It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...

Bustamante Antiques Show

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(1) Norman Karlson, an antique dealer who is writing a book on the Eiffel Tower, displays a model in exact scale (1/200th) of the 'Tour Eiffel' on Saturday, January 7, 2007 during the Bustamante Antiques Show & Sale. According to Karlson, the tower was the tallest building in the world until the Chrysler Building was built. (2) Lawrence Gong, an antique dealer, displays his carved Buddha's on Saturday during the show.  The Bustamante Antiques Show & Sale is staged twice a year in the Santa Monica Civic Center.
Posted on Sunday, January 7, 2007 at 02:11PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Art and Antique Fair

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Juliet El Sheriff admires a mink cap while browsing at the monthly John Muir School PTA Art and Antique Fair on Saturday, January 6, 2007.  The Fair is held on the first Saturday of every month.
Posted on Sunday, January 7, 2007 at 02:06PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Stand-back

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 Zurab  Nebieridze, 32, a bodybuilder, power lifter and wrestler from Hollywood, does five push-ups while Grant Morales, 17 and 180 lbs, stands on his bank  at the Santa Monica Pier on Wednesday, January 3, 2007.

Posted on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 09:26PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Santa Monica Pier Aquarium

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A Moray eel swims around its tank with his mouth open wide at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium on Wednesday, Jan 3, 2007. Moray eel's  frequent tropical and subtropical coral reefs to depths of 200 m, where they spend most of their time concealed inside crevices and alcoves.
Posted on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 09:17PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

MetLife

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A MetLife blimp flies above Santa Monica on Tuesday, January 3, 2007. 

Posted on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 03:37PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

It was a jolly-good year

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Jose Medrano, (left) and Ruben Gonzales (right) from Solid Waste Management   put  Christmas trees into their dump truck on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at Reed Park. There were about 250- to 300 trees piled up at the park waiting to be recycled. Their dump truck can carry about 80 trees. They will have to make 3 to 4 trips to dispose of all the trees.
Posted on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at 07:32PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Tsunami Memorial

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A group of monks from several California Temples, who hail from Sri Lanka, release flowers into the Ocean from the end of the Santa Monica Pier during the Tsunami Memorial Candlelight Vigil  on Tuesday. 
Posted on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at 07:05PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Mummy of Herakleides

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A group of visitors stop to look at 'Mummy of Herakleides' Romano-Egyptian, about A.D. 150 at the Getty Villa  in Malibu on Saturday, December 23, 2006.
Posted on Saturday, December 23, 2006 at 03:38PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint