Where the Story Begins is a photograph by Laurie Search which was uploaded on December 30th, 2013.
Where the Story Begins
Alvarado Park, Richmond, CA........Texture from Kerstin Frank Art on flickr.........The East Bay Regional Park District's website says this about the... more
Title
Where the Story Begins
Artist
Laurie Search
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography And Textured Photography
Description
Alvarado Park, Richmond, CA........Texture from Kerstin Frank Art on flickr.........The East Bay Regional Park District's website says this about the park: Alvarado Park is located at the northern end of Wildcat Canyon, on the Richmond/El Sobrante border. This area was a private park beginning in 1909, with ferry boats and a trolley bringing families from East Bay towns, and even San Francisco. The original facilities at Alvarado Park included an open-air pavilion and dance hall (later converted to a popular roller rink). The park was taken over by the City of Richmond in 1923, and the stone masonry seen today was constructed during the City of Richmond’s ownership through various Depression-era work programs. The park was transferred to the East Bay Regional Park District in 1985 and is considered a unique variation on the National Park Service-style of “rustic park architecture.” While the original pavilion and dance floor are gone, what remains is the extensive stonework, including stone walls, stone light standards, and a beautiful stone arch bridge across Wildcat Creek. Because of its unique history and depression-era WPA stonework, Alvarado Park is included in the National Register of Historic Places.
Uploaded
December 30th, 2013
Comments (31)
Darlene Kwiatkowski
You captured a beautiful mood for the beginning of this fairytale! fv :))
Laurie Search replied:
Aw, well, thank you so, so much, Darlene!!!!! I'm so happy you like it!!!! :)))
Laurie Search
Thank you all so very much for the wonderful compliments and support!!!! I truly appreciate it!!! :))))
Nadine and Bob Johnston
Thank You for Submitting your Artwork.... Liked the subject, description, technique, composition, and color... So this week it was Published in the Internet publication ARTISTS NEWS.... Make sure you are subscribed, so you can Promote weekly... YOU or Friends Can use Ctl-C to copy the link: http://paper.li/f-1343723559 and Ctl-V to put it into your the Browser Address bar, to view the publication. Then, Tweet, FB, and email, etc a copy of the publication, to just anyone you who would be interested.
Laurie Search replied:
Thank you SOOO much for the wonderful feature, Nadine and Bob!!! I am truly honored!!!! :))))
Recently Viewed
