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Inuvik

Inuvik Officially opened by The Right Honourable John C Diefenbaker PCMP Prime Minister of Canada July 1 1961 Submitted by @paulori

Inuvik Officially opened by The Right Honourable John C Diefenbaker PCMP Prime Minister of Canada July 1 1961 Submitted by @paulori

    The Cocoanut Grove Fire

    Submitted by @OnlyInBOS

    Submitted by @OnlyInBOS

      Taco Bell Fitness Course

      Commemorating the Great Flood of 1993 Taco Bell Foundation Submitted by @ArmyStrang [Location approximate]

      Commemorating the Great Flood of 1993 Taco Bell Foundation Submitted by @ArmyStrang [Location approximate]

        WILLIAM HENRY WEBB

          An Era of Dramatic Change

          Historically Alameda was a peninsula, rich in natural resources. Native peoples gathered food and materials from bay salt marshes, abundant oak forests, and nearby shorelines. From the early...

          Historically Alameda was a peninsula, rich in natural resources. Native peoples gathered food and materials from bay salt marshes, abundant oak forests, and nearby shorelines. From the...

          • transcontine...
          • san francisc...
          • east bay reg...

          The View from Here

          Looking across the Bay you can see the expanse of estuarine water and distant hills of South San Francisco and San Mateo. There, Spanish explorers first viewed San Francisco Bay less than 250...

          Looking across the Bay you can see the expanse of estuarine water and distant hills of South San Francisco and San Mateo. There, Spanish explorers first viewed San Francisco Bay less than 250...

          • east bay reg...
          • alameda point

          Wildlife at Alameda Point

          The waters of San Francisco Bay surrounding the island of Alameda support a rich diversity of life. The rocky shoreline of Alameda Point provides a surface where many different kinds of plants and...

          The waters of San Francisco Bay surrounding the island of Alameda support a rich diversity of life. The rocky shoreline of Alameda Point provides a surface where many different kinds of plants and...

          • east bay reg...
          • alameda point

          Alaska Packers Association

          The Bay Area once lead the world in the export of salmon. In nineteenth-century San Francisco, more than a dozen companies were involved in packing and distributing salmon harvested from Alaskan...

          The Bay Area once lead the world in the export of salmon. In nineteenth-century San Francisco, more than a dozen companies were involved in packing and distributing salmon harvested from...

          • fishing
          • sailing
          • maritime industry
          • port

          Where the World Comes to Oakland

          The opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 made way for new trade routes that led to a shipping boom in the post-war world of the 1920s. By 1925, Oakland was ready to capitalize on growing...

          The opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 made way for new trade routes that led to a shipping boom in the post-war world of the 1920s. By 1925, Oakland was ready to capitalize on...

          • shipping
          • harbor
          • port
          • maritime industry

          Houseboats on the Waterfront

          Preparations for World War II ended plans of filling the Southwest yacht basins with pleasure crafts. Instead, a severe housing shortage during the war turned the waterfront into a home for...

          Preparations for World War II ended plans of filling the Southwest yacht basins with pleasure crafts. Instead, a severe housing shortage during the war turned the waterfront into a home...

          • washington dc
          • wharf

          Urban Renewal

          At the beginning of the 20th century, Southwest was considered a decaying neighborhood suffering from poor housing and urban blight. In 1945, the Redevelopment Land Agency was created and its...

          At the beginning of the 20th century, Southwest was considered a decaying neighborhood suffering from poor housing and urban blight. In 1945, the Redevelopment Land Agency was created and...

          • washington dc
          • wharf

          African-American History in Southwest

          The Southwest Waterfront's history is closely tied to African-American history. Leading up to the Civil War, many people of color - those still enslaved as well as some freed individuals - lived...

          The Southwest Waterfront's history is closely tied to African-American history. Leading up to the Civil War, many people of color - those still enslaved as well as some freed individuals -...

          • washington dc
          • wharf

          Maliebaan

          This plaque tells the history of this long straight lane in Utrecht. It was created in 1637, as a 700 meters long track for the "maliespel" game, which is like a forerunner of golf and croquet....

          This plaque tells the history of this long straight lane in Utrecht. It was created in 1637, as a 700 meters long track for the "maliespel" game, which is like a forerunner of golf and croquet....

          • maliebaan
          • historic street

          Maliebaan bicycle lane

          The long and straight lane "maliebaan" was created as sports track in 1637 (see the plaque at the other end of the street). After the game died out it became a regular street in the growing city...

          The long and straight lane "maliebaan" was created as sports track in 1637 (see the plaque at the other end of the street). After the game died out it became a regular street in the growing city...

          • maliebaan
          • historic street
          • bicycle lane

          Valentine Residence

          “Kid” Thomas Valentine (1897-1987), trumpeter and bandleader, lived here at 825 Vallette Street in 1928. Born in Reserve, LA he moved to Algiers in 1923. He played at Speck’s Moulin Rouge in...

          “Kid” Thomas Valentine (1897-1987), trumpeter and bandleader, lived here at 825 Vallette Street in 1928. Born in Reserve, LA he moved to Algiers in 1923. He played at Speck’s Moulin Rouge in...

          • louisiana
          • music
          • jazz
          • new orleans

          Allen Residence

          Henry Allen (1871-1952) trumpet player and bandleader, and Henry "Red” Allen, Jr., (1906-1967), trumpet player, singer and bandleader, lived here at 414 Newton Street from 1906 until 1917. Henry...

          Henry Allen (1871-1952) trumpet player and bandleader, and Henry "Red” Allen, Jr., (1906-1967), trumpet player, singer and bandleader, lived here at 414 Newton Street from 1906 until 1917. Henry...

          • louisiana
          • music
          • jazz
          • new orleans

          Marcour Residence

          Oscar J. Marcour (1895-1956), violinist and bandleader, lived here at 431 Opelousas Ave from 1917 to 1919. He played with the Jules Bauduc Orchestra at the Silver Slipper, made and Edison...

          Oscar J. Marcour (1895-1956), violinist and bandleader, lived here at 431 Opelousas Ave from 1917 to 1919. He played with the Jules Bauduc Orchestra at the Silver Slipper, made and...

          • louisiana
          • music
          • jazz
          • new orleans

          The Right Bank of the Mississippi River

          Once connected by a mule-drawn streetcar, Algiers and Gretna are now linked by this path of history. Follow the markers along the "Right Bank of the Mississippi River" to historic downtown Gretna,...

          Once connected by a mule-drawn streetcar, Algiers and Gretna are now linked by this path of history. Follow the markers along the "Right Bank of the Mississippi River" to historic downtown Gretna,...

          • louisiana
          • new orleans
          • mississippi river

          Louis Armstrong

          During his early years in New Orleans Louis Armstrong drew upon the entire spectrum of music associated with the city. He spent time following Joe Oliver in the "second lines” which accompanied...

          During his early years in New Orleans Louis Armstrong drew upon the entire spectrum of music associated with the city. He spent time following Joe Oliver in the "second lines” which...

          • louisiana
          • new orleans
          • jazz
          • music

          Stone Canyon Scenic Overlook

          On Mulholland Drive, at the crest of the Beverly Crest neighborhood (in what I, a non-Angeleno, would be tempted to call the Hollywood HIlls). To the south, the city spreads out nearly as far as...

          On Mulholland Drive, at the crest of the Beverly Crest neighborhood (in what I, a non-Angeleno, would be tempted to call the Hollywood HIlls). To the south, the city spreads out nearly as far...

          • los angeles
          • san fernando valley
          • santa monica...
          • stone canyon