A photographer had to climb high to get this angle of a building roof. It’s not just a point-and-shoot photo. See if you can figure out where this photograph was taken. Send your thoughts to ebrack2@gmail.com and include your hometown.
Stewart Ogilvie, Rehobeth, Ala., recognized the most recent mystery. “It’s the Pierside Hotel in Santa Monica, Calif., which inspires an easy come, easy go kind of getaway, where you can travel from bed to beach in a heartbeat. Located just steps from the famed Santa Monica Pier, this hotel is the perfect place to stay if you want a day of wild rides or laidback beach relaxing.
“You can spot the mural by American contemporary artist and activist, Shepard Fairey facing west towards the Santa Monica Pier. This cultural mosaic of Santa Monica features a woman representing strength and positivity, framed by a Pacific Ocean Park amusement park ticket from the 1950s, and nods to the skater/surfer history of the ‘Dog Town’ days of Santa Monica from the 1970s.” The photo came from Paige Havens of Hoschton.
Others getting this mystery correct included George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.; and Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas, who offered this: “The Santa Monica Pier is actually two piers in one. The first, the Municipal Pier, opened in 1909 as the West Coast’s first concrete pier and was built to carry sewage pipes safely into the ocean. Seven years later, Charles I.D. Looff (1852–1918), a carousel builder from Denmark, added the Pleasure Pier in 1916, transforming the shoreline into a destination for amusement park rides, carnival games, street performers, restaurants, and food carts. It is an incredibly popular destination, drawing roughly 11 to 14 million visitors annually.”
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