Here's a shot of the archivist and my folks, Norman Lloyd Bethke and June Rhea Shipe Follmer.
Friday, April 27, 2007
Neil, Norm & June Bethke
Here's a shot of the archivist and my folks, Norman Lloyd Bethke and June Rhea Shipe Follmer.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Monday, April 23, 2007
A bookstore of the future
While pedaling along through Venice recently the archivist found this store.
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Ted & Ellen Bethke
My Grandfather Theodore Gustav Bethke was born near Chicago and married Ellen Anderson. His dad was a stone cutter in Posnan who emigrated to Illinois ~1870.
It may be argued that Ellen never worked a day in her life but after marriage Ted woke every morning of his life to the happy smell of warm fresh baked bread. Nuff' said!
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
A monastary nestled into the Montsarrat
This resembles famous Stony Point in Chatsworth, California but is really a view of an old monastary in Spain.
Many of the early orders began in the ancient rocky range separating the Ibernian peninsula from the plain of France.
Your archivist dug this off the net preparing for the 2005 library exhibit.
There is a library of the future blog here.
A model fort
While visiting Pennsylvania a few years ago with my Sunburian mother June Rhea Follmer Bethke we tried to find this place but discovered it had washed away in a flood.
A museum now occupies the site so we file under places that don't exist anymore.
Korean War Memorial
Adjacent to the the US military base in downtown Seoul Korea is a huge museum and heavy duty hardware in the yard like Shermans, 155's & a B-52!.
This touching sculpture is near the main entrance.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Kyle Bethke at the Seoul Zoo, 2004
Kyle sees his father turning the camera sideways and adjusts to keep himself upright in the frame. [photo by Erik Bethke]
La Grande Station, Los Angeles, circa 1930
The Santa Fe Railroad opened La Grande Station at Second Street and Santa Fe Avenue in 1893. Due to severe damage from the Long Beach earthquake in 1933 the moorish dome was removed. In 1938 all passenger service was transferred to the new Union Station. [LMU Archives Images]
A flapper at the Venice Beach, circa 1925
Today this is the residential neighborhood on the strand south of Washington Blvd.
[unauthorized lift from LMU Archives]
Los Angeles City Hall, 1928
Here we must have the architect's model of the new city hall. Again LMU Archives Images
Hell's Angels opening night at Grauman's, 1930
Courtesy of LMU Von der Ahe University Archives Images
A Craftsman office building in downtown Long Beach
Beautiful working of the Craftsman style into a modern office building.
The Long Beach Grand Prix 2007
It wasn't easy capturing these LeMans type racers - they get in and out of the corners fast!
Rancho los Cerritos
The well maintained rancho is not easy to find located in the middle of the private Virginia Country Club.
more Rancho los Cerritos
The San Pedro cactus could be over 150 years old. The oldest growth appears to turn to hard wood.
Bixby Knolls
On the way to the Long Beach Grand Prix I happened to wander through Bixby Knolls. If you look carefully this beautiful Craftsman needs a new roof.
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