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Thursday, August 28, 2014

LAJOLLA TREASURES / cove, bungalows, athenaeun, star, jungle pig

+DEEP SUMMER+
>by gwen bristo was our mother's favorite book<
+LIGHT IN AUGUST+
>by faulkner was our first wife's favorite book<
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+MARIANNE & I ARE ENJOYING+
+LA JOLLA EACH DAY DURING+
>(we had a great time at the<
>lajolla historic society sat.)
+THIS RADIANT AUGUST TIME+
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>yesterday i took a walk in lajolla and,
+(COVE BUNGALOWS+
+CHURCH-LIBRARIES+
>(plus special secret)<
+"PIG IN THE JUNGLE")+
>visited some favorite radiant places<
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 >the red lajolla bungalows above the cove<
>beach as you know, is very special in my<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+LAJOLLA BUNGALOWS)+
>matrix of magical places in old lajolla<
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>(national historic monuments since 75<
>thanks to our small group's effort)<
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 >our home is around the bay, a few blocks<
>beyond and above the famed beach club<
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+/ IRVING JOHN GILL+
>& irving gill's houses on princess street<
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 >the cove beach is lajolla's "living room"and<
>radiant w/ solar energy & negative ions<
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+(/ RIVIERA RADIANCE)+
>read my bungalow paper on the www<
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 >within 5 minuetes i had found 2 books for<
>sale above the cove at the "athenaeum"of<
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+/ PABLO PICASSO+
>lajolla library a vision of ellen b. scripps<
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 >the athenaeum is my favorite economy "arts<
>club", in downtown lajolla charging $50<
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+>/ LAJOLLA OASIS+
>a year, where books & records attract<
>(i love the circular-cone roof on side)<
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 >d. g. wills bookshop in downtown lajolla<
>is of course our star of fine art books and<
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+D.G. WILLS BOOKSHOP)+
>i also enjoy quiet moments in this corner<
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 >marianne and i enjoy together quiet<
>moments in "mary star of the sea"<
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+/ TEMPLAR CHAPEL+
>/ the alter area is very beautiful<
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 >the secret star of our lajolla visit this morning<
>is the lajolla "racket stringing workshop"and<
+LAJOLLA'S SECRET "STAR+
+PIG IN THE JUNGLE" SIGN+
>it is a work of vernacular folk art on the side<
> of the building in a jungle that stars bright<
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 >this mini bungalow was once part of ellen<
>b. scripps houses for her domestic"help"&<
+(BISHOP SCHOOL HAS+
+EATEN them ALL UP)+ !
>sadly all but one are now destroyed w/<
>the first lajolla library sadly included<
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 >the deep summer lajolla jungle grows wild and<
>radiant in front and side of the "racket stringing<
+(THE SECRET PIG SIGN IS+
+LEANING ON THE SIDE++
>workshop" honoring the secret metal pig sign<
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 >this badly faded "jungle pig sign" is the star<
>of our grass roots tour today and it once was<
+(SEVERAL SIGN PHOTOS+
+MADE IN MANY YEARS)+
>seen high on a metal pole selling hot dogs<
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 >i photographed this transcendent manifestation<
>with the gigantic ancient cactus smiling down<
+(SPEAKING WITH PLANTS+
+IN LEONARDO'S CODE)+ !
>honoring our aged effort of documentation<
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+FOR A JUNGLE+
+PIG LINKAGE+ !
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>(a (pig farm) school<
>for island deaf kids<
>using conc slabs)
+BOHOL ISLAND SCHOOL+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu


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