Still in downtown San Bernardino, this is the San Bernardino County Government Center, next door to the County Courthouse. You can see the sculpture from yesterday's post, which lies between the two buildings. This one of the better-looking buildings in San Bernardino, built many years ago, but with a distinctly modern look, compared with the courthouse. This will be the end of the tour of San Bernardino. Unfortunately it is a city that has lost its original charm, and has fallen on hard times, and has a poor reputation regarding public safety. I worked in the city for many years, and it is sad to drive up and down once-thriving streets and seeing empty and rundown buildings and businesses. 11/28/20 My website: www.sparhawkphotography.com
I had an appointment for servicing my car yesterday in San Bernardino. Afterwards I went downtown and took a few photographs. This is one of the few historic buildings left in the city (for years the city fathers believed in tearing down the old and building new, with the destruction of the historic). This old theater was built in 1928 as a vaudeville and movie palace. Over the many years it has played host to many major screen and stage stars. To the current day (aside from Covid closures) it has hosted top quality musicals, plays and top touring groups. It is the home of a Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, the only one in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties and one of very few in all of Southern California. 11/24/20 My website: www.sparhawkphotography.com
I went for a walk in downtown Redlands after work today, and happened to go into a building I'd never been in before. The building has a restaurant, some beauty salons and other businesses in it. I was attracted to the configuration of the staircase, and took a few shots of it. This is one of my favorites of what I took. 2/21/21 www.sparhawkphotography.com
