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Always excited to stumble upon SIMONS bricks while out and about (stumbled over these historic bricks yesterday). #BrickHistory #BrickArchitecture #BuiltHeritage #SIMONSBricks
Photo of red brick flooring. Of the 15 worn bricks shown, two have been stamped "SIMONS" and one is stamped "1924."
May 21, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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“There’s another brickyard truism, at least in Southern California during the period under study in this book. The color of brickwork is brown,” William Deverell.

The Simons brickyard chapter in Deverell’s book “Whitewashed Adobe” -> www.google.com/books/editio... #SIMONSBricks #BuiltHeritage
Black and white photo of Simons brickyard from the book. About 19 Mexican workers are standing in a straight line, wearing work clothes, facing the camera. In the center is a man on a white horse. Photo courtesy of the Huntington Library The cream & brown cover for Bill Deverell's book "Whitewashed Adobe." The sepia-colored featured photo shows a group of Mexican American workers at a construction site.
May 21, 2026 at 10:45 PM