Tag: library

  • Los Angeles 2025 wrap-up and stray observations

    After flying into Los Angeles via the Burbank airport, my first two stops didn’t go as well as I’d hoped. First up was the Old Zoo in Griffith Park. It’s kind of depressing to imagine any animal larger than a mouse feeling at home here. The park itself was also partly roped off for construction,…

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  • Salt Lake City’s main library

    Both my original plans for today weren’t meant to be; I wanted to go on a hike, but it started to rain. I had a tour lined up, but the guide had to cancel as he wasn’t feeling well. Crap, what to do? Thumbing through my notes over lunch I found a nearby attraction I…

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  • San Diego Central Library

    From certain angles the San Diego downtown skyline has a strange feature; an egg-shaped dome. Even from a distance the dome doesn’t appear solid but more like the skeleton of a dome. Perhaps someone’s building a government capitol or a large church? Wrong on all counts — not only is the dome complete, it’s part…

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