#SCLEncore John Temple bought the 27,000 acre Rancho Los Cerritos owned by Manuela Cota, daughter of the original Spanish land grantee, Manuel Nieto, in 1843. He constructed the present two-story Monterey-style adobe in 1844. #SoCalLandmarks at https://buff.ly/3Zxpvhi #socal #photography #LongBeach

#SCLEncore The 1st gateway of the LA Aqueduct Terminus, the Cascades, in Sylmar was opened in November 1913. It is the pipeline and spillway of the 2nd gateway, completed in 1970, that is more familiar to anyone who has driven by on I5. #SoCalLandmarks at https://bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

#SCLEncore Construction of the Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood began soon after British company EMI acquired Capitol Records in 1955, and was completed in April 1956. It was designed by Louis Naidorf of Welton Becket Assoc. More on #SoCalLandmarks at https://buff.ly/41yHSDI #socal #photography

#SCLEncore Opened in 1967, the Space Age, Googie-style arena of the Anaheim Convention Center, designed by LA-based Adrian Wilson and Assoc., remains the iconic centerpiece of what is now the largest convention center on the west coast. #SoCalLandmarks at https://buff.ly/3Zxpvhi #socal #photography

#SCLEncore The wooden pier built at the end of Main Street in 1903 has been repaired and replaced numerous times. Measuring 1850 feet in length, the present day Huntington Beach Pier is one of the longest piers on the West Coast. More on #SoCalLandmarks at https://buff.ly/3Zxpvhi #socal #photography

#SCLEncore Begun in 1998 and opened in 2002, Our Lady of the Angels is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, replacing the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana that had been severely damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake. #SoCalLandmarks at https://buff.ly/3ZGTLGD #socal #photography

#SCLEncore Opened in 1963, the Vincent Thomas Bridge is a 1,500-foot-long suspension bridge connecting San Pedro with Terminal Island. It was named for California Assemblyman Vincent Thomas of San Pedro, who championed its construction. #SoCalLandmarks at https://bit.ly/38ZDuPC #socal #photography

#SCLEncore Sited on a Brentwood bluff-top overlooking the Los Angeles basin, the Getty Center, comprised of the Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, Getty Conservation Institute and Getty Foundation, opened in 1997. More on #SoCalLandmarks at https://buff.ly/4iIyjrU

#SCLEncore After fire destroyed the original 1886 station in San Bernardino, the current Santa Fe Depot was constructed in 1918. Opening on July 15, the depot was declared to be a "monument to the Santa Fe and the town the railroad built." More on #SoCalLandmarks at https://bit.ly/3C16vKK