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International Volvo Photo Locations Part 437

2010 – Volvo XC70 at Palomar Observatory at Canfield Rd on Palomar Mountain in California USA 🇺🇸.

2020 – Palomar Observatory in Palomar Mountain

Palomar Observatory is located at Canfield Rd on Palomar Mountain in California, USA.

Palomar Observatory is an astronomical observatory in San Diego County, California, United States, 145 kilometers southeast of Los Angeles, California, in the Palomar Mountain Range. It is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), located in Pasadena, California. Research time at the observatory is granted to Caltech and its research partners, which include the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Cornell University.

The observatory operates several telescopes, including the 5.1 m Hale Telescope and the 1.2 m Samuel Oschin Telescope. In addition, other instruments and projects have been hosted at the observatory, such as the Palomar Testbed Interferometer and the historic 0.46 m Schmidt telescope, Palomar Observatory’s first telescope, dating from 1936.

The Palomar Observatory is an active research facility. However, parts of it are open to the public during the day. Visitors can take self-guided tours of the 200-inch telescope daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The observatory is open 7 days a week, year round, except for December 24 and 25 and during times of inclement weather. Guided tours of the 200-inch Hale Telescope dome and observing area are available Saturdays and Sundays from April through October. There are a visitor center and a gift shop on the grounds.

Behind-the-scenes tours for the public are offered through the community support group, Friends of Palomar Observatory. Periodic tours are also organized by the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in San Diego. The observatory is located off State Route 76 in northern San Diego County, California, two hours’ drive from downtown San Diego and three hours’ drive from central Los Angeles ( UCLA, LAX airport ). Those staying at nearby Palomar Campground can visit Palomar Observatory by hiking 3.5 km up Observatory Trail.

More information at en.wikipedia.org and sites.astro.caltech.edu.

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 436

2010 – Volvo V60 at EFI Flight School on French Valley Airport on Sky Canyon Drive in Murrieta California USA 🇺🇸.

2010 – Volvo V60 at EFI Flight School on French Valley Airport on Sky Canyon Drive in Murrieta California USA 🇺🇸.

2010 – Volvo V60 at EFI Flight School on French Valley Airport on Sky Canyon Drive in Murrieta California USA 🇺🇸.

2020 – EFI at French Valley Airport in Murrieta (Google Streetview)

Executive Flight Institute or EFI Flight School is located at French Valley Airport on Sky Canyon Drive in Murrieta, California USA.

French Valley Airport covers an area of 106 ha which contains one asphalt paved runway which is designated as 18/36 and measures 1,829 x 23 m.

For the 12-month period ending December 30, 2009, the airport had 98,185 aircraft operations, an average of 269 per day, all of which were general aviation. There are 170 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single engine, 12% multi-engine, 1% jet aircraft, 2% helicopters and 1% ultralights.

There is also Wings and Rotors Air Museum in hangar 7 (Bld 31), with military displays, flyable helicopters and an F-4 Phantom II in restoration to fly.

EFI Flight School has been providing the flight training and unsurpassed service, while helping their customers achieve their flying goals safely, effectively and economically. There is no greater thrill or sense of accomplishment than learning how to fly! Whether you are aspiring to have a professional career in aviation or you just want to learn to fly for fun, EFI Flight School provides the means and resources to become a safe and competent FAA-certified pilot. They believe in providing affordable flight training while maintaining our core values of safety, quality, integrity and value. They offer both Part 141 and Part 61 flight training, with the flexibility of tailoring your training to your specific needs. As a Certified Cessna Pilot Center, They operate a fleet of Cessna, Piper and Cirrus aircraft which are maintained to the highest standards required of a flight school. EFI Flight School is proud to have earned several AOPA Distinguished Flight Training Awards since opening in 2008. With 13 airplanes, 2 flight simulators and 11 instructors, they have the resources to complete your training on your schedule. As an FAA testing center, they also have the ability to conduct your pilot written exams on-site.

More information at en.wikipedia.org and flyefi.com.

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 435

2010 – Volvo S60 at Glo Apartments on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, USA 🇺🇸.

2020 – Glo Apartments on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles (Google Streetview)

Glo Apartments is located on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, USA.

GLO is a vibrant, stylized community in an urban setting. Located in the heart of Downtown’s Mid City West neighborhood, highly walkable to some of LA’s finest dining and shopping destinations. Easy access to the I10, 110 and 101 Freeways.

Located just on the north side of the 110, Glo Apartments is situated just outside the congestion of Downtown Los Angeles; however they are very much still within walking distance to many popular areas the city has to offer. The neighborhood has a very residential, suburban feel being just steps from all of the amenities urban living has to offer. They have easy access to schools like FIDM, USC and Loyola Law.

Wilshire Boulevard is one of the principal east-west arterial roads in the Los Angeles area of Southern California, extending 15.83 miles (25.48 km) from Ocean Avenue in the city of Santa Monica east to Grand Avenue in the Financial District of downtown Los Angeles. It is also one of the major city streets through the city of Beverly Hills. Wilshire Boulevard runs roughly parallel with Santa Monica Boulevard from Santa Monica to the west boundary of Beverly Hills. From the east boundary it runs a block south of Sixth Street to its terminus.

More information at en.wikipedia.org and equityapartments.com.

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 434

2010 – Volvo S60 at The Chapman on South Broadway and West 8th Street in Los Angeles, USA 🇺🇸.

2020 – The Chapman on South Broadway and West 8th Street in Los Angeles (Google Streetview)

The Chapman is located on the corner of South Broadway and West 8th Street in Los Angeles, USA.

The Chapman building was originally built in 1912 as one of the tallest and most lavish of its day. It is a classic example of early-century architecture and has a long heritage as a marquee address in downtown Los Angeles.

The Chapman stands above Broadway at the very core of Historic Downtown. This neighborhood is also part of the Broadway Theatre District, an area that houses the largest concentration of historic theatres in the nation, dating back to the ’20s and ’30s and standing as an homage to the lavish Golden Age of theatre and film.

The Chapman Building is also known as the Los Angeles Investment Company Building.

The Los Angeles Investment Company was started by Charles Elder and two friends in 1899 in a little back room at Fourth and Broadway. By 1912, his bank was competing with the largest in the country and he had built his own headquarters at Eighth and Broadway for a record $1 million.

Over the next few years, Charles Elder and his company had a tremendous influence on real estate development in the city. He became ‘one of the best-known men in Los Angeles,’ according to the LA Times in 1913, and his Los Angeles Investment Company Building was one of the largest and most opulent in the city.

With thirteen floors above a ‘high basement,’ the building was one of the few examples of a thirteen-story building within the height limit of the time, which was 150 feet. The interior of the first floor featured solid mahogany and pillars of grain marble. The bank vault was immense, with the largest doors that could be found at the time.

More information at chapmanflats.com.

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 433

2010 – Volvo S60 at 315 W 6th St in Los Angeles USA 🇺🇸

2010 – Volvo S60 at 315 W 6th St in Los Angeles USA 🇺🇸

2020 – West 6th Street in Los Angeles (Google Streetview)

West 6th Street is a street in Downtown Los Angeles. The photo location is between South Hill Street and South Broadway, driving towards the north.

Los Angeles is a city of diverse cultures and many are showcased in or around Downtown. The area’s highlights include Grand Central Market, Museum of Contemporary Art, Disney Concert Hall, The Music Center, Olvera Street, Chinatown, Little Tokyo, and the Japanese-American Museum. Downtown is also home to some of the most unique and stunning examples of American and international architecture.

More information at en.wikipedia.org.

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 432

2004 – Volvo S80 near Van Nuys Air Traffic Control on Hayvenhurst Place on Van Nuys Airport in Hollywood, Los Angeles USA 🇺🇸.

2020 – Van Nuys Airport in Hollywood

Van Nuys Airport is a public airport in Van Nuys in the San Fernando Valley section of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. No major airlines fly into this airport, which is owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports.

Van Nuys is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the world. With two parallel runways, it averages over 230,000 takeoffs and landings annually.

The airport is home to the Van Nuys FlyAway Bus service, which runs nonstop buses to Los Angeles International Airport for travelers who park their cars at Van Nuys.

Many news, medical transport, and tour helicopters from the Los Angeles area are based at Van Nuys Airport. The Los Angeles City Fire Department operates its Air Operations Unit here. The City of Los Angeles also has its maintenance hub at the airport, used for staging and maintaining LAPD and LADWP helicopters.

Parts of the climatic scene of the 1942 film Casablanca were filmed at Van Nuys Airport, at the time known as Metropolitan Airport.

Huge thanks to photographer Nigel Harniman for sharing some of the Behind the scenes photos:

Please visit Nigel Harnimans website for more BTS (Behind the scenes) work!

More information at en.wikipedia.org, iflyvny.com and harniman.com.

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 431

2005 – Volvo S80 in Chuck Arnoldi Beach House on Wildlife Road near Little Dume Beach in Malibu, north of Los Angeles, USA 🇺🇸.

2020 – Chuck Arnoldi Beach House at Little Dume Beach in Malibu

2020 – Chuck Arnoldi Beach House at Little Dume Beach in Malibu

Chuck Arnoldi Beach House is located on Wildlife Road near Little Dume Beach in Malibu, north of Los Angeles, USA.

Charles Arnoldi’s Malibu beach house is, according to the LA Times newspaper, the ultimate artist’s canvas.

A clean simplicity rules the Malibu home of artist Charles Arnoldi and wife, Katie, a novelist. He designed the house as well as most of its furniture, including an aluminum dining table topped with a small Calder sculpture. Arnold Schwarzenegger liked the table so much that he commissioned one for himself, Charles says.

Spare and simple is the rule in the oceanfront home of Arnoldi and his wife, Katie, a novelist. He designed the house as well as most of its furniture. When they wanted to remake the backyard, no worries: Just drive that bulldozer through the living room.

That same living room was a great location to take photos of the new Volvo S80 in 2004!

Charles Arnoldi, also known as Chuck Arnoldi and as Charles Arthur Arnoldi is an American painter, sculptor and printmaker. He was born April 10, 1946 in Dayton, Ohio.

While visiting a girlfriend’s grandmother in New York, he took the opportunity to view works by Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. Observing their smudges, smears, and imperfections, he sensed that he too was capable of such work, and decided to attend art school. Arnoldi attended Ventura College in Ventura, California, where a professor convinced him to apply to the Art Center in Los Angeles. He was accepted with a scholarship, and enrolled in commercial illustration classes. It was the late 1960s, and Arnoldi recalls a stifling classroom environment where male students were required to wear ties. After only two weeks, he left and transferred to the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles in 1968, where he remained for eight months before deciding to abandon his formal education and complete his training through his art practice. Arnoldi began using actual tree branches as a compositional element in his works, combined with painting to create stick constructions. These works did not endeavor to create illusions but rather inhabited physical space.

In the early 1970s, the artist attracted attention for his wall-relief wood sculptures, such as Honeymoons in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art. He had his first solo exhibition at the Riko Mizuno Gallery in Los Angeles in 1971. The following year he was included in Documenta V, Kassel, Germany, 1972. In 1977, he had his first stick sculpture cast in bronze. Roark, in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art, is a monumental example of this technique. The use of wood remained a feature of Arnoldi’s oeuvre, although, since the 1980s, he has often employed it in combination with other media. In the 1990s, Arnoldi’s output changed radically. He began producing abstract paintings on canvas, first black and white, and later brightly colored. Justice is an example of these free-flowing organic paintings. He played himself in the 2005 film, Sketches of Frank Gehry, directed by Sydney Pollack. Arnoldi lives and works in Los Angeles.

Huge thanks to photographer Nigel Harniman for sharing some of the Behind the scenes photos:

Please visit Nigel Harnimans website for more BTS (Behind the scenes) work!

More information at en.wikipedia.org, www.latimes.com and harniman.com.

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 430

2005 – Volvo S80 on exit of Harbor Freeway and Transit Way or Freeway CA-110 towards W 9th Street and James M Wood Blvd in Los Angeles USA 🇺🇸.

2005 – Volvo S80 on exit of Harbor Freeway and Transit Way or Freeway CA-110 towards W 9th Street and James M Wood Blvd in Los Angeles USA 🇺🇸.

2020 – The exit of Harbor Freeway and Transit Way or Freeway CA-110 towards W 9th Street and James M Wood Blvd in Los Angeles, USA 🇺🇸.

The Harbor Transitway is a 16.6 km shared-use express bus corridor (known as a busway or transitway) and high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes running in the median of Interstate 110 (Harbor Freeway) between Downtown Los Angeles and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center in Gardena, California. Buses also make intermediate stops at 37th Street/USC, Slauson, Manchester, Harbor Freeway, and Rosecrans stations.

The Harbor Transitway is utilized by the J Line, a bus rapid transit route operated by LA Metro. It is also used by several Metro Express, GTrans, LADOT Commuter Express, Orange County Transportation Authority, and Torrance Transit bus services, most of which only run during weekday peak periods.

South of the Harbor Transitway, the Harbor Freeway also has two stations on the shoulder of the highway, Carson station and Pacific Coast Highway station which opened on November 18, 2000.

More information at en.wikipedia.org and harniman.com.

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 429

2004 – Volvo S60 on Long Beach Fwy (or 710 Freeway) near the El Monte Busway and Monterey Park Golf Club in Alhambra, Los Angeles USA 🇺🇸.

2020 – Long Beach Fwy near the El Monte Busway in Alhambra LA (Google Streetview)

Route 710, consisting of the non-contiguous segments of State Route 710 (SR 710) and Interstate 710 (I-710), is a major north–south state highway and auxiliary Interstate Highway in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of the U.S. state of California. The highway was initially planned to connect Long Beach and Pasadena, but a gap in the route exists from Alhambra to Pasadena through South Pasadena due to community opposition to its construction.

The completed southern segment is signed as I-710 and is officially known as the Long Beach Freeway, and it runs north from Long Beach to Valley Boulevard, just north of I-10 (San Bernardino Freeway), near the boundary between the cities of Alhambra and Los Angeles. South of I-5, I-710 follows the course of the Los Angeles River, rarely wandering more than a few hundred feet from the riverbed. South of SR 1 in Long Beach, I-710 is officially part of the Seaside Freeway.

Huge thanks to photographer Nigel Harniman for sharing some of the Behind the scenes photos:

Please visit Nigel Harnimans website for more BTS (Behind the scenes) work!

More information at en.wikipedia.org and harniman.com.

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 428

2006 – Volvo S60 on exit of Harbor Freeway and Transit Way (110) towards the 6th Street in LA USA 🇺🇸.

2020 – West 6th Street over Harbor Freeway and Transit Way in Los Angeles (Google Streetview)

The West 6th Street crosses the Harbor Freeway and Transit Way in Los Angeles – USA

Harbor Freeway and Transit Way or Route 110, consisting of State Route 110 (SR 110) and Interstate 110 (I-110), is a state and auxiliary Interstate Highway in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of the U.S. state of California. The entire route connects San Pedro and the Port of Los Angeles with Downtown Los Angeles and Pasadena. The southern segment from San Pedro to Interstate 10 in downtown Los Angeles is signed as I-110, while the northern segment to Pasadena is signed as SR 110.
The entire length of I-110, as well as SR 110 south of the Four Level Interchange with US 101, is the Harbor Freeway, and SR 110 north from US 101 to Pasadena is the historic Arroyo Seco Parkway, the first freeway in the western United States. I-110 is one of two 3-digit interstate designations to appear on opposite coasts; I-280 in California and New Jersey is the other.

Some behind the scenes photos from Nigel Harniman and his crew, working on the exit of the Harbor Freeway and Transit Way towards the West 6th Street in Los Angeles.

Huge thanks to photographer Nigel Harniman for sharing some of the Behind the scenes photos:

Please visit Nigel Harnimans website for more BTS (Behind the scenes) work!

More information at en.wikipedia.org and harniman.com.