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Immaculate Heart High School (Los Angeles)

Immaculate Heart Middle & High School is a private, Catholic, college preparatory day school for girls grades 6-12 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The school is located in the Los Feliz neighborhood, at the base of Griffith Park. There are approximately 200 students in the middle school (grades 6–8) and over 550 in the high school (grades 9–12). History The school is located in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. It was founded by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1906 as a girl's day and boarding school. Although the school remains on its original site, much of the original Spanish Mission style convent, classrooms and boarders' dormitories were torn down in 1973. The graduation ceremony for the senior class is traditionally held at the Hollywood Bowl. By far the majority of its more than 10,000 graduates have continued their education at colleges and universities across the country. They have served as artists, musicians, educators, journalists, doctors, lawyers, judges, and stars of stage and screen. Notable alumnae Lucie Arnaz, actress Tyra Banks, model and TV personality Elizabeth Baur, actress Charlotte Caffey, musician Pat Carroll, actress Linda Dangcil, actress Diane Disney, daughter of Walt and Lillian Disney Elliot Fletcher, actor and trans advocate Karen Gaviola, director Margaret McFall-Ngai, animal physiologist and biochemist Mary Tyler Moore, actress Ruth Nelson, actress Patricia Newcomb, film producer and publicist Gigi Perreau, actress Ione Skye, actress Yara Shahidi, actress Dakota Johnson, actress, attended the middle school Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, member of the British royal family, activist, philanthropist and former actress Janet Weiss, musician See also Immaculate Heart College References External links Official Immaculate Heart High School Website
Inyo County Courthouse

The Inyo County Courthouse, on N. Edwards St. in Independence, California, was designed by architect William H. Weeks in Classical Revival style, and was built in 1922. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. It is significant for association with "economic and political development" of the Owens Valley and for housing county government during 1921–1947. It is the only example of "monumental, Neo-Classical Revival architecture" in the Owens Valley area. According to its NRHP nomination "This elaborately designed building represents the peak of local autonomy in the Owens Valley, before the City of Los Angeles purchased the majority of land in the valley, including most of the land within the county seat. Water development policies adopted by the City of Los Angeles after 1924 led ultimately to the destruction of irrigated agriculture, and the virtual depopulation of the Owens Valley." The courthouse cornerstone was laid down in 1922. It was the fourth courthouse of the county, and replaced a version that was too small and was torn down after the present courthouse was built. Weeks was very experienced as an architect; he had designed more than 1,000 buildings already by 1915. Charles Manson was held at the Inyo County Court House in October of 1969. 23 members of his Manson Family were also held at the Inyo County Courthouse from October to December in 1969. Manson and others were officially charged with the Tate and LaBianca murders before being transported to Los Angeles County. A 2009 feasibility study for the building of new courthouse facilities identifies the building as inadequate for modern purposes, being deficient in terms of security and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility. It notes the court has been obliged to offer court services in leased annex space a half-mile away, to provide a minimally ADA accessible location for some court proceedings. A facilities planning site of the state of California identifies the potential project as having authorization to proceed with site acquisition, but no budget for development until at least 2014–15. References External links Official website
Iron Gate Dam (California)

Iron Gate Dam was an earthfill hydroelectric dam on the Klamath River in northern California, outside Hornbrook, California, that opened in 1964. The dam blocked the Klamath River to create the Iron Gate Lake Reservoir. It was the lowermost of a series of power dams on the river, the Klamath River Hydroelectric Project, operated by PacifiCorp. It also posed the first barrier to migrating salmon in the Klamath. The Iron Gate Fish Hatchery was placed just after the dam, hatching salmon and steelhead that were released back into the river. A movement to Un-Dam the Klamath had been ongoing for 20 years to remove the dams. The Iron Gate Dam (National ID CN 001223), along with the John C. Boyle Dam, were two of four on the Klamath River that would be removed under the Klamath Economic Restoration Act. As of February 2016, the states of Oregon and California, the dam owners, federal regulators, and other parties reached an agreement to remove all four dams by the year 2020, pending approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. On February 25, 2022, the FERC released its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the dam's removal. The Iron Gate Dam was removed in 2024. On January 11, 2024, the bypass tunnel at the dam was opened to drain the reservoir, in anticipation of the dam's removal which began on May 3 and was completed in October. Iron Gate Reservoir Iron Gate Reservoir was an artificial lake on the Klamath River in Siskiyou County, California, near the Oregon border of the United States. The lake's waters were impounded by the Iron Gate Dam and operated by PacifiCorp. It had an average depth of 70 feet (21.4 m). The Iron Gate Reservoir was host to several recreation activities. There are several campsites on the Western side of the former reservoir. Some campsites, such as Mirror Cove and Juniper Point, are open from May to October. Others, such as Camp Creek, are open year-round. All campsites are free to use. Each site had a launch point, allowing for boating, kayaking, and swimming on the reservoir. The reservoir contained yellow perch, trout, largemouth bass, catfish, and native rainbow trout, which made it a popular fishing location. In 2020, the state released a danger warning about harmful blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) blooms. These blooms are toxic to humans and animals, so announcements were made warning against swimming in the reservoir and eating any fish from the reservoir. There have been reports in the past, but no warnings have been made since. These algal bloom growths likely occurred due to lower water levels and increasing water temperatures. In January 2024, the reservoir was drained. Restoration work of the natural river system is ongoing. See also Copco Lake List of dams and reservoirs in California Un-Dam the Klamath References
James Oviatt Building

El James Oviatt Building, comúnmente conocido como The Oviatt Building, es un rascacielos art déco en el centro de Los Ángeles, en el estado de California (Estados Unidos). Está ubicado en 617 S. Olive Street, media cuadra al sur de 6th St. y Pershing Square. En 1983, fue incluido en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos.​ También está designado como Monumento Histórico-Cultural de Los Ángeles. Mide 49,38 metros de altura y tiene 13 pisos.​ Fue construido entre 1927 y 1928.​ Historia El edificio lleva el nombre de James Zera Oviatt (nacido en Farmington, Utah en 1888) quien, en 1909, fue de Salt Lake City a Los Ángeles para trabajar como en C.C. Grandes almacenes de Desmond. En 1912, Oviatt y un colega, el vendedor de sombreros Frank Baird Alexander, lanzaron su asociación en ropa para hombres como la mercería Alexander & Oviatt, en 209 West Fourth Street en el centro de Los Ángeles.​ Su 'socio silencioso' era Frank Shaver Allen, un arquitecto adinerado y socialmente prominente cuya carrera había sido destruida por un escándalo sexual varios años antes. Durante los viajes anuales de compras de verano a Europa, Oviatt encontró ropa elegante para llevar a su próspera tienda de Los Ángeles. Con la aparición del art déco francés en la década de 1920, Oviatt encontró el estilo arquitectónico que encarnaría el diseño interior de su edificio James Oviatt de 1928 y su ático.​ El Oviatt fue diseñado por el estudio de arquitectura de Los Ángeles de Walker & Eisen.​ La excavación para la construcción del edificio Oviatt se inició en agosto de 1927; el edificio se completó en mayo de 1928. Su mobiliario incluía una cornisa de vidrio iluminada de 12 toneladas y un techo con arcadas de vidrio del arquitecto Ferdinand Chanut y el vidriero Gaëtan Jeannin. René Lalique diseñó y creó los paneles de las puertas del ascensor de vidrio moldeado, las puertas frontales y laterales, los candelabros y un gran reloj de panel.​ Se importaron de Francia muchas toneladas de mármol "Napoleón" y un enorme reloj de torre de tres caras con campanillas (fabricado por el pionero relojero eléctrico, Ateliers Brillié Frères). La mayor parte de la decoración ha sido eliminada.​ En cultura popular Un largometraje documental sobre la historia del edificio Oviatt fue dirigido por Seth Shulman y escrito / producido por Marc Chevalier en 2008.​ En 2015, el exterior del restaurante The Cicada, situado en el edificio, se utilizó como exterior para el ficticio Hotel Cortez en American Horror Story: Hotel.​​ The Cicada también ha aparecido en películas como Bruce Todopoderoso.​ Referencias Enlaces externos Oviatt Documental de edificio «James Oviatt Building» (en inglés). Emporis.
Rancho Jensen Alvarado

El rancho Jensen Alvarado es un parque y museo histórico ubicado en Jurupa Valley, Estados Unidos y es operado por el Parque Regional del Condado de Riverside y el Distrito de Espacios Abiertos. Se puede acceder desde 4350 Riverview Drive, o 4307 Briggs Street. Fue el primer edificio de ladrillos cocidos en horno construido en el condado de Riverside,​ y es la estructura sin adobe más antigua de Inland Empire (California). Figura en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos desde 1979.​ Historia El capitán danés Cornelius Jensen se instaló en Agua Mansa alrededor de 1854 donde regentaba una tienda y poco después se casó con Mercedes Alvarado.​ Después de la Gran Inundación de 1862, la mayor parte de la ciudad fue destruida con la excepción del cementerio, la capilla y la tienda de Jensen. Algunos años más tarde, Jensen compró una parte del rancho Rubidoux.​ Jensen y Alvarado compraron un terreno en Agua Mansa en 1865.​ Construyeron su casa de arquitectura vernácula en un rancho de 300 a 400 acres (120 a 160 ha).​ Jensen la construyó utilizando ladrillos tradicionales, habiendo aprendido de la inundación de 1862 ya que los ladrillos de adobe se disuelven en el agua.​ Su casa, que servía como tienda general, oficina de correos y parada de escenario de la zona, se construyó junto a la capilla del pueblo.​ El rancho, valorado en aproximadamente $ 30 000, fue el segundo más valioso en el condado de Riverside. Arquitectura El estilo arquitectónico de la casa reflejaba el lugar de nacimiento de Jensen en Sylt, al tiempo que incorporaba un porche delantero. Fue el primer edificio de ladrillos cocidos en horno en el condado. También fue uno de los primeros edificios de ladrillos de arcilla de California,​ y utilizó arcilla que se encuentra en el propio rancho. Los cimientos de roca y la cal utilizada en el mortero procedían de una cantera de Jensen. La madera para las vigas provino de las montañas de la Sierra de San Bernardino.​ Tiene techos altos, pero solo un armario.​ Hay varios otros edificios de ladrillo en el rancho, incluida una bodega, que ahora sirve como museo.​ Agricultura Además de los huertos de albaricoques y naranjas, el cultivo de trigo y la cría de ovejas en el rancho Agua Mansa, los Jensens tenían otras 400 acres (160 ha) en Temecula. Mientras Riverside era una ciudad de templanza, el rancho Agua Mansa de los Jensen, al otro lado del río Santa Ana, tenía un viñedo; cada año se producían y vendían 2000 galones estadounidenses (7600 l) de vino.​ Referencias Enlaces externos
Joaquin Miller Park

Joaquin Miller Park is a large open space park in the Oakland Hills owned and operated by the city of Oakland, California. It is named after early California writer and poet Joaquin Miller, who bought the land in the 1880s, naming it "The Hights" [sic], and lived in the house preserved as the Joaquin Miller House. Park In addition to building his home here and planting hundreds of trees, Joaquin Miller placed monuments to his various heroes on the property, including Moses, John C. Frémont, and Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The monuments remain to this day. The park's 500 acres (2.0 km2) are heavily wooded with coast redwoods, coast live oaks, and pines. Many of the trees were originally planted by Miller himself. The Oakland Hills location provides panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay area. The park features include miles of hiking, biking, and horseback riding trails, an off-leash dog area, a children's playground, an amphitheater, and picnic tables. The stairs below the "cascades" that flow from the Woodminister Amphitheater are actively used by fitness enthusiasts and weddings. The park is cared for by the Friends of Joaquin Miller Park coalition of users. Flora in the park include pinkflower currant, evergreen huckleberry, creambush, and gooseberry. There are several picnic areas as well as walking trails in the park, including Sinawik Trail, Sunset Loop, Palos Colorados Trail, Chaparral Trail, and Cinderella Trail. Amphitheater Joaquin Miller Park contains the 2,000-seat Woodminster Amphitheater and Cascade, an outdoor amphitheater regularly used to stage both amateur and professional musicals and plays. For many years the Oakland Recreation Department put on popular productions of musical comedies there, three per summer, using mostly amateur performers. Starting in 1967, production of the summer musicals was taken over by the current management. The Cascade is the amphitheater's waterfall feature built in 1941 and dedicated to California writers, still with flowing water. It was designed by Howard Gilkey, who also designed the Cleveland Cascade at Lake Merritt (now dry). Volunteer Programs Joaquin Miller Park has many volunteer programs that keep it running. One such organization, Friends of Joaquin Miller Park (FOJMP), works constantly with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to prevent fires from destroying both the park and nearby residences. Other volunteer organizations, like the Oakland Bike Patrol, also help maintain the park. References External links City of Oakland, Joaquin Miller Park website Woodminster Musicals website
John C. Kimball High School

John C. Kimball High School (KHS) is an American public high school in Tracy, California, south of 11th Street on Lammers Road. Kimball High School is the third high school in the Tracy Unified School District. The first day of school was August 12, 2009 with an enrollment of 1,472 students. School facilities The school sits on a 55-acre site on the east side of Lammers Road, south of 11th Street. It was designed by the Urban Ernst Design Group and constructed by F&H Construction. The school has eight single-story classroom buildings, a library, a 400-seat performing arts center (Named in 2023 the Geri Neylan Performing Arts Theatre, in honor of longtime Kimball High drama teacher Geri Neylan), two gymnasiums, a 4,000-seat stadium, a swimming pool, and athletic fields. References External links Kimball High School website KHS athletics
John F. Kennedy High School (Fremont, California)

John F. Kennedy High School is a public high school located in Fremont, California, in the United States. It opened in the fall of 1965 with nine buildings. Academics On March 24, 2007, a team of Kennedy students won the World Affairs Challenge held at San Francisco State University, sponsored by World Savvy. John F. Kennedy High School is also host to Mission Valley Regional Occupational Program, or MVROP, where students and adults attend courses in career fields including culinary arts, firefighting, automotive repair, and video production. Athletics John F. Kennedy high school a member of the Mission Valley Athletic League (MVAL), which includes high schools in Fremont as well as Newark Memorial High School in Newark, James Logan High School in Union City, and Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward. The league competes within the North Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation. Their mascot is the Titan, and their colors are purple and gold. In 2014, future major league outfielder Cal Stevenson was named the MVAL Player of the Year, playing for the Kennedy High baseball team. Notable alumni Emilio Castillo, founding member of Tower of Power Dom Corleo, underground rapper Dominic Kinnear, former soccer player and former head coach of the San Jose Earthquakes and Houston Dynamo of US Major League Soccer Lamond Murray, former NBA player Roman René Ramírez, singer and guitarist of Sublime with Rome Randy Ready, former Major League Baseball player Cal Stevenson (born 1996), Major League Baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants Aisha Wahab, California state senator See also List of memorials to John F. Kennedy References External links John F. Kennedy High School website
John Steinbeck House (Monte Sereno, California)

The John Steinbeck House at 16250 Greenwood Lane in Monte Sereno, California, was the home of author John Steinbeck from 1936 to 1938. The house was built in 1936, in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains in what was then part of the town of Los Gatos, California, for Steinbeck and his wife, Carol. While living in the house, Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath and completed Of Mice and Men. The Steinbecks added a guest house to the property after the house's completion; renowned actors, literary agents, and friends of the Steinbecks stayed in the guest house while visiting the couple. In 1938, the Steinbecks left the house, as they felt that its location was no longer as secluded as it had been two years earlier. The John Steinbeck House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 28, 1989. Unlike Steinbeck's birthplace in Salinas, California, this house is now a private residence and is closed to the public. See also John Steinbeck House (Salinas, California), another Steinbeck residence on the NRHP References External links Photos from the NRHP nomination
Дом Джона Стейнбека (Монте-Серено)

Дом Джона Стейнбека — дом-музей в городе Монте-Серено штата Калифорния, США. В этом доме писатель Джон Стейнбек жил в период с 1936 по 1938 год, и здесь им были написаны роман «Гроздья гнева» и повесть «О мышах и людях». Дом был построен в 1936 году для писателя и его жены Кэрол. 28 декабря 1989 года дом был включен в Национальный реестр исторических мест США. См. также Дом Джона Стейнбека (Салинас) — также дом-музей Джона Стейнбека, в котором прошло его детство.
Josiah Merritt Adobe

The Josiah Merritt Adobe, located at 386 Pacific St. in Monterey, California and also known as Merritt House, is a historic house that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1830 and is architecturally significant as perhaps the only example of Greek Revival temple form architecture applied to an adobe building in Mexican California. The Benicia State Capitol Building (California State Landmark #153) included the Greek temple format but is made of stone or masonry. The building was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. In 1979 the house was developed into a small hotel. References
Jug Handle State Natural Reserve

Jug Handle State Natural Reserve is a state park unit of California, United States, preserving a series of marine terraces each exhibiting a different stage of ecological succession. It is located on California State Route 1 north of the village of Caspar, five miles (8 km) equidistant between the towns of Mendocino and Fort Bragg. The 776-acre (314 ha) park was established in 1976. Natural history The reserve encompasses five marine terraces along the Pacific coast, cut by wave action over millennia as the sea level fluctuated and the land underwent tectonic uplift. Each terrace has been above water about 100,000 years longer than the level below it. Consequently, each terrace contains a different plant community, with each level showing 100,000 years of progression through the stages of ecological succession. The lowest terrace supports prairie, the second bears a redwood forest, and the third exhibits a unique pygmy forest of 5-to-10-foot-tall (1.5 to 3.0 m) cypresses and pines and dwarfed shrubs of rhododendron, manzanita, and huckleberry. In 1969, the pygmy forest was designated as a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service. The Ecological Staircase is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) trail which traverses these three terraces from the coast to inland. According to the California Department of Parks and Recreation, "few places on earth display a more complete record of ecological succession." While marine terraces formed along much of the California coast, erosion has rendered them indistinct except in rare places like Jug Handle State Natural Reserve. Along upper Jug Handle Creek are some sphagnum bogs containing mosses and insectivorous sundews. Cultural history The park is named after Jug Handle Creek, which runs through it; the name "Jug Handle" is also sometimes spelled as a single word, and comes from the shape of a bend in the old road across the creek. California State Route 1 now crosses the creek on a concrete open-spandrel deck arch bridge, built in 1938. In the 1960s, the Jug Handle area was threatened with logging and real estate development. Conservationist John Olmsted worked extensively with pedologist Hans Jenny and local activists to preserve the farmhouse and the bluffs between 1968 and 1972, ending in a landmark lawsuit, Burger v. Mendocino Board of Supervisors, involving the Pacific Holiday Lodge corporation, who had planned a motel on the bluffs overlooking the beach. The success was solidified by another case, Friends of Mammoth v. Board of Supervisors. Jug Handle State Natural Reserve was one of 70 California state parks proposed for closure by July 2012, owing to the 2008–12 California budget crisis. Alden Olmsted, son of John Olmsted, spearheaded fundraising efforts, placing donation buckets at businesses throughout the region. The $9,500 raised, plus a matching donation from the California State Parks Foundation, will fund maintenance services at the reserve into 2013. See also List of California state parks References External links Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
Kern National Wildlife Refuge

Kern National Wildlife Refuge is a 11,249-acre (45.52 km2) protected area located in the southern portion of California's San Joaquin Valley, 20 miles (32 km) west of the city of Delano. Situated on the southern margin of what was once the largest freshwater wetland complex known as Tulare Lake in the western United States, Kern National Wildlife Refuge provides an optimum wintering habitat for migratory birds with an emphasis on waterfowl and water birds. The wetlands provide habitat for birds as part of the Pacific Flyway. Through restoration and maintenance of native habitat diversity, the refuge also provides suitable habitat for several endangered species as well as preserving a remnant example of the historic valley uplands in the San Joaquin Desert. Approximately 8,200 visitors annually participate in refuge programs ranging from waterfowl hunting to wildlife viewing. References External links Refuge profile Refuge website This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.