detail of the photograph originally posted by
Tovanger2
The Shakespeare Bridge was built in 1926 by J.C. Wright.
The ravine over which the bridge was built was once a perennial stream called Arroyo de la Sacatela.
below: Early views of the Shakespeare Bridge.
http://takesunset.com/tag/architectural-landmarks/
http://takesunset.com/tag/architectural-landmarks/
below: The Shakespeare Bridge today.
http://takesunset.com/tag/architectural-landmarks/
A view from below... (Sacatela Creek has long been covered over)
http://bigorangelandmarks.blogspot.c...re-bridge.html
...a view from above. (the large building circled in red is John Marshall High School)
John Marshall high School in 1931.
http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/F...olNumber=51008
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A further look at Arroyo de la Sacatela (feeding into Bimini Slough).
http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_fo...t-streams.html
We all recognize Bimini Slough because of the oft-posted Bimini Baths, located downstream from the Shakespeare Bridge
and the Arroyo de la Sacatela.
http://laecovillage.wordpress.com/20...-bimini-baths/
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Past posts on the Bimini Baths (along with El Patio Gardens/Rainbow Gardens/Palomar Ballroom...same place different names)
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...&postcount=644
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...&postcount=645
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...&postcount=631
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