SoCal Landmarks
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SoCal Landmarks is an ongoing photography project documenting the myriad sites, buildings, structures, monuments, and other natural and historical points of importance/interest that are considered landmarks in the ten southern counties of California.
In July 1934, a dozen farmers and merchants began selling fresh produce from the back of their trucks at the corner of 3rd and Fairfax in Los Angeles. By October, the new market's popularity led its founders to stage the first Fall Festival. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
November 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
In July 1934, a dozen farmers and merchants began selling fresh produce from the back of their trucks at the corner of 3rd and Fairfax in Los Angeles. By October, the new market's popularity led its founders to stage the first Fall Festival. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
Fox West Coast Theatres opened the Skouras-style Loyola Theater, designed by Clarence J. Smale, in the Westchester area of Los Angeles on Oct 3, 1946. It was one of the 1st buildings in Westchester’s main business district along Sepulveda Blvd. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
November 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Fox West Coast Theatres opened the Skouras-style Loyola Theater, designed by Clarence J. Smale, in the Westchester area of Los Angeles on Oct 3, 1946. It was one of the 1st buildings in Westchester’s main business district along Sepulveda Blvd. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
The Neo-Gothic style Hollywood Professional Building was the 5-story Rehbein Building when it opened in 1925. The name changed to the Hollywood Professional Building in 1926. Toberman & Co. added 3 stories during their acquisition in 1929-30. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
November 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The Neo-Gothic style Hollywood Professional Building was the 5-story Rehbein Building when it opened in 1925. The name changed to the Hollywood Professional Building in 1926. Toberman & Co. added 3 stories during their acquisition in 1929-30. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
San Diego Master Architect J.B. Stannard built this Stick-Eastlake style home for John Sherman in 1887. It was purchased by Auguste E. Gilbert in 1897. It was the first structure moved to Heritage County Park in 1971. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
November 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
San Diego Master Architect J.B. Stannard built this Stick-Eastlake style home for John Sherman in 1887. It was purchased by Auguste E. Gilbert in 1897. It was the first structure moved to Heritage County Park in 1971. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
The Buchanan House in Orange was built in 1905 by George W. Buchanan, a builder who figured prominently in the build up and improvement of the city, served as a Trustee of the City, chairman of the Street Committee and Superintendent of Streets. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
November 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The Buchanan House in Orange was built in 1905 by George W. Buchanan, a builder who figured prominently in the build up and improvement of the city, served as a Trustee of the City, chairman of the Street Committee and Superintendent of Streets. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
Built in 1893, the First Baptist Church of Orange is the only remaining Victorian church in Old Towne Orange. It was used as a church until 1992. It was sold and repurposed as PJ's Abbey restaurant in 1994. Marcus Avila bought it in 2011. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
November 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Built in 1893, the First Baptist Church of Orange is the only remaining Victorian church in Old Towne Orange. It was used as a church until 1992. It was sold and repurposed as PJ's Abbey restaurant in 1994. Marcus Avila bought it in 2011. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
Built in 1929, the thirteen-story, Zigzag Moderne-style Wilshire Professional Building in Los Angeles is one of several prominent Art Deco buildings that brought attention to Wilshire Boulevard as a major business and cultural thoroughfare. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
November 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Built in 1929, the thirteen-story, Zigzag Moderne-style Wilshire Professional Building in Los Angeles is one of several prominent Art Deco buildings that brought attention to Wilshire Boulevard as a major business and cultural thoroughfare. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
When it opened in 1931, the Fox Theater in Pomona was a glamorous addition to a small, agricultural community on the outskirts of Los Angeles County. Balch and Stanbery of Los Angeles designed the 1750-seat Art Deco style theater. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
When it opened in 1931, the Fox Theater in Pomona was a glamorous addition to a small, agricultural community on the outskirts of Los Angeles County. Balch and Stanbery of Los Angeles designed the 1750-seat Art Deco style theater. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
The Doctors House in Glendale, now a museum operated by the Glendale Historical Society in Brand Park, was built in a mixed Queen Anne-Eastlake style by real estate developer E. T. Byram in the late 19th century. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
November 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The Doctors House in Glendale, now a museum operated by the Glendale Historical Society in Brand Park, was built in a mixed Queen Anne-Eastlake style by real estate developer E. T. Byram in the late 19th century. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
The White House Restaurant building in Laguna Beach was constructed in 1918 and is one of the city's oldest extant structures. Built in a Cottage style, the restaurant has operated under different names, but it’s the nickname that has stuck. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The White House Restaurant building in Laguna Beach was constructed in 1918 and is one of the city's oldest extant structures. Built in a Cottage style, the restaurant has operated under different names, but it’s the nickname that has stuck. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
The Faulkner House or Faulkner Farm, in Santa Paula was built in 1894. The 2 1/2-story Queen Anne style house with its 3-story octagonal tower was designed and built by the prominent Ventura County firm of Herman Anlauf and Franklin P. Ward. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
November 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The Faulkner House or Faulkner Farm, in Santa Paula was built in 1894. The 2 1/2-story Queen Anne style house with its 3-story octagonal tower was designed and built by the prominent Ventura County firm of Herman Anlauf and Franklin P. Ward. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
Cabot's Old Indian Pueblo Museum in Desert Hot Springs was built by Cabot Abram Yerxa starting in 1939. The rambling complex was built using local, mostly discarded and abandoned building materials in a rustic version of the Pueblo Revival Style. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Cabot's Old Indian Pueblo Museum in Desert Hot Springs was built by Cabot Abram Yerxa starting in 1939. The rambling complex was built using local, mostly discarded and abandoned building materials in a rustic version of the Pueblo Revival Style. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
Wrapping up the Halloween weekend for 2025 with what is said to be one of the most haunted houses in Orange County - the Kellogg House at the Heritage Museum of Orange County in Santa Ana. Maybe something to keep in mind when the veil thins again.#SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
November 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Wrapping up the Halloween weekend for 2025 with what is said to be one of the most haunted houses in Orange County - the Kellogg House at the Heritage Museum of Orange County in Santa Ana. Maybe something to keep in mind when the veil thins again.#SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
Natural asphalt (brea in Spanish) has seeped up from the ground in the Hancock Park area of Los Angeles for millennia. Prof. William Denton recognized animal remains in the tar as fossils in 1875. The 1st large excavation project began in 1909. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photograph
November 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Natural asphalt (brea in Spanish) has seeped up from the ground in the Hancock Park area of Los Angeles for millennia. Prof. William Denton recognized animal remains in the tar as fossils in 1875. The 1st large excavation project began in 1909. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photograph
Villa Rockledge, originally known as Mariona, was built in Laguna Beach as a summer home by Frank Miller, developer of the Mission Inn in Riverside. Built mainly between 1918 and 1921, the major portion of the villa was designed by Arthur Benton. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
October 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Villa Rockledge, originally known as Mariona, was built in Laguna Beach as a summer home by Frank Miller, developer of the Mission Inn in Riverside. Built mainly between 1918 and 1921, the major portion of the villa was designed by Arthur Benton. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
Built on Carroll Avenue in Los Angeles for James Luckenbach in 1887, subsequent owner Kaspare Cohn donated this house to the Hebrew Benevolent Society in 1902 to create a 12-bed hospital that later moved and grew into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
October 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Built on Carroll Avenue in Los Angeles for James Luckenbach in 1887, subsequent owner Kaspare Cohn donated this house to the Hebrew Benevolent Society in 1902 to create a 12-bed hospital that later moved and grew into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
Designed by Argentine architect César Pelli working with Norma Merrick Sklarek, the 14-acre Pacific Design Center (PDC) in West Hollywood opened in 1975 with Center Blue (the Blue Whale). Center Green opened in 1988. Center Red opened in 2013. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
October 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Designed by Argentine architect César Pelli working with Norma Merrick Sklarek, the 14-acre Pacific Design Center (PDC) in West Hollywood opened in 1975 with Center Blue (the Blue Whale). Center Green opened in 1988. Center Red opened in 2013. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
The John Ginty House was built on Prospect Hill (now Cortez Hill) during the height of San Diego’s boom period. The 5,400 square foot, two and a half story house was built in about 1886 in the Victorian Stick Style. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
October 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The John Ginty House was built on Prospect Hill (now Cortez Hill) during the height of San Diego’s boom period. The 5,400 square foot, two and a half story house was built in about 1886 in the Victorian Stick Style. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
The Spanish Colonial style clubhouse of the Monday Club of San Luis Obispo was designed by architect Julia Morgan and constructed by local builder James Jepson in 1933-1934. It remains the headquarters of the civic-minded group formed in 1925. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
October 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The Spanish Colonial style clubhouse of the Monday Club of San Luis Obispo was designed by architect Julia Morgan and constructed by local builder James Jepson in 1933-1934. It remains the headquarters of the civic-minded group formed in 1925. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
The Pioneer Church in Chatsworth, originally the Chatsworth Community Church, was built in 1903 in a simple Victorian style. It was saved from demolition in 1965 when it was moved to Oakwood Memorial Park. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
October 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The Pioneer Church in Chatsworth, originally the Chatsworth Community Church, was built in 1903 in a simple Victorian style. It was saved from demolition in 1965 when it was moved to Oakwood Memorial Park. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
The Ventura County Courthouse Annex was built on a rise overlooking Ventura's Main Street in 1912-13. Found to be seismically unsound, it closed in 1969. It was purchased by the City, restored and opened as San Buenaventura City Hall in 1974. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
October 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The Ventura County Courthouse Annex was built on a rise overlooking Ventura's Main Street in 1912-13. Found to be seismically unsound, it closed in 1969. It was purchased by the City, restored and opened as San Buenaventura City Hall in 1974. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
The Queen Anne style Fisk House is a picturesque grove house surrounded by citrus groves and formal gardens on the Beverly Ranch in Redlands. Designed by Corydon Bishop, it was built in 1890 and subsequently enlarged. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
October 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The Queen Anne style Fisk House is a picturesque grove house surrounded by citrus groves and formal gardens on the Beverly Ranch in Redlands. Designed by Corydon Bishop, it was built in 1890 and subsequently enlarged. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
E. M. Stuart, volunteer president of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, proposed a Walk of Fame in a 1953 proposal. A promotional unveiling of 8 stars was held on Aug 15, 1958, and the Walk, although not complete, was dedicated on Nov 23, 1960. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
October 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
E. M. Stuart, volunteer president of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, proposed a Walk of Fame in a 1953 proposal. A promotional unveiling of 8 stars was held on Aug 15, 1958, and the Walk, although not complete, was dedicated on Nov 23, 1960. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
The Yost Theater in downtown Santa Ana was designed by local architect Fred Eley in a commercial Classical Revival style. It was the Auditorium Theater when it opened in 1913. It was renamed in 1919 when Ed Yost purchased the building. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The Yost Theater in downtown Santa Ana was designed by local architect Fred Eley in a commercial Classical Revival style. It was the Auditorium Theater when it opened in 1913. It was renamed in 1919 when Ed Yost purchased the building. #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
The home of Dr. C.D. Ball and family in Santa Ana's French Park was originally built on Main Street in 1896. It was moved to its current location on Bush Street in 1926 "because Main Street had become too commercial." #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography
October 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The home of Dr. C.D. Ball and family in Santa Ana's French Park was originally built on Main Street in 1896. It was moved to its current location on Bush Street in 1926 "because Main Street had become too commercial." #SoCalLandmarks at bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography