Monday, December 06, 2010

Light House

This is a model of the historical Placer County Courthouse in Auburn, California. The city came into height of popularity during the gold rush era of the 1850's. Today, the building is a museum and open to the public where you can see this beautiful replica and learn about the history of the area.

P.S. I will be out of town for a week and will respond to you upon my return. Thank you for visiting.


- Karen

8 comments:

rainfield61 said...

You are going to stay in a lighthouse for a week?

See you then..

johnson said...

beautiful model

- high bay lights

betchai said...

almost real, i was drawn to the lights i thought it was real, then, when you mentioned it is a model, only then I was able to contrast it with the things around it :)

Ryan said...

I bet the real place has seen some vagabonds in it's time, great shot of the model.

catsynth said...

That's a very impressive model! And a nicely detailed photograph.

LifeRamblings said...

what a lovely model. the real place must be very impressive.

Mandy said...

That is just stunning - what a great photo! It looks like exactly the type of place i like to visit when I'm touring around the countryside too.

AVCr8teur said...

Rainfield61: You can say I was at a place where houses "light up". :)

Johnson: It is quite impressive with all the details.

Betchai: Since I was there during the day, I wonder if the real building lights up like that.

Ryan: Since it was a courthouse before and now a public museum, you can say lots of vagabonds have been through there.

Catsynth: Thanks. It was a little tough getting the picture in low light and behind glass.

Life Ramblings: I love old buildings. It's nice to see it remodeled and opened to the public.

Emm: Thanks! I like quaint places too. Some more interesting than the more touristy spots.