Not an April Fool’s Day joke – Google® Maps, as of April 1, 2010, offers street view in red/cyan 3D anaglyph images. The feature is user selectable with an alternate action icon wearing a pair of 3D glasses. I discovered the feature while I was looking for a vacation destination. The image below (click image to view a larger version) is a street shot near the Torrance Courthouse.
One of our favorite landmarks on Santa Catalina is currently undergoing a ‘face-lift’ to restore the exterior. A large drape has been installed around the building to protect the renovation from the elements and to suppress construction dust while the work is being done.
The same company that restored the landmark Villa Riviera Hotel to it’s early 20th century magnificence will be doing the work. The cost of the update is estimated to be around three-quarters of a million dollars. The Santa Catalina Island Company decided to upgrade and restore the historic Casino’s exterior to its original 1920s splendor.
We hope that the work will be done in time for our annual pilgrimage to the island where we got married. Our vacation to Avalon usually occurs in the middle of September.
The image above (click to enlarge) is courtesy of the Catalina Webcam.
You can read the complete story at California’s Boating and Fishing site, The Log.
This beautiful Easter Lily will be our centerpiece today as we enjoy the Holiday and a roast beef dinner.
When we were at Terranea a few days ago, Verna took this photo of Santa Catalina Island from the “Discovery Trail” pathway along the cliffs overlooking the Catalina Channel. I cropped it down into this panoramic image. Click on the image to see full-sized in the image viewer.
Today was an extraordinarily clear, cool day along the shoreline of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. We visited the recently opened Discovery Trail at the Terranea Resort.
The path is open to the public so we took a walk out to the first viewing area, called “Lady of the Light,” which comes from the legend about a ghostess said to be seen walking or standing in the lighthouse.
I took an image of Point Vicente from the vantage point of the viewing area. The image seen here was cropped from the larger image showing more of the point. Click on the image to see the larger one.
