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Chace Park in Marina Del Rey

Chace Park in Marina Del Rey is a true gem that could be easily overlooked. Local residents know all about it, but the casual visitor may not know about it. Located at the “end” of Mindanao Wat, the park has marinas on three sides and excellent views of boats and …

Movies & Airplanes

One of the more interesting things at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica is this “airplane”. In fact, this is actually a replica of a Lockheed Vega. It is a movie prop that was made for Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. At first it looks exactly …

Donald Douglas’ Desk

One of the things that makes visiting a museum especially interesting is discovering something that you did not expect to see. In this case, I was at the Museum of Flying at the Santa Monica Airport and came across this amazing display. This is the actual desk that Donald Douglas …

Ready for Take-Off!

The photo you see here is a cockpit of a Convair 240. Specifically, this is a CV-240 that was built for the Air Force. The 240 was a twin engine passenger aircraft. One of the things that made it special was that it was pressurized. Up until the introduction of …

Spirit of Santa Monica DC3

The Spirit of Santa Monica is a Douglas DC3 on stands in front of the Museum of Flying at the Santa Monica Airport. This is especially appropriate as the airport was the home of Douglas Aircraft through World War II. The statue in from of the airplane is of Donald …

Surfin’ USA

One of my fav things to do in SoCal is to go to the Venice Pier at the west end of Washington Boulevard in (obviously) Venice. On this cloudy day the pier had the usual crowd of fisher-folk along with the dog-walkers, tourists, local residents, and birds. The little black …

Seen at Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank

White T-Bucket at Bob's Big Boy Cruise-In
White T-Bucket at Bob’s Big Boy Cruise-In
Red 1937 Chevrolet Custom at Bob's Big Boy
Red 1937 Chevrolet Custom at Bob’s Big Boy
Orange Ford at Bob's Big Boy on Friday night for the Cruise-In
Orange Ford at Bob’s Big Boy on Friday night for the Cruise-In
Green '32 Ford
Green ’32 Ford
Custom Buick Riviera with Ghost Flames
Custom Buick Riviera with Ghost Flames