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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

It's amazing this is still standing. I gives me goose pimples.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/metroli...ve/2951184594/

Welcome to the thread shadyguy in Tulsa!

Great image e-r! Before the utilitarian, later Spanish fantasy, building was even built. What a treat. Thx
(I wish that car would move so one could see how much of the Avila Adobe is made out of whole cloth.)

P.S.
Plaza Sub Sta was built in 1903 and almost didn't make it out of the early 70s: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_Substation

P.P.S.

A little 'before and after' on the substation's 'historic' next-door neighbor:

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