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On the Road and In Your Backyard

by Alain Chamot (1971-2020)|  August 30, 20175:00 am| 21 Comments

This post is in: On The Road, Open Threads, Readership Capture

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On the Road is a weekday feature spotlighting reader photo submissions.

From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.

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Good Morning All,

This weekday feature is for Juicers who are are on the road, traveling, or just want to share a little bit of their world via stories and pictures. So many of us rise each morning, eager for something beautiful, inspiring, amazing, subtle, of note, and our community delivers – a view into their world, whether they’re far away or close to home – pictures with a story, with context, with meaning, sometimes just beauty. By concentrating travel updates and tips here, it’s easier for all of us to keep up or find them later.

So please, speak up and share some of your adventures and travel news here, and submit your pictures using our speedy, secure form. You can submit up to 7 pictures at a time, with an overall description and one for each picture.

You can, of course, send an email with pictures if the form gives you trouble, or if you are trying to submit something special, like a zipped archive or a movie. If your pictures are already hosted online, then please email the links with your descriptions.

For each picture, it’s best to provide your commenter screenname, description, where it was taken, and date. It’s tough to keep everyone’s email address and screenname straight, so don’t assume that I remember it “from last time”. More and more, the first photo before the fold will be from a commenter, so making it easy to locate the screenname when I’ve found a compelling photo is crucial.

Have a wonderful day, and enjoy the pictures!

 

Today, pictures from valued commenter ?BillinGlendaleCA.

The Spanish established a chain of 21 missions in California in the late 18th and early 19th century, stretching from San Diego to Sonoma. The mission properties were rather wealthy and included industrial operations, by some accounts owning 1/6 of Alta California. They were secularized after Mexican independence and fell into various states of disrepair. Many have been restored to their original(but smaller) state. They are now owned by the Catholic Church and are both museums and active churches.

Mission San Fernando Rey de España

Mission San Fernando is in the northern part of the San Fernando Valley and was the 17th mission founded in 1797. After the missions were secularized in 1833, this mission became the property of Andres Pico, the brother of the Governor Pio Pico. The only building that survives today pretty much intact is the Convento which sites along side San Fernando Mission Blvd. The chapel had been restored and was in use until the 1971 San Fernando earthquake which pretty much destroyed the building. It has since been rebuilt. The most recent addition to the mission is in the cemetery that lies north of the mission is the Garden of Hope where Bob Hope and his wife are buried.

I had to make two trips to the mission because the first time I missed the Garden of Hope because there was a wedding in the chapel and you have to go though the chapel to get to the cemetery and I also wanted to take some infrared pictures as well.

The Chapel

Taken on 2017-04-17

San Fernando, California

This is the interior of the reconstructed chapel, it is identical to the chapel that was destroyed in the 1971 earthquake.

Mission Garden

Taken on 2016-09-16

San Fernando, California

This is the mission garden, at the right are museum exhibits detailing the mission industries.

Taken on 2017-04-17

San Fernando, California

Mission garden fountain in infrared.

Taken on 2016-09-16

San Fernando, California

The chapel with a fisheye lens. They were getting ready for a wedding so I was kind of rushed in getting photos.

Taken on 2017-04-17

San Fernando, California

Bob and Delores Hope’s final resting place. The mission has a rather large cemetery to it’s north, the Garden of Hope is in the southern part right by the chapel. North of the mission cemetery is a Jewish cemetery were Groucho Marx is buried.

The Convento

Taken on 2016-09-16

San Fernando, California

The Convento is the only building that survives in it’s original state. It’s also unusual that it’s a 2 story building(3 if you include the basement wine celler). Many rooms have been restored to their original function like the reception room.

Mission Dam

Taken on 2016-09-16

San Fernando, California

The San Fernando mission had a pretty extensive water supply system, there was a spring about a mile northeast of the mission(it’s now in a residential neighborhood and is still in use by LA DWP) and a dam to hold water for the mission about a 1/4 mile northeast of the mission. This is the remains of the dam, it’s right next to Interstate 5.

 

Thank you so much ?BillinGlendaleCA, do send us more when you can.

 

Travel safely everybody, and do share some stories in the comments, even if you’re joining the conversation late. Many folks confide that they go back and read old threads, one reason these are available on the Quick Links menu.

 

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21Comments

  1. 1.

    OzarkHillbilly

    August 30, 2017 at 5:30 am

    I like the garden in infrared. Pretty cool.

  2. 2.

    bystander

    August 30, 2017 at 6:15 am

    Lovely pics, BiG. The missions are always worth a look-see. Makes me wonder if Leo Carrillo’s childhood home still exists.

    Also, glad to see Martha Raye isn’t buried on Bob’s right.

  3. 3.

    Baud

    August 30, 2017 at 6:22 am

    You make me want to visit southern California, Bill.

  4. 4.

    bystander

    August 30, 2017 at 6:23 am

    I was mistaken about Carrillo.

    An article on Carrillo’s legacy:

    “Born Leopoldo Antonio Carrillo in the mud brick pueblo of Los Angeles in 1880, he was reared and lived in Santa Monica. In his autobiography he waxes lyrical about a youth spent fishing and hunting, rambling and roving around the Santa Monica Mountains. “Lions, fish, quail, plover,” he wrote, “dogs, horses, coyotes, swimming, lassos, branding, fiestas! The mountains and the sea were mine.”

    But his house Los Alisos in Santa Monica sounds like a winner. LA has not been good about preserving its architectural heritage.

  5. 5.

    rikyrah

    August 30, 2017 at 7:29 am

    Once again, beautiful pictures, Bill.??

  6. 6.

    Yoda Dog

    August 30, 2017 at 7:36 am

    Great shit as always, Bill. I love the infrared fountain.

  7. 7.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    August 30, 2017 at 7:59 am

    @OzarkHillbilly:
    @Yoda Dog: I was off snuggling with my girls…The fountain turned out pretty nice, especially the color of the water.

  8. 8.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    August 30, 2017 at 8:07 am

    @bystander:

    LA has not been good about preserving its architectural heritage.

    It kind of depends. While we tore down quite alot in the area around the plaze, mainly for parking lots, we’ve preserved quite alot of the building that were built in the early 20th century to the 1920’s. There are some that are quite deceptive such as the old Sunset Hotel in Chinatown. It was originally a 4 story building with turrets, it’s been reduced to a one story building sans turrets(they were the first to go). Historic preservation can be a bit difficult in Shakey Town.

  9. 9.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    August 30, 2017 at 8:08 am

    @Baud: Come on out!

  10. 10.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    August 30, 2017 at 8:09 am

    @rikyrah: Thanks much.

  11. 11.

    MomSense

    August 30, 2017 at 8:20 am

    @Baud:

    I want to move there. Sigh.

  12. 12.

    Another Scott

    August 30, 2017 at 8:23 am

    ‘morning all. Great pictures Billin.

    I’ve been trying to donate to Cole’s friend’s GoFundMe this morning, but after clicking the “Confirm” button, it never completes (the progress ticker just keeps looping). Is anyone else having an issue there?

    Thanks.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  13. 13.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    August 30, 2017 at 8:37 am

    @MomSense: You’d probably not want to after a check on the weather this week, HOT, HOT, HOT. It’s been over 100 the past 3 days and will continue to be over 100 the next 3.

  14. 14.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    August 30, 2017 at 8:40 am

    @Another Scott: Thanks much, good mornin’.

  15. 15.

    Schlemazel

    August 30, 2017 at 9:05 am

    @?BillinGlendaleCA:
    You really should have your own dily thread, your work is always outstanding. I think the tourism board of California should sponser it

  16. 16.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    August 30, 2017 at 9:16 am

    @Schlemazel: Thanks.

  17. 17.

    Alain the site fixer

    August 30, 2017 at 9:53 am

    @Schlemazel: he’s a regular for now! Thanks as always Bill.

  18. 18.

    MomSense

    August 30, 2017 at 10:21 am

    @?BillinGlendaleCA:

    I’ve had to use the down comforter three nights in a row. BRRRRRRR.

  19. 19.

    chris

    August 30, 2017 at 11:25 am

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: Good pics, maybe time to turn pro?

  20. 20.

    chris

    August 30, 2017 at 11:28 am

    @MomSense: Come on over. I lit the fire last night and fed it again this morning. In August FFS!

  21. 21.

    J R in WV

    August 30, 2017 at 12:10 pm

    Nice set of pix! Always fond of preserved historical places, would like to see the “industrial” exhibits too some day, Bill. Want, want want, right?

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