Fullerton

These are from my self-directed field trip yesterday afternoon. As i walked around taking photos i was sure someone was going to ask me what i was doing: one of my classmates nearly got arrested while measuring Pershing Square. Alas, i must look harmless. No one asked me anything.

This is the North-bound side of the Santa Fe Depot. Many a time i've scampered here to take the metro or train into Los Angeles! The depot was built c. 1930 to replace the Victorian Depot, which was built in 1888. That one was wooden and looked a lot like the station where Anne of Green Gables waits for the Cuthberts. This one is Spanish Revival. I like it. The benches, ceiling, and lighting fixtures inside are grand, even if it's just a small station.

This is the Chapman building, one of the tallest in downtown Fullerton. I've read that it's supposed to echo the style of Chicago's sky scrapers, since Chapman hailed from that city. Note how the building is only 5-storeys--apparently, that's a Fullerton historic area ordinance currently being challenged. This and the Landmark Plaza building are two of my favorites on Harbor Boulevard. I also really like the Villa del Sol building, which used to be the California Hotel.

This was the Union Pacific Railroad Depot. It used to be at a different site but was moved here around 1980 and became the Old Spaghetti Factory. The structure is largely intact, although many of the furnishings are different. An evening manager nicely showed me around a few weeks ago and he knew a lot about the building.

Fullerton has spiffy modern architecture too, like a Streamline Moderne home and a futuristic car wash. I like well-done buildings from that era, like Neutra, but i must admit a weakness for Spanish Revival.