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San Luis Obispo was founded in 1772 as a mission in the foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountains on California's Central Coast. The city that grew from a rustic pueblo, with its scattering of adobe buildings, today has a wealth of architectural styles. From the simple barns of the outlying farm community, to the grand hotels and lively saloons kept busy by the Southern Pacific Railroad depot, and back full circle to the Mission Revival style edifices...
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Atlantic Pub
Pub. Date
2012
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448 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
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"London: Hidden Interiors has 180 examples which have been selected from a complete range of building types to convey the richness and diversity of London's architectural heritage, and the secrets that lie within. Each has had to earn its place, and most deserve much greater coverage than can be accorded here. The selection is an entirely personal one. It concentrates generally on the buildings and interiors that are less well known and to which the...
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Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
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32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
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"The U.S. Capitol represents our nation's government and its laws. Using primary sources, young readers hear the story behind this American symbol from the people who helped make it what it is today."-- Publisher's web site.
9) Parthenon
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2004
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34, [2] p. : col. ill. ; 26 x 29 cm.
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A detailed history of the Parthenon exploring its construction and restoration.
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Sacramento boomed when forty-niners flocked to California, but the road from riverfront trading post to cosmopolitan capital was bumpy and winding. In this collection, historian and local author Cheryl Anne Stapp reveals the setbacks and successes that shaped the city, including a devastating cholera outbreak, the 1850s' Squatter Riots, two major fires, the glamorous Pony Express and the first transcontinental railroad built by Sacramento merchants....
12) Pismo Beach
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Arcadia Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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"Pismo Beach was home to some of Americas earliest people. They thrived in the mild climate and were sustained by abundant natural resources, including the now famous Pismo clam. European settlers developed Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa and Rancho Pismo. With the breakup of the rancho, a small town grew at the beach. The spectacular wide, sandy beach, stretching away from hills and a rugged shoreline, has drawn many photographers to the town,...
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
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37 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
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Experience the wonders of New York as readers follow a wide-eyed boy and his dad on their walk around Manhattan, from Grand Central Terminal to the top of the Empire State Building, from Greenwich Village to the Statute of Liberty. Includes lots of facts and trivia and a gatefold of the Empire State Building.
17) Super structures
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DK
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
80 p. : col. ill., plans ; 31 cm.
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An introduction to historic buildings, unusual buildings, and buildings of the future.
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Central Coast Press
Pub. Date
c2008
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48 p. : chiefly col. ill., maps ; 31 cm.
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Provides "... a systematic look at the architectural legacy of the county. Ten distinct periods of architectural expression between 1500 and 2010 are examined and compared."--Jacket.
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