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Marin County Civic Center
Exterior of the building The more I’ve seen of Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs, the more I’m convinced he was an interior designer at heart who happened to get tasked with architecture. His interiors are always unique and playful, but the exteriors are almost offensively boring. It’s certainly true of the Marin County Civic Center. From…
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Museum of International Propaganda
My last stop in downtown San Rafael was a tiny museum with an unusual premise: the Museum of International Propaganda. Housed in a former shoe store, each section of the museum is devoted to a certain type of propaganda. Examples include leader worship, promoting the military, and demonizing a perceived enemy. It seemed to me…
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Mission San Rafael Arcangel
For the Forth of July weekend, I decided to split the difference between a real vacation and a “staycation,” opting to explore several parts of the North Bay I’ve never or rarely been to in the past. My first stop is in San Rafael, named after the second to last of the Spanish missions in…
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