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  So my Niece is doing a project for school where you send a little paper guy named Flat Stanley to someone you know who lives far away. She lives in Texas and I live in Califonia so she sent Stanley to me the point is to show stanley around your town and teach him things about where you live. So I thought I would post my adventures with stanley here so people can see where I live. It's kind of long but mostly pics.

 

Below Are a few place we went with Flat Stanley:

The Historic Queen Mary -

The Queen Mary, the grandest ocean liner ever built, has played many roles in her illustrious career. During the 1930s, she was hostess to the world's rich and famous; Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, David Niven, Mary Pickford, just to name a few. During her heyday, many considered her the only civilized way to travel. With the outbreak of World War II, the Queen Mary was transformed into a troopship overnight. By the end of the war, "The Grey Ghost," as she was fondly called, had carried more than 800,000 troops, traveled more than 600,000 miles and played a significant role in virtually every major Allied campaign. In February 1946 she began her "Bride and Baby Voyages" and transported more than 22,000 war brides and their children to the United States and Canada. She even set a standing record for the most passengers carried in one crossing - more than 16,000 troops and crew! After the war, the Queen Mary resumed her elegant status. However, as air travel became increasingly more safe and affordable, the days of the transatlantic voyages were numbered. In 1967, the Queen Mary sailed from Southampton, England, to her new permanent home in Long Beach, California. It would be her last crossing - the end of an era. 

  

While leaving the Queen Mary the wind picked up and blew Flat stanley out of my hands ripping his arm off so next stop was the emergency room (AKA craft store) for some glue. Once stanley's arm is re-attached we leave for disney. 

Disneyland

Disneyland was built in 1 year. Construction began on July 21, 1954. Walt Disney hired a research team to find the best place to hold the vision he had for Disneyland. Anaheim California was the spot chosen to hold a mountain, rivers and the other various ideas Disneyland now contains.

Disneyland was built for a total cost of 17.5 million dollars. July 17 1955 - Disneyland opens with 18 attractions, including the Jungle Cruise, Tomorrowland, Autopia, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, and the Mark Twain. The televised opening is hosted by Ronald Reagan, Art Linkletter and Bob Cummings. The 11,000 invitation only tickets to opening day are so easily duplicated that first day attendance shoots to 28,154, with an ABC television audience of 90 million. Every plant in Tomorrowland at Disneyland is edible.Guests are welcome to help themselves to bananas, strawberries, tomatoes, and more.

     Disneyland monorail

One of Disneyland's signature attractions is its monorail service, which opened in Tomorrowland in 1959 as the first daily-operating monorail train system in the Western Hemisphere. The monorail guide way has remained almost exactly the same since 1961, aside from small alterations while Indiana Jones Adventure was being built.

 

Angel Stadium

Angel Stadium has been the home of the Angels since their move from Los Angeles. In 1964, ground was broken for Anaheim Stadium and in 1966, the then California Angels, moved into their new home after having spent four seasons renting Dodger Stadium (referred to during Angels games as Chávez Ravine Stadium) from the Dodgers.

 

 

The Angels played their first game at the new stadium, an exhibition game against the San Francisco Giants, on April 9, 1966. They played their first official game on April 19 against the Chicago White Sox.

 

The original seating capacity was 43,204, although about 3,000 bleacher seats were added in the outfield for the 1967 MLB All-Star Game (this was the longest All-Star Game of all time, won by the National League 2-1 in 15 innings on a solo home run by the Cincinnati Reds' Tony Perez). The general shape of the playing field was very similar to their previous home, except for having somewhat less foul territory.

 

Honda Center 

Honda Center, previously known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, is an indoor arena in Anaheim, California. The arena is home to the NHL's Anaheim Ducks and was home of the former NLL's Anaheim Storm, which folded in 2005. Originally named the Anaheim Arena, it was completed in 1993 at a cost of $123 million. Arrowhead Water paid $15 million for the naming rights over 10 years in October 1993. Honda later acquired the naming rights to the arena which changed its name in October 2006. It opened on June 19, 1993, its first event a Barry Manilow concert. Since then, it has been host to a number of events, such as the Stanley Cup Finals (2003), various WWE events such as WrestleMania XII, WrestleMania 2000 (XVI), and the Royal Rumble in 1999, UFC 59, and UFC 63. It has also hosted concerts, such as Aerosmith, Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men, Coldplay, U2, Shakira, Madonna, Phil Collins, Queen, Britney Spears, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, and many more. From 1994 to 1998, it served as a second home for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers.

 

 

 

Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace

The Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace is the presidential library of Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th President of the United States, located at 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard in Yorba Linda, California. The nine acre (36,000 m²) campus is situated on and surrounding the grounds of the house where Nixon was born and spent his childhood, today in a suburban area of Orange County, California near California State Route 57 and California State Route 90 (Imperial Highway).

 

The Library was officially dedicated on July 19, 1990. Former President and Mrs. Nixon were present, as were President George H.W. Bush, former President Gerald Ford, former President Ronald Reagan, and their wives, Barbara, Betty, and Nancy, respectivley. Former President Jimmy Carter did not attend.

 

There is an extensive collection of memorabilia, formal clothing, and photographs of Nixon, his wife Pat, and children. This collection includes an assortment of bronze figures of world leaders who had important relations with Nixon as President or previously, in his role as Vice-President under President Eisenhower. The leaders' bodies have been accurately recreated in lightweight bronze over a fiberglass frame, and they are dressed in their actual clothing.

 

The Fullerton Arboretum

The Fullerton Arboretum is a 10 ha (26 acre) botanical garden with a collection of plants from around the world, located on the northeast corner of the California State University, Fullerton campus in Fullerton, California, USA.

 

The Arboretum officially was created in 1976, and officially opened in 1979. A centerpiece of the Arboretum is the Heritage House, which was built in 1894 as the home and office of Fullerton's pioneer physician, Dr. George C. Clark. In 1972 the house was moved to what is now the middle of the Arboretum. The restored house now serves as a museum of family life and medical practice of the 1890s.

 

The Arboretum's garden paths wander through four major collections: Cultivated, Woodlands, Mediterranean and Desert Collections. Highlights include Southern California native vegetation, Rare Fruit Grove, historic Citrus and Avocados, Channel Islands Garden, an extensive Cycad Collection, Conifer Collection, Palm Grove, Community Gardens, and a Children's Garden.

 

The yellow flowers shown here with flat Stanley are Golden Poppies California’s state flower they normally don’t bloom after April but me and Stanley found just a few late bloomers with the help of Cal State Fullerton’s staff.

 

 

 

 

Hollywood Walk of Fame

 

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, which is embedded with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars featuring the names of celebrities honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for their contributions to the entertainment industry. The first star, awarded on February 9, 1960, went to Joanne Woodward. On April 19, 2007, Erik Estrada was honored and became the 2,336th star on the walk.

 

The Walk of Fame was created in 1958 by southern Californian artist Oliver Weismuller, who was hired by the city to give Hollywood a "face lift". Many honorees received multiple stars during the initial phase of installation for contributions to separate categories; however, the practice in recent decades has been to honor individuals not yet represented, with only a handful of previous honorees being awarded additional stars. In 1978, the City of Los Angeles designated the Walk of Fame as a Cultural/Historic Landmark.

 

The Walk of Fame began with 2,500 blank stars. A total of 1,558 stars were awarded during its first sixteen months. Since then, about two stars have been added per month. By 1994, more than 2,000 of the original stars were filled, and additional stars extended the Walk west past Sycamore to La Brea Avenue, where it now ends at the Silver Four Ladies of Hollywood Gazebo (with stars honoring The Beatles and Elvis Presley).