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San Francisco landmark: Coit Tower

June 17, 2012June 20, 2012 admin 3 Comments art, Art Deco, Arthur Brown Jr., California, Coit Tower, Henry Howard, Lillie Hitchcock Coit, Murals, San Francisco, Telegraph Hill

Rising 210 feet from the top of Telegraph Hill is one of San Francisco’s best known landmarks – Coit Tower.

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San Francisco in a day: Hyatt Fountain

June 8, 2012 admin 1 Comment bronze, California, Fountain, Hyatt, Ruth Asawa, San Francisco, sculpture, Union Square

During World War II, Japanese-American people all down the West Coast were interned. In Portland, 3500 were rounded up in

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The Romance of Steam

June 1, 2011February 15, 2012 admin 3 Comments California, England, Jamestown, Leicester, railroad, railway, Steam, travel

I did not quite grow up in the age of steam, but there were still a few steam engines running

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Surendorf a hit in Columbia

May 28, 2011March 19, 2012 admin 2 Comments art, California, Charles F. Surendorf, Cindy, Columbia, exhibition, Surendorf

For the past few days, there have been no blogs because I have been busy helping Cindy Surendorf put on

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Road Trip to Columbia, CA

May 22, 2011March 19, 2012 admin 0 Comments art, California, Charles Surendorf II, Columbia, gold rush, roadtrip, woodblock

Wednesday will be the beginning of a weeklong adventure down to Columbia, CA. Some of you will know my friend