The Observatory

(I'm dropping the "Pic of the Day" titling because after hundreds of postings it becomes irrelevant.)

As I've noted on previous occasions, I am a big fan of the art deco and streamline moderne architectural styles. There is a flair about them that is pleasing to my aesthetic senses.

This is stylized view of the Griffith Park Observatory in Los Angeles. The observatory sits atop a promontory in the Hollywood Hills facing southward towards Hollywood and Wilshire Boulevard, allowing for tremendous views of the City of Angels.

Highly recommended for its sunset and nighttime spectacles.

Pic of the Day: Art Deco

I am a real fan of art deco architecture and design. The lines, the ornamentation and yet austerity of the movement. Structures such as the Chrysler Building in New York, the Delano Hotel in Miami, or the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles area experienced a growth spurt in the 1920s, '30s and '40s when the style was popular. As a result the city and its surrounding communities have dozens of fantastic examples of the design, including City Hall, The Eastern Building and Union Station.

This is a walkway along the hillside of the Observatory. It overlooks the city with tremendous views of downtown LA, Hollywood and, on a clear day, the entire LA Basin (an area with roughly equivalent square mileage as the state of Rhode Island).

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