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Author
Publisher
Distributed to the U.S. trade by Random House
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
256 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
"This deluxe volume offers an exclusive look into the classic homes and gardens in the legendary neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles, such as Hancock Park, Windsor Square, Beverly Hills, Pasadena, and Malibu. In a region famed for its lavish homes and celebrity residents, one finds here a panorama of richly detailed architectural styles, from Craftsman, Tudor, and Georgian, to Spanish Colonial and Tuscan Revival examples.Shown here in rich detail...
Publisher
distributed by Joan Sullivan through artseen@charter.net
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Loren Nicholson interviews project manager, Howard Mankins, who gives a tour of the Odd Fellows Lodge 258 building. Loren interviews volunteer members of Miner Historians. Includes vintage film of roofing, shoring up, and boarding up building for retrofitting.
Publisher
County Historical Museum
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videocassette (59 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 1/2 in.
Description
Visit the Dana Adobe, an historical landmark, and learn about the story of Captain William Goodwin Dana, born May 5, 1797, who with his California wife Maria Josefa Carrillo Dana, received Rancho Nipomo (called also the Casa de Dana), one of the first and largest Mexican land grants given in San Luis Obispo County in 1837.
Publisher
[distributed by Joan Sullivan through] artseen@charter.net
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (59 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Land Conservancy's Octagonal Barn Final Phase Kick-Off features the last shingle being nailed in place for one of the last 3 octagon barns left in California. Executive Director, Brian Stark, gives a history of the work that's been done and future plans for the site. The Holiday Barn Lighting and celebration was filmed December 2008.
106) Sears Tower
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Trace the history of the Sears Tower from the initial plans to the company's financial troubles of the 1990s to the tower's current status as a multi-tenant office building and major tourist attraction. In 1969 Chicago-based global retailer Sears, Roebuck, and Co. decided to consolidate its operations under one roof and the only way to accomplish this feat was to create the world's largest corporate headquarters. They called on the services of the...
107) The Acropolis
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Description
Discusses the history of the Acropolis, a large fortified hill in the center of Athens, and the uses to which it and the structures built upon it have been put throughout the ages.
Publisher
[distributed by Joan Sullivan through] artseen@charter.net
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jack Breglio, president of the Cambria Historical Society, hosts a history and tour of the Guthrie-Bianchini House. Beverly and Jerry Praver and John Ruml talk about old photographs and how the Society obtained the House and the reconstruction.
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