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Good-Bye, Old California Incline
This is a view of the California Incline, the landmark slanted road that connects the top of Santa Monica’s Palisades bluffs with the Pacific Coast Highway down below. It’s very familiar to those of us who visit Palisades Park regularly, and to motorists who use it daily to access the PCH from the city and vice-versa. You may have seen it in one of the movies shot in Santa Monica, or in postcards of the city. I have photographed it dozens of times and it never gets old!
That is, until now… In April, the incline bridge, built in the 1890s as a pedestrian route to the beach, will be demolished and replaced by a new structure, as part of a seismic retrofit 85 years in the making. The last renovation happened in 1930 to help make way for cars.
While the new structure will be safer, with a wider sidewalk and bicycle lanes, this will be a long project (some 12-18 months of construction). Traffic will be a nightmare in other areas of the city, and parts of the relatively quiet and pleasant Palisades Park will be disturbed by the noise of construction works.
But what intrigues me the most in all this is the fact that, having been in the LA area for only three-and-a-half years, I am already witnessing changes in its landmarks. I can almost hear myself saying, years from now: “before they demolished the old incline bridge…”
Yes, time really flies, and things just keep on changing…
365/Day 68
Rush Hour!!
365/Day 57
Homeless With A View — Santa Monica is considered a safe haven for the LA area homeless. Members of the community keep an eye on them, regularly count them to make sure they’re all OK, and, most importantly, gladly share the city’s public spaces with them. Such is the case of Palisades Park, my favorite place to go for a walk and watch the sunset. There, homeless, residents, and tourists equally take advantage of the grounds and the beautiful views of the Pacific ocean. That’s what I hope today’s photo illustrates. 
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Bikes and Motorcycles
This week Cee has asked us to share our photos of bikes and motorcycles. Here we go…
Rental bikes. London, UK.
Pink Vespa! Santa Monica, CA.
Speeding motorcycles in wild traffic of Naples, Italy.
Bike and motorcycle parking. Florence, Italy.
Ghost biker. Naples, Italy.
365/Day 56
Shooting From the Hip —
Today I went back to my favorite spot on the Third Street Promenade, in Santa Monica, for some street photography. People are very aware of cameras these days, especially in Los Angeles, so it isn’t easy to go unnoticed. Most times, even shooting from the hip, people notice they are being photographed. So far, nobody has made a stink about it, so I keep on shooting…
Singing Cuban songs.
Oblivious.
Intrigued.
Puzzled.
Dod walking woman. 🙂
Eye contact.
In a hurry!
Eye contact.
Mom’a aware, adorable kid happy with green balloon.
Overkill.
Hippest couple.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Angular
Art Deco sculpture. 30 Rockefeller Center, New York.
9/11 Museum, New York City.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LACMA.
Covent Garden, London.
The Eye, London.
See other Angular posts.
A Photo A Week Challenge: From Color to B&W
This photo was taken in Tribeca, New York City. I love that area. There was a heat wave in New York that day and temps reached the low 100Fs. Walking around town was a crazy idea, but NY is worth any sacrifice.
Here’s a bit of Tribeca in color…
And here it is in B&W…
To see other Color to B&W entries go to: http://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/a-photo-a-week-challenge-from-color-to-bw/
The Brooklyn Bridge
I love the Brooklyn bridge. It’s so iconic. Always so crowded with tourists, locals, vendors, people walking, people in bikes, people talking loud, music playing, it gets a little crazy. It was difficult to take good photos with all that commotion. But once I looked up I was able to appreciate and capture its beauty and character. It was as if we were alone, me, the Brooklyn bridge, and the New York sky.
Shoot 'N Go 