railway. It was most recently renovated in 2013, restoring its original fixtures. Inside the main entry, at the base of the clock tower, is the main hall, known as the Compass Room. Its ceiling resembles one at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. It is served by 3 Amtrak routes & commuter trains run by Sound Transit.</div><b><div><b><br /></b></div>Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park</b> 319 2nd Ave S: A museum located in the Cadillac Hotel, an 1889 building that was a major point of outfitting & departure during the gold rush.</div><div><div><div><br /></div><div><b>Merchants Cafe</b> 109 Yesler Way: Seattle's oldest restaurant opened in 1890.</div><div><br /></div><b>Occidental Square</b> 117 S Washington St: A 0.6 acre public park located between the 19th-century Grand Central Building & the 21st-century Weyerhaeuser Company Headquarters. In summer, it's filled with park furniture, bocce courts, ping pong tables, occasional festivals & crafts markets.</div><div><br /><b>Pioneer Building</b> 600 1st Ave: One of the most impressive of the historic structures in Pioneer Square, it was built in 1889-92. It is 94 feet tall with a beautiful facade. It was listed as a National Historic Landmark in 1977. It stands behind the Pioneer Square Pergola & totem pole. You can buy tickets for the Seattle Underground Tour there. It was built as & remains an office building.</div><div><br /><b>Pioneer Square Pergola</b> at 1st Avenue & Yesler Way: The small park also includes a totem pole & plaza with benches in front of the Pioneer Building.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Smith Tower</b> 506 2nd Ave: The oldest skyscraper in the city (38 floors) was built 1911-14. It was the tallest building on the West Coast until 1962. Designated as a Seattle landmark in 1984, it is a lofty example of neoclassical architecture. The surface is granite to the 2rd floor, then gleaming white terracotta from the 3rd floor on up. The observation deck near the top has a 360-degree view of </div><div>downtown, SoDo, Elliott Bay & more.</div><div><br /></div><b>Union Station</b> 401 S Jackson St: Built in 1910-11, 3 train lines used this station until 1971. Then it was unused until an expansive renovation was finished in 1999. The renovation won the 2000 National Historic Preservation Award. The beautiful Great Hall is open to the public during business hours. Union Station is now the headquarters of Sound Transit.<div><br /></div><div><b>UPS Waterfall Garden Park</b> 2nd Ave & Main St: The small private park was created in 1978 at the site of the original UPS (United Parcel Service) building. It is open to the public during the day. The Japanese-style garden has a 22-foot tall waterfall flowing at 5,000 gallons per minute. It is one of the most expensive parks per square foot built in the US.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Jordan Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619237580488545143noreply@blogger.com0Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA 98104, USA47.6015184 -122.3342974999999947.5907539 -122.3545535 47.612282900000004 -122.31404149999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225992611972112562.post-55067686885362149392020-11-20T06:00:00.172-08:002021-01-31T07:28:21.170-08:00California State Capitol Sacramento<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<div>Neoclassical California State Capitol main entrance. Compare this to the classical Roman temple below (<a href="https://metropolitangardens.blogspot.com/2019/09/roman-architecture-of-nimes-france.html">Maison Caree in Nimes, France</a>) also copied from the Greek style & built in 12 BC.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEybpt3J0Ja0FR5JBml1TtZCc5wX-m-mzCTJVXHX-2nz859BGkAHS-eAUqEQqTfdqvonLhjA9i6xkmlbUH1-HF_F7nELxP1bq-nJIFccbBdYEiHfQyQrT7d2F28U_n39E_ykFUNBblzHU/s400/Nimes+0317+32.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="326" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEybpt3J0Ja0FR5JBml1TtZCc5wX-m-mzCTJVXHX-2nz859BGkAHS-eAUqEQqTfdqvonLhjA9i6xkmlbUH1-HF_F7nELxP1bq-nJIFccbBdYEiHfQyQrT7d2F28U_n39E_ykFUNBblzHU/s320/Nimes+0317+32.jpg" /></a></div></div>
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<div>East Annex (added in 1952) is at the far right of photo. The style has been called neo-fascist.</div><br />
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Steel Bridge, a local landmark seen from Old Sacramento Waterfront. Photos taken in April 2018.<br />
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Click here for more photos of <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/2nK0nxdC5VgDtcGU2" target="_blank">Old Sacramento</a>.<br /><br />From my travel journal on 4-9-18:<i> We flew to Sacramento from Seattle & arrived before 11 AM. We rented a car. We drove to Robert Matsui Waterfront Park. The causeway to the modern, architecturally striking water intake structure was closed, but we could see it clearly from the riverbank. The Sacramento River was high from heavy rain 3 days before. Trees along the riverbank were standing in water. We drove a short distance to Old Sacramento, also on the Sacramento River Waterfront. It was a very charming area filled with shops & restaurants in wooden 19th century buildings, older than any in Seattle. It had an "Old West" feel with covered sidewalks of wooden boards.</i><br /><br />Old Sacramento State Historic Park is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Historic_Landmark_District">National Historic Landmark District</a>. The City of Sacramento began at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutter%27s_Fort">Sutter's Fort</a>, more than 2 miles from the Sacramento River & more than 1 mile from the place Sutter's party landed on the south bank of the American River & established a camp in 1839. The settlers moved to Sutter's Fort in 1841. In 1848, gold was found during the construction of a sawmill on the American River. People rushed to find gold & the fort was largely deserted by 1850. When the Gold Rush began, local merchant Sam Brannan opened a store near the Sacramento River. First called Sutter’s Embarcadero, it soon became the City of Sacramento. The city grew rapidly as a center for outfitting miners.<div><div><br />Old Sacramento Historic District covers the area between the river & Interstate 5, I St & the Capitol Mall. It is a relatively small district of 8 short streets from 2 to 4 blocks long. Almost all the buildings date from the mid-19th century, beginning after the fire of 1852. After varying amounts restoration, they look much like they originally did. While the architecture is Victorian, some buildings have characteristics such as large arched doorways, full-height balcony windows & wrought-iron balconies that show a Spanish influence. The buildings are filled with restaurants, gift shops & other tourist businesses. While the shops can be a bit tacky, the facades of the buildings & the district a whole seem quite authentic. Old Sacramento State Historic Park attracts over 5 million visitors annually.</div></div>Jordan Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619237580488545143noreply@blogger.com0Sacramento, CA, USA38.5815719 -121.4943996000000138.1821084 -122.14259310000001 38.9810354 -120.8462061tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225992611972112562.post-8318645154908204282020-10-16T06:00:00.213-07:002020-12-28T10:48:30.078-08:00Midtown Sacramento<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Photos taken in April 2018<br />
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Click here for more photos of <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/VwrkzyQGcCADz9rcA" target="_blank">Midtown Sacramento</a>.<br /><br />From my travel journal on 4-13-18:<i> We went for dinner at Jack’s Urban Eats in Midtown, then walked around that area & had gelato. There were several gay businesses there, but it was also the main business district for all of Midtown Sacramento: a large, vibrant commercial & residential area. There were many beautiful Victorian houses, some used as offices. There were a few large new apartment buildings similar to those in Seattle. There was a light rail system. We liked it very much. </i>4-14-18:<i> At 7 AM, I walked for a mile from the motel, through Midtown, to the commercial area where we had been the night before. I took lots of photos. Our motel was at the edge of Midtown, which covers about 2 square miles. There was a street market that morning. I bought bread.</i><br /><br />Midtown is the most attractive, interesting & vibrant neighborhood in Sacramento. It is adjacent to & east of Downtown. It lies between R St & J St, 16th St & 30th St. Most of the neighborhood is residential. The Victorian, Queen Anne & Craftsman homes are charming & mostly well-maintained. Midtown is Sacramento's main area for restaurants, bars, clubs, boutiques, art galleries & various small businesses. They cluster between 18th & 21st, N & J streets & also spread east along J St to 27th St. The Midtown Farmers Market takes place year-round, every Saturday, on 20th St between J St & L St in the center of this business district. Sacramento's small LGBTQ entertainment district & community center is located nearby at K St & 20th St.<div><br />Starting around 1890, Sacramento began to spread east from 16th St to Alhambra Blvd. The J St & K St business corridors were extended from downtown. This area of mixed housing & business was later called Midtown. Buffalo Brewing started in 1890 at 21st St & Q St, the largest brewery west of the Mississippi. Sutter's Fort was restored & rebuilt from 1891 to 1893. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961. Firehouse No. 3 was built in 1893 at 1215 19th St & listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Memorial Auditorium opened in 1927 at 15th St & J St. California Packing Corporation (CalPak) Plant #11 began operations in 1930 at 17th St & C St. Sutter Memorial Hospital opened in 1937 as Sutter Maternity Hospital at 29th St & Capitol Ave.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Capitol Mansions Historic District is located in Midtown between 22nd St & 27th St, Kayak Alley (between Capitol Ave & L St) & Matsui Alley (between Capitol Ave & N St). It is a group of more than 150 large, stately structures that were originally single-family residences. The features, characteristics & materials of the structures are consistent with Queen Anne & Classic Box/Foursquare homes. The latter is a sub-type of Colonial Revival homes, built prior to 1915. More than 150 structures were listed when Capitol Mansions became a historic district in 2004.</div>Jordan Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619237580488545143noreply@blogger.com0Sacramento, CA, USA38.5815719 -121.4943996000000138.1821084 -122.14259310000001 38.9810354 -120.8462061tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225992611972112562.post-81097622379640128882020-10-02T06:00:00.122-07:002021-01-31T07:17:19.602-08:00Sacramento Old City Cemetery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Photos taken in April 2018<br /><br />From my travel journal on 4/14/18:<i> We drove to the Old Sacramento City Cemetery, part of our tour of Sacramento. It was beautiful. I had never seen a cemetery with so many trees, shrubs & flowers. Lots of people were wandering around. There was a plant sale & a guided tour. Many gravestones were more than 100 years old. There was a special plot for governors of the State of California & other elected officials.</i><br /><br />According to the City of Sacramento website: <i>the Old City Cemetery is wonderful place to visit. It is an outdoor museum containing historical grave sites & statues, beautiful landscaping, roads & walking paths. </i>I completely agree with this assessment. The City of Sacramento owns the 40-acre cemetery. It is the oldest existing cemetery in Sacramento, established in 1849 when Sacramento founder & planner John Augustus Sutter, Jr. donated the first 10 acres. Another 23 acres were donated by Sacramento legend Margaret Rhodes Crocker in 1880. In 1856, the first cemetery superintendent was hired & began to plan & landscape the grounds in the Victorian style of that era. Many sections are contained by brick or concrete retaining walls that create level terraces for planting. The cemetery was declared a State Historic Landmark in 1957 by the State Historical Landmarks Commission.<div><div><br />A Cemetery Master Plan was adopted by the Sacramento City Council in 2007. The rose garden was planted in the early 1990’s throughout the Cemetery. Each plot or gravesite is landscaped, most with various perennials & shrubs including roses, but some with only turf. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 2014, the cemetery was listed the in National Register of Historic Places, with significance designation at the state & local level as follows: <i>“The site is eligible under Criterion B at the national level of significance for its association with cemetery benefactor Margaret Crocker and as the gravesite of multiple Sacramentans of transcendent importance for whom there is no other surviving property associated with their productive lives. The site is eligible at the state level of significance as an example of Victorian era "rational" cemetery planning, and as an assemblage of significant examples of funerary architecture, statuary and landscape design. It draws its significance from graves of persons of transcendent importance, age, distinctive design features, and association with historic events.”</i><br /><br />Sacramento city code strictly protects the cemetery landscape: <i>No person, except an authorized City Employee in the course and scope of his or her assigned duties, shall: (a) plant any tree, shrub, plant, or flower on the grounds of the City Cemetery without prior approval from the Cemetery Manager. This subsection does not prohibit the placement of cut, artificial, or potted flowers upon a grave; (b) cut, break, pluck, remove, or in any manner destroy or injure any tree, shrub, plant, or flower within the City Cemetery grounds without prior approval from the Cemetery Manager. This section does not prohibit the removal of weeds and dead vegetation by an authorized City employee, a person or business entity that has received approval as provided in paragraph (f) of this section, or an owner of a private plot, in the course of providing care and upkeep of plots.</i></div></div>Jordan Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619237580488545143noreply@blogger.com0Sacramento, CA, USA38.5815719 -121.4943996000000138.1821084 -122.14259310000001 38.9810354 -120.8462061tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225992611972112562.post-51765077961605877932020-09-18T06:00:00.110-07:002021-01-31T07:11:48.583-08:00UC Davis Arboretum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Click here for more photos of <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/MmDseqhYWYxiEDiH2" target="_blank">UC Davis Arboretum</a>.<div><br /></div>From my travel journal on 4/14/18: <i>We drove to Davis, a city 17 miles west of Sacramento. We had Chinese food for lunch. There were many Chinese students from the University of California at Davis eating & working there. We drove around downtown Davis. It was lively, but not very charming. We went to the UC Davis Arboretum. It was very nice, covering 100 acres along the banks of Putah Creek, old north channel. Fortunately, it was mostly shaded, because it was sunny & warm that day.<br /></i><br />Putah Creek flows 85 miles from the eastern slope of Cobb Mountain in the Coast Range to the Sacramento River. The name comes from Miwok people who lived near the creek. <i>Puṭa wuwwe</i> is said to mean grassy creek. Putah Creek flowed through the old north channel until it was redirected south in 1871.<br /><br />The UC Davis Arboretum was founded in 1936. The arboretum’s collections include 22,000 trees & plants adapted to the local climate. The property is open to the public with walking & biking trails, picnic areas & wildlife viewing. The arboretum can be entered in many places. It is used for research by UC Davis faculty, students & others. It supports teaching at UC Davis with courses in many different disciplines using the arboretum. The arboretum has more than 20 different gardens featuring plants from California & countries with similar summer-dry climates across the globe. Visitors can learn about best practices in sustainable horticulture.<div><br />For thousands of years, this land has been the home of Patwin people, neighbors of the Miwok people. The Patwin people have remained committed to the stewardship of this land. The UC Davis campus is Patwin land & remains an important part of Patwin heritage & identity. The <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=uc+davis+native+american+contemplative+garden&sxsrf=ALeKk02N2Fik3pvGO2gKozfPOXgouabvvw:1595811273343&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjaxs2gnOzqAhVhJjQIHZ3cB7IQ_AUoAXoECAwQAw&biw=1448&bih=738">Native American Contemplative Garden</a> recognizes this.<br /></div>Jordan Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619237580488545143noreply@blogger.com01 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA38.5382322 -121.761712511.489904615801631 -156.9179625 65.586559784198371 -86.6054625tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225992611972112562.post-5271736303516766192020-09-04T06:00:00.230-07:002020-11-14T16:43:22.229-08:00Oak Grove Regional Park Stockton<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Click here for more photos of <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/RXxSkeDiCmU9c27g2">Oak Grove Regional Park</a>.<div><br />After breakfast at the motel in Sacramento, we drove to Oak Grove Regional Park in Stockton. We walked in the oak grove for almost 2 hours. There were dozens of large, old valley oaks (<i>Quercus lobata</i>). The trees were larger than any oak I’d seen in California before. The ground was covered with grasses & a few shrubs such as elderberry (<i>Sambucus</i>). We saw Canada geese, hawks & ground squirrels. Although there is housing development surrounding the park & infrastructure within the park, I didn't notice much but the oaks, the grass & the hawks high in the sky above.<br /><br />Oak Grove Regional Park, between Stockton & Lodi (4520 West Eight Mile Road, Stockton) has an area of 180 acres. Two nature trails provide a 1.5 mile walk in the grove: the Yokuts Trail & the Miwok Trail. The shorter Yokuts Trail features native plants. The much longer Miwok Trail winds through the oak grove. Oak Grove Nature Center focuses on wildlife, habitats & the native inhabitants of the area: the Miwok & Yokuts peoples. Oak Grove Regional Park is one of very few woodlands remaining in the California Central Valley.<div><div><div><br /></div><div>Native Americans lived in the Central Valley for thousands of years before the town of Stockton was built. When Europeans arrived, they found the Yatchicumne, a group of Northern Valley Yokuts people, living in the Stockton area. The Yokuts built their villages on low mounds to avoid the regular flooding. A Yokuts village was located on a mound in what is now downtown Stockton. The number of Yokuts, whose settlements stretched 250 miles from the confluence of the Sacramento & San Joaquin rivers to the Tehachapi Mountains, is estimated at 18,000 to 50,000. They gathered acorns & ground Tule reeds into meal. The reeds were also used to make baskets & mats that covered their dwellings. The Miwok inhabited lands to the north. </div><div><br />The number of Native Americans in the San Joaquin Valley began to dwindle after their first contact the Spanish arrived in 1769. Between 1805 & 1825, Franciscan priests persuaded many of them to move to the Santa Clara, San Jose, San Juan Batista & San Antonio missions. Those missions were mostly abandoned after an epidemic in 1833 killed 75% of the native population. During the Gold Rush of 1848, American settlers forced the remaining Yokuts from their lands.</div><div><br />The San Joaquin & Sacramento valleys join where the Sacramento & San Joaquin Rivers flow through Carquinez Strait to San Francisco Bay. Stockton lies at the southern edge of the the Sacramento Delta at the confluence of the San Joaquin & Calaveras Rivers. The Central Valley is an elongated depression (430 long & 75 miles wide) between the Coast Ranges & the Sierra Nevada. At its center, east of San Francisco Bay, it is slightly below sea level. The Central Valley is 2 joined valleys: the Sacramento Valley, drained by the Sacramento River & the San Joaquin Valley, drained by the San Joaquin River. The confluence of these two rivers forms the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, formerly a massive wetland, now a major agricultural area.</div><div><br />The Central Valley contained 3 primary communities of plants & animals: Valley Grassland, Freshwater Marsh, & Riparian Woodland. Woodlands grew in the Delta & along the rivers. In the mid-1800s, woodlands covered about a million acres of the Central Valley. Today they cover only about 100,000 acres. The disappearance of woodland is attributed to overgrazing by domestic animals beginning with cattle & sheep introduced by the Spanish & continued by American settlers. Woodland trees include Western Sycamore (<i>Platanus racemosa</i>), Box Elder (<i>Acer negundo</i>) Fremont Cottonwood (<i>Populus fremontii</i>) & 3 species of willow. The most impressive tree is the Valley Oak (<i>Quercus lobata</i>).</div></div></div></div>Jordan Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619237580488545143noreply@blogger.com0Oak Grove Regional Park, 4520 W Eight Mile Rd, Stockton, CA 95209, USA38.0574996 -121.363853610.851722583091863 -156.5201036 65.263276616908144 -86.2076036tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225992611972112562.post-89055563169546138602020-08-21T06:00:00.001-07:002020-11-14T16:26:47.579-08:00Merced Wild and Scenic River<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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From our resort near Yosemite National Park, we drove a few miles up HWY 140 to the Merced River Trail. I loved it. The river was beautiful & the banks were filled with an abundance of plants, vibrant with new growth & many flowers. I was fascinated by the California native plants I had studied in landscape design school in San Francisco. The weather was cool & partly cloudy. We walked for 3 hours on a dirt road with no cars <div><br /></div><div>The Merced is designated a wild & scenic river under the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 by the US Congress. It is one of 11 wild & scenic rivers in California. There is a variety of native, endemic &/or rare plant species along the river with many small meadows & riparian habitats. The river begins high in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It flows through Yosemite National Park & on to the Sacramento Valley where it joins the San Joaquin River. 8 miles of the lower Merced River from Briceburg downstream to Bagby (near Yosemite National Park) received wild & scenic status in 1992. 3 of those miles are wild, the only wild (most pristine) segment outside Yosemite National Park. That section of the river ends when it joins lake McClure above Bagby. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Merced River along Highway 140 (outside the park) is designated recreational. This segment of the river provides access to the free-flowing river & makes HWY 140 the most scenic route into Yosemite National Park. We had easy access to walk along this part of the river by turning off HWY 140 at Briceburg Rd, crossing a suspension bridge, parking in a small lot near the river & the highway 16 miles below the Arch Rock Entrance to Yosemite National Park.</div>Jordan Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619237580488545143noreply@blogger.com0Merced River, California, USA37.549476899999988 -120.156333437.549476899999988 -120.1563334 37.549476899999988 -120.1563334tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225992611972112562.post-40804517106692109542020-08-07T06:00:00.002-07:002020-11-14T16:22:04.715-08:00Hetch Hetchy Valley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Hetch Hetchy Valley below the dam<br />
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Water flowing from the dam<br />
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Hetch Hetchy Reservoir (more than 300 feet deep)<br />
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Digger pine cone (<i>Pinus sabiniana</i>)<br />
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South rim of the valley above the dam. Photos taken in April 2018<br />
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Our last day in Yosemite National Park was April 12, 2018. After walking in Tuolumne Grove, we took a lovely drive to Hetch Hetchy Valley. It was beautiful. We couldn’t walk in the valley, because it is filled with a reservoir that provides the San Francisco Bay Area with water. But we could see it from above & from the top of the impressive dam. The Hetch Hetchy Road runs down to the dam, near the western edge of park. The reservoir fills the valley to the east for 8 miles.<br />
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The valley was even more beautiful before the dam was built. The bottom of the valley had 1,200 acres of meadows surrounded by a forest of pine, oak & Douglas fir. The Tuolumne River & many streams flowed through the valley, while stands of alder, willow & dogwood grew among them. More than 300 feet of the valley walls had not yet been covered by water.<br />
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Work on the Hetch Hetchy Project began in 1914 when the Hetch Hetchy Railroad (68 miles long) was built to bring construction materials to the dam site. It was dismantled in 1949. Construction of O'Shaughnessy Dam began in 1919 & ended in 1923. The height of the dam was increased from 227 to 312 feet in 1938. The aqueduct system brought water to San Francisco in 1934 after flowing 167 miles from Hetch Hetchy Valley.<br />
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San Francisco was granted water rights to Hetch Hetchy Valley by the United States Department of the Interior in 1908. The Sierra Club (led by John Muir) began a campaign to stop the project. National opinion was divided between damming & preserving Hetch Hetchy Valley. Conservationists felt the environment should be used in a "conscientious manner" to benefit society. Preservationists believed that nature should be preserved & protected. San Francisco argued that the reservoir was vital to the city. John Muir asked Congress to protect Hetch Hetchy Valley from destruction. Hundreds of individuals & organizations sent petitions to Congress. It was the beginning of the American environmentalist movement.</div>
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Because the valley was in Yosemite National Park, an act of Congress was required. The Raker Act was passed in 1913 & signed by President Woodrow Wilson. It permitted the flooding of the valley, but stipulated that power & water could only be used for public interests.<br />
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In 1921, Principal Jessie Lockwood was asked to select a new name for the York School that had opened in 1910 in the Mt Baker neighborhood of Seattle. She chose John Muir. Part of her motivation for selecting Muir was the hope that students would develop a love of nature & a desire to conserve natural beauty. Ironically, I attended that school for 7 years, but learned nothing about John Muir or environmentalism during that time.</div>
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On 4/12/18, we drove to Tuolumne Grove at an elevation of 6,000 feet. It was cold, but not quite freezing & covered with a thin layer of snow. The forest was magnificent. The giant sequoias (<i>Sequoiadendron giganteum</i>) were huge & amazing. I’d never seen a tree anywhere near that large before. Even coast redwoods (<i>Sequoia sempervirens</i>) aren’t that big. The pines were also much larger than any pine I’d ever seen. It was truly an ancient forest. We walked on a trail that was partly covered with snow. The distance was about 2.5 miles round trip. Tuolumne Grove is one of 3 giant sequoia groves in Yosemite National Park. It contains more than 20 mature giant sequoia trees in the midst of a lush coniferous forest also including pine, fir & dogwood. <br /><br />
Giant sequoia are the most massive trees in the world. Some have grown to 300 feet with diameters of 56 feet near the base. A range of 160 to 270 feet in height with trunk diameters of 20 to 26 feet is more common. The oldest tree is more than 3,000 years old. They can produce as many as 11,000 cones & disperse more than 300,000 seeds annually. Giant sequoias grow in the western Sierra Nevada. They are scattered among 68 groves that cover less than 36,000 acres. They grow at elevations averaging 5,600 feet in the north & 6,300 in the south of their range, mostly on southern slopes in the north & northern slopes in the south.<br />
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Giant sequoia were discovered by Europeans in 1833. Logging began in the 1850's & removed a third of the big trees. A preservation effort started in 1864 & increased in 1890 with creation of Yosemite National Park & Sequoia National Park. Giant sequoia can be found in Seattle parks & gardens. They are easy to grow, but require a lot of space.Jordan Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619237580488545143noreply@blogger.com0Yosemite National Park, California, USA37.8651011 -119.5383294000000112.210029599999999 -161.0227044 63.520172599999995 -78.053954400000009tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225992611972112562.post-25989014623592574632020-07-03T06:00:00.000-07:002020-07-03T06:00:01.257-07:00Yosemite Valley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Merced River<br />
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After spending the night in Modesto, we drove to Yosemite National Park. The foothills of the Sierra Nevada were beautiful. We stopped along a rural road just inside Mariposa County to take photos. We stopped again in the small town of Mariposa to buy groceries, some of which we ate for lunch. The drive along the mountain roads was lovely with many manzanitas & redbuds in bloom. <br />
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Yosemite Valley was disappointing. It was smaller than we expected by half: the valley half as wide, the mountains half as tall. It was less impressive than many other mountain valleys we had seen in the Cascades & Rockies. I kept thinking of the very tall & impressive Teton Mountains in Wyoming. It was the first time we had seen the Sierra Nevada, where the mountains are taller than the Cascades. We usually see the Cascades from a much lower elevation. The elevation of Yosemite Valley is 4,000 feet/1,200 meters. It makes sense that the mountains wouldn’t be very much higher than that. <br />
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It’s a fairly narrow valley. There are lots of trees that obscure views of the mountains. And there have been many forest fires in Yosemite National Park & the surrounding national forests. The dead & blackened trees were disturbing. The ground was trampled by millions of tourists. Yosemite is the most visited national park in the US. The area around the Majestic Yosemite Hotel (formerly the Ahwahnee Hotel) built in 1927, was like a small city. The ground was covered with cabins, tent cabins, employee apartments, stores, roads & parking lots. It did not feel close to nature. <br />
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Our friend was irritated by our attitude. I tried to joke when I pulled out my camera & said, "I'll just have to work with what we’ve got here." Although she laughed, that irritated her even more. She has an annual pass & comes to Yosemite several times a year. It takes 2.5 hours to drive from Modesto. She suggested we walk on the trail to Mirror Lake. That was much better. We walked on an asphalt road that had been closed to cars. The forest plants were less damaged by foot traffic. There were beautiful & impressive views across the lake to mountains including the famous Half Dome.</div>
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Black oak trees<br />
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Grenadier Pond<br />
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Ducks<br />
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Grenadier Pond<br />
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Black oak savannah<br />
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Black oak savannah with birch trees. Photos taken in October 2017<br />
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On Monday October 23, I took the subway to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Park">High Park</a> at 9 AM. It was beautiful. I walked across a vast lawn filled with large trees spaced at regular intervals, some with bright, falling leaves. Below that was a large pond filled with natural vegetation & ducks. There was a natural forest on the slope above the pond in an area called the West Ravine Nature Trails. People were walking & jogging along the paths. I walked back up to the slope through the Hillside Gardens. The Japanese garden along the creek was nice enough. But overall, I was not impressed with that area. The giant maple leaf was tacky. There was a more impressive forest of black oak savannah at the top of the hill. <div>
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That was that all I saw. There is much more to High Park. It is a big urban park covering 400 acres (161 hectares) & a perfect respite. It also has a swimming pool, playground, sports fields, cafe & zoo. High Park opened in 1876. The central section is a large plain that is mostly developed. But a significant portion is a rare, natural black oak savannah. Oak savannah is much more common in the US & Mexico. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_velutina" target="_blank">Black oaks</a> (<i>Quercus velutina</i>) grow throughout High Park & many are more than 150 years old. Forested areas are maintained in a natural condition. The lovely Grenadier Pond covers 35-acres (14.2 hectares) on the western edge of the park. On a section of the hillside east of the pond, there are the various Hillside Gardens. The giant maple leaf-shaped flower bed is visible from the top of the hill. It looks better from a distance.</div>
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On Saturday October 21, we got breakfast from McDonald’s very near our hotel. We stayed near Bloor-Yonge subway station, a convenient place for public transportation, with many shops & restaurants. We walked to the Village of Yorkville Park where we ate our food. The park was very interesting, densely landscaped & divided into sections that followed the property lines of the original houses. They had been replaced with a parking lot, later made into the park. It was a very pleasant place to rest. Then we proceeded to the nearby Royal Ontario Museum.<br /><br />The Village of Yorkville Park was completed in 1994. By now, the plantings are fairly mature. Groups of trees cast shade & beds are filled with perennials. Many of the plants are native to Canada & represent plant communities such as wetland, alder & birch groves. There are 11 garden plots, each within the property lines of the row houses demolished in the 1950s. There is also open space & quite a lot of seating. The busy design coalesces into a green, tranquil, yet diverse space.<br /><br />The Village of Yorkville Park lies between the row houses of the old Yorkville neighborhood & the modern high-rises surrounding the intersection of Bloor & Yonge, near the subway station. The park played an important role in revitalizing this area. It remains a neighborhood landmark, a destination for residents & tourists alike, in the midst of a high-density residential & retail environment.Jordan Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619237580488545143noreply@blogger.com0Village of Yorkville Park, 115 Cumberland St, Toronto, ON M5S 2W7, Canada43.6700187 -79.39166890000001318.1479842 -120.70026290000001 69.1920532 -38.083074900000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225992611972112562.post-8830482067848579032020-05-15T06:00:00.000-07:002020-05-15T06:00:06.908-07:00Distillery District Toronto<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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The Distillery District in Toronto is an amazing restoration & reuse of Victorian industrial buildings. There are restaurants, and shops housed within heritage buildings of the former Gooderham and Worts Distillery. The district covers 13 acres with 36 Victorian buildings on 10 mostly pedestrian streets. It is the largest collection of Victorian industrial architecture in North America. The district was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1988. It had been protected under the Ontario Heritage Act since 1976. Two high-rise condominium buildings were built at the edge of the district & cleverly incorporated into Victorian buildings in the late 1990s. The Distillery District has been used as a location for over 800 film & TV productions. <br />
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After years of decline, the distillery closed in 1990. In 2001, the site was purchased & developed into the pedestrian-orientated area that now exists, opening in 2003. Buildings are occupied by shops, art galleries, restaurants, coffee houses, a brewery & a performing arts center. The upper floors of a number of buildings are leased to artists as studio spaces & to office tenants with a creative focus. Condominiums, office & retail space has been developed on nearby vacant land.Jordan Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03619237580488545143noreply@blogger.com0The Distillery District, Toronto, ON M5A, Canada43.650305499999988 -79.3595843.647417499999989 -79.364644 43.653193499999986 -79.35451599999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225992611972112562.post-39696428340357160092020-05-01T06:00:00.000-07:002020-05-01T06:00:00.605-07:00Riverdale Farm Toronto<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Riverdale Farm is at the east edge of Cabbagetown in Riverdale Park West. It's certainly worth a visit when you are touring charming Cabbagetown, particularly if you like animals. It contains heritage breeds of farm animals: cows, horses, sheep, goats & poultry. Riverdale Farm covers 7.5 acres with several buildings & paddocks. There are also flower, vegetable & herb gardens. Riverdale Farm opened in 1978. The City of Toronto purchased the land that became Riverdale Park in 1856. Riverdale Zoo opened in 1894 on the site of Riverdale Farm & closed in 1974. The animals moved to the new Toronto Zoo. From 1974 to 1978, many of the Riverdale Zoo buildings were removed.<br />
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The larger barn (the Francey barn) was built in 1858 on a farm about 30 km away. It was donated to the City of Toronto in 1977 & rebuilt at Riverdale Farm. It has 2 levels. There is also a smaller pig & poultry barn. Both barns are located near the Simpson House at the entrance to Riverdale Farm. The Simpson House was built on site & designed to represent the 1850s Francy farmhouse where the Francey barn first existed. The Meeting House was built in 1993 by the duck pond. Activities are offered to the public inside & it includes a lost & found, first aid & restrooms. There are also 2 smaller houses built on the property in the early 20th century & used for various purposes.</div>
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There is a small business district along Parliament Street.<br />
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I thought Cabbagetown was charming, with very well-preserved Victorian houses. Each small front yard was full of shrubs & trees. Riverdale Farm is at the eastern edge of Cabbagetown in Riverdale Park. Both are worth visiting in Toronto. Cabbagetown is the largest continuous area of preserved Victorian housing in North America, according to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabbagetown,_Toronto#Cabbagetown_Preservation_Association">Cabbagetown Preservation Association</a>. I lived in San Francisco (in 2 Victorian houses) & the area filled with Victorian architecture is much larger, although perhaps not perfectly continuous. I was disappointed with the limited extent of Cabbagetown, but it was quite charming.<br />
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The extent of Victorian architecture was once much greater. But the neighborhood deteriorated as housing aged & it became one of Toronto's largest slums. Much of the original Cabbagetown was razed in the late 1940s & replaced with housing projects. I walked through an area of public housing along Parliament Street. It wasn’t decrepit or threatening, but dull & bleak, like much of the architecture of that period. The construction of large housing projects ended in the 1970s, as Cabbagetown began to gentrify. Houses there are quite expensive now.<br />
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Cabbagetown was first established in the 1840s, as a suburb of Toronto. Its main thoroughfares were Parliament Street & Winchester Street. At the east end of Winchester Street, Playter’s Bridge linked developing areas east of the Don River to Toronto. Cabbagetown developed along those streets. One of Toronto’s oldest cemeteries (the Necropolis) opened on Winchester Street in 1850. <br />
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When Irish immigrants settled in Cabbagetown in the 1840s & 1850s, they often planting vegetables (especially cabbages) on the land around their homes. Cabbagetown was a derisive name used to mock that practice. Cabbagetown began to deteriorate in the early 20th century. Most of Cabbagetown had been built by 1900. Significant decline came before the Depression.</div>
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