In 1938 William Packard and Bill Hewlett, following the advice of their Stanford professor, went into William’s garage (shown here) in Palo Alto, California, and built their first product—an audio oscillator that was quickly bought up by Walt Disney to test speakers in movie theaters booked to show Fantasia.
By the 1960’s the company was building computers, and their company laid the foundation of Silicon Valley in the Palo Alto area.
A visit to the Desert View Watchtower on the eastern portion of the Grand Canyon’s South Rim. Constructed in the 1930s, it offers magnificent canyon views and a tie to the Native American history of the Canyon.
I was visiting a friend, and this was the view from their house. I could understand why they built their house facing this direction. I was taken by the beauty!
Samantha shares some street art pictures from her recent trip to Bogotá, Colombia.
A garden in South Wales is the topic of today’s post from ProfessorAbe
DrFumblefinger shares photos of the Fitz Roy Massif, one of the most famous and difficult to climb peaks in the world, situated in Patagonia.
TravelGumbo revisits Jonathan L’s trip to the Columbia River and the old cannery town of Astoria, Oregon
Jonathan L explored some of the local culture of small town Portugal in Ferreira do Zêzere.
Jonathan L took advantage of atmospheric weather for some striking pictures
Humble beginnings for two geniuses….never saw this place before, thanks for sharing.