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Cliff May (1903–1989) [1] was a building designer (he was not licensed as an architect until the last year of his life) practicing in California best known and remembered for developing the suburban Post-war "dream home" (California Ranch House), and the Mid-century Modern
Solvang, California. ... Deadwood's raucous gold rush roots feel intact in the town's architecture and more than 80 gaming halls. There's tons of Old West-themed shopping to be done, sometimes ...
Solvang (/ ˈ s ɒ l v æ ŋ /; [8] Danish for "sunny field") is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Located in the Santa Ynez Valley, the population was 6,126 at the 2020 census, up from 5,245 at the 2010 census. Solvang was founded in 1911 [8] and incorporated as a city on May 1, 1985.
It was discovered in the early 1850s, during the California gold rush. The California Mother Lode is a zone from 1.5 to 6 kilometres (0.93 to 3.73 mi) wide and 190 kilometres (120 mi) long, between Georgetown on the north and Mormon Bar on the south. The Mother Lode coincides with the suture line of a terrane, the Smartville Block. [4]
Behind the theater, along 7th street, is Speckels Building, an office building turned garment manufacturing center, and Provident Loan Association, a not-for-profit organization that provided short term loans for gold and jewelry. [5] It was the last remaining of the many not-for-profit loan societies of the late 19th and early 20th century. [6]
Gold: the California story. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-21547-8. Rawls, James J. and Orsi, Richard J. (eds.) (1999). A golden state: mining and economic development in Gold Rush California (California History Sesquicentennial Series, 2). Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press.
The Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum is a 'Collector's Collection' museum in Solvang, California, United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The museum was founded in March 2000 by Virgil Elings, a local retiree and a collector of motorcycles.
This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in California.The United States National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources nationwide according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]