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Riverside Historic Home Tour

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Oh how I love older structures, especially homes! I recently found out that the Old Riverside Foundation conducts yearly tours of historic homes - and that they have been doing this for approximately twenty years.  TWENTY YEARS OF TOURS I'VE MISSED! Man, I was ticked when I found out - this was pretty much my reaction! I have scanned the booklet that was given to me upon check-in. It contains great information about the houses on the tour. Let's check out the first home on the tour! First, some information from the booklet and then my photo. In front of each house on the tour, there was an antique car - I guess to make the house easier to find? It worked! Unfortunately and to my dismay, no photos were allowed inside the homes. This is the second home on the tour. And now my photo. I fell in love with this old bathtub in their yard! Here is the info on home #3. How I wish I could show you the inside! I love the decorative y...

Sunset Boulevard and Historic Buildings

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Although I don't drive down Sunset Boulevard as often as I used to, it still is a pretty cool street with tons of things to see. And there are a number of buildings and homes that you don't notice because you are focusing on traffic. When I used to leave nearby, I would often take the side streets and explore the area because I love old buildings. I saw this video yesterday and it saddened me a bit. I thought I'd share it with y'all.