#whittier

[unbfacts]

#Alaskan town of whittier #Whittier #Place

[artdecodude]

One of the fascinating things about #ArtDeco is that while most folks agree that the beginning of World War II pretty killed the Art Deco building style, with the International Style taking hold by the late 1940's. There were a few stragglers here & there due the design plans being paid for before the war & then not being able to be executed until after the war. Most examples of this are in Catholic Churches all over the United States. How late is this one (St. Mary of the Assumption in Whittier, California)? Try *1959* !!!

#art deco #whittier #california #late art deco #catholic church

[trb752]

Lou Henry Hoover School, Whittier, California, USA Built in 1938 Architect: William Harrison. The sculpted mural frieze is by Bartholomew (Bartolo) Mako and stands over the school's main entrance. It depicts a scene of the early Quakers who founded the city of Whittier more than one hundred years ago. Lou Henry Hoover was President Herbert Hoover's wife. Photos credit: Rod on Flickr; Dean Cheng on Flickr; decoarchitecture; hooverwhittiercity

#art deco #art deco design #art deco architecture #art deco style #streamline moderne #whittier #californiaartdeco #california

[unteriors]

Shoal Creek Road, Whittier, North Carolina.

#Whittier #North Carolina

[vintagepipemen]

Unidentified faculty, Whittier College, 1976.

#whittier

[momentsbeforemass]

“I’ll be happy when…”

“Of all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, it might have been.”

The first time I discovered this line from Whittier, it was on a tombstone of a long-dead Senator. I knew his story.

His was a life of high office and important matters. An honorable career, with much to be proud of. Somehow, it was never enough for him.

Time and again, he sought the Presidency. The one office he really wanted. Time and again, he fell short.

After his last failed attempt, he retired from public life and died soon after. Friends and family said he died of a broken heart at what he saw as his final failure.

I’m sure that line was chosen to call to mind what a great President he could have been.

But for me, it was sad in another way. It revealed someone who was so focused on what he didn’t have, that he tied his happiness, his peace to something he never achieved.

While most of us will never run for President, all of us at one time or another have tied our peace to things we didn’t have. We do it when we tell ourselves things like “I’ll be happy when I get a better job,” “I’ll be happy when I get a new car,” “I’ll be happy when I get a bigger house.”

Setting ourselves up to be disappointed. Not only if we don’t get it. But even if we do.

Because once we tie our peace to something like that, it’s hard to get it back. All too often, we just keep pushing it on to the next thing. And the next thing. In an endless cycle.

Which is not how God ever meant for us to live. Focused on things. Living outside of the only part of our lives that we ever really own. Today.

St. Teresa of Avila knew this well. And knew exactly how to break the cycle. It’s why she said,

“May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. 

May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. 

May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.”

Today’s Readings

#Peace #Not Enough #Happy #What might have been #God #Jesus #Catholic #Christian #Church #Whittier #St. Teresa of Avila #Moments Before Mass

[catsofcalifornia]

Mr. Drogo from Cats In Need in Whittier, California

Click here for more information about adoption and other ways to help (as well as information about some of the other cats at Cats In Need)!

#cats #california #whittier #adoption #adoptnotshop

[deleonsombra]

#whittier #lowrider #los angeles

[rapateradance]

taking the alaska railroad train from anchorage to whittier 🌊 (my photos).

📍 whittier, alaska

#whittier #whittier alaska #alaska #alaska railroad #mine #uploads #I got absolutely soaked walking around whittier but it was 100% worth it

[narcan-necromancer]

I need more friends to hang out with irl 🙃

#kira falls apart #Whittier #socal

[filmap]

The Fabelmans Steven Spielberg. 2022

Camera Shop 12908 Bailey St, Whittier, CA 90601, USA See in map

See in imdb

#steven spielberg #the fabelmans #seth rogen #gabriel labelle #camera #money #movie #cinema #film #location #google maps #street view #2022 #whittier #california #united states

[roadsidepeek]

Kiss them for me The abandoned and now demolished Teddy Bear Motel is said to have once hosted tea events where children would bring their teddy bears to tea. Was it the past whispers from the motel walls of children giggling with their teddy bears or the just gentle breeze that I heard while standing in the lot. Whittier NC #roadsidepeek #roadside #teddybear #motel #whittier #northcarolina #worldinmyeyes https://www.instagram.com/p/CpoYD6oL7V2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#roadsidepeek #roadside #teddybear #motel #whittier #northcarolina #worldinmyeyes

[artdecodude]

Here's some proper photos of the aforementioned Lou Hoover Elementary in #Whittier , #California . Today's overcast weather meant no new photos but this set from 2012 covers it pretty darn well. #ArtDeco #WPA Tagging the Art Deco Society of New York just so when they seem me taking a bajillion photos next month, they know why.

#art deco #whittier

[deadmotelsusa]

The Arrowhead Motel of Whittier, North Carolina is closed but not abandoned. It’s clear the owners still live on the property. The pool is gone and the bushes are overgrown but the motel looks like its still in good condition. 

#arrowhead motel #whittier #north carolina #next to the iconic warrior motel #deadmotelsusa

[unteriors]

Shoal Creek Road, Whittier, North Carolina.

#Whittier #North Carolina

[vintagepipemen]

Daryl Bohn, a campus security officer at Whittier College, 1974.

#whittier