Creepy Tiki: Abandoned Arne’s Royal Hawaiian Motel
The closed and abandoned Arne's Royal Hawaiian Motel was a welcome oasis for overheated travelers passing through the Gateway to Death Valley in Baker, CA. Hold the Pineapple Arne's Royal ...
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Petroleum Pets: Coalinga’s Vanishing Iron Zoo
Painted pump jacks with plenty of personality put the “pet” into petroleum at the venerable and vanishing Iron Zoo in and around Coalinga, California. Formerly known as “Coaling ...
California City: The Half-Built Desert Metropolis of the Golden State
It's the third-largest city in California by land area but most people (including many in CA) have never even heard of this mostly-empty desert oasis, home to around 15,000 people. It's not quite ...
Uninterrupted Views: Billboards Blended Into Their Natural Backdrops
For just a split-second as you zoom by in your vehicle, you’ll catch the perfect alignment of 2D imagery on a billboard and the real, three-dimensional mountains in the background, eliminating ...
Solar-Powered Pipe to Desalinate 1.5 Billion Gallons for California
Designed to address the pervasive drought and long-term water problems of the West Coast, The Pipe is an offshore water purification plant that combines sustainable energy, public works and ...
RV There Yet? Abandoned Trailers Of The Salton Sea Shore
California's Salton Sea was once a sparkling desert oasis, attracting vacationers in mobile homes and RVs. The people have gone but their trailers remain. ...
Silicon Greenery: World’s Largest Green Roof to Span City Blocks
Aiming to turn Cupertino into the green center of Silicon Valley, this expansive green roof design rolls over 30 acres of central urban real estate, capping a massive mixed-use redevelopment ...
Landskating: Giant Chinese Landscapes Drawn with Roller Blades
Modified inline skates holding pots of black pigment allow this artist to create her huge works (up to 40 feet or more) while rolling around the room, with results that look remarkably like ...
Herb & Renewal: Smokin’ Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Medical marijuana dispensaries, compassion centers and “cannabis clubs” have sprung up like, er, weeds over the past several decades complementary to laws allowing for the legal use of ...
The Hills Have Eyes: Joshua Tree’s Spook-tacular Skull Rock
Skull Rock, a naturally weathered granite rock formation located in California's Joshua Tree National Park, stares out across an otherworldly landscape of shattered boulders, tumbling tumbleweeds ...
