Every six weeks or so I have an appointment in Burbank and try to visit a site of architectural interest in the area or along the way. Here are some of the places that I’ve found - an ecletic mix of civic and commercial architecture. For good measure, a Case Study House in nearby Toluca Lake completes this post.

architecture, field trip, LA County, burbank, civic architectureCarol ChinNovember 5, 2021architecture, burbank, LA CountyComment

Architecture Field Trip - Glendale, Downtown

Turning a slight detour into an architectural photo shoot - that’s how I roll.

Last week, an hour spent in downtown Glendale.

architecture, LA County, field trip, civic architecture, library, glendaleCarol ChinFebruary 13, 2021architecture, civic architectureComment

College Town (Re)Visit - Part 1

When the air quality was unhealthy due to the Bobcat fire in the Angeles National Forest these past few weeks I took to the road to visit my old college town of Claremont, about 25 miles east of Pasadena. Happily, though the air quality was generally unhealthy everywhere, it was good in Claremont!

Over the course of several morning runs, I had a chance to see Claremont anew, in a way that I hadn’t as a student.

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