If you want to see lots of colorful doors in Balboa Park, head over to Spanish Village Art Center. Most of the studio doors are painted with different bright colors.
Just as each artist’s work has its own unique character, so do their studios.
(A few of the doorways have a wonderful round shape. I almost expect Bilbo Baggins to pop out of one!)
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The San Diego History Center had a variety of colorful artifacts at their table during a recent city event. As I was viewing some of their historical displays, I was shown two souvenir collections of photos and artwork that were sold to visitors during the 1915 Panama-California Exposition in Balboa Park.
One collectible was a small packet of 16 Miniature Souvenir Views of America’s Exposition, San Diego, California. The other was the Official View Book of the Panama-California International Exposition.
I took a few photos without thinking at the time that I would post them to this blog. I should have taken more. Oh, well.
Enjoy this brief look!
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During my Labor Day weekend walk through Balboa Park, I saw that small windows to beauty were being opened beside the Lily Pond.
Students of Watts Atelier of the Arts in Encinitas were in front of easels oil painting.
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I walked through the Balboa Park Administrative Courtyard this February morning. As usual, it was quiet. Few people were about.
The grass was green and many flowers were blooming, as if this special place cannot be touched by winter.
In this little-known paradise it always feels like spring.
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Here are a few odd photos that I took today as I walked about Balboa Park–and some of these are indeed odd!
December Nights is over and people are busy getting ready for Christmas, so fewer visitors are milling about the park.
We are entering that winter season when Balboa Park is a bit quieter, a bit more peaceful. I’m looking forward to it.
I’ve already posted several blogs over on Cool San Diego Sights, and I’m just about blogged out today, but I wanted to share a few more photos.
I’m leaving out captions. Insert your own!
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I was walking through Balboa Park this evening shortly before sundown, just letting my eyes wander at random, when I noticed all sorts of complex shadows around and upon the San Diego Natural History Museum.
The fantastic shadows and effects of light appeared to me like strange magic. So I took a few photographs…
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Some say the House of Hospitality is the heart of Balboa Park. I can understand why. Visitors who pass through the courtyard colonnade might feel they’ve wandered into a beautiful dream.
The House of Hospitality’s fantastic architecture, interior garden and iconic sculpture by Donal Hord appear like a painting of paradise. An eternal canvas into which the living step–if only for a moment.
With the recent refreshing of the historic garden’s four corner planters, the Spanish Colonial courtyard is more alive and welcoming than ever.
Originally created for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, the House of Hospitality was rebuilt by architect Richard Requa for the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. In 1997 the building was recreated as accurately as possible from historical documents.
Before sunset today I walked about the courtyard, read a sign which described the garden’s revitalization, then climbed stairs to the second floor balcony.
Sunlight was slanting into the outdoor courtyard, turning many of its trees and plants bright green. And high above it all, up in the blue sky, shined that eternally amazing tower…
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