Casa Del Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, California. The Casa Del Prado has its origins in the buildings built in Balboa Park for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition. The walls of the buildings from the 1915 Panama-California Exposition are largely finished in amazingly detailed sculptures and lined with sandstone colonades. It is a unique mix of new world architecture and old world detail in a style referred to as Spanish-Colonial Revival. Ironically, when built, they were intended to be temporary. Since then, much rebuilding, repurposing and repair has managed to keep these buildings with us, now, nearly 100 years later. If you're interested in the history of the Expo buildings, click here.
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Wow, I was following the link, havn't know San Diego is such a beautiful place.
Yeah, it's beautiful with all sorts of nationalities of people and foods and architectures. Also nice beaches and really cool wildlife from the migratory route. Only issue perhaps is that it is pretty expensive to live here. Otherwise, it's fun!
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