Parker’s Lighthouse Restaurant

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Parker’s Lighthouse is an iconic, non-operational three-story pseudo-lighthouse and seafood restaurant located at Shoreline Village in Long Beach, California. It looks spectacular at dusk.

Parker’s Lighthouse Restaurant at Shoreline Village

Parker’s Lighthouse Restaurant

Jet Streaks Behind Lighthouse

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Lions Lighthouse is a decorative lighthouse located in Shoreline Marina, Long Beach, California. It was funded by the Downtown Long Beach Lions Clubs International to advertise their services to blind people.

Jet streaks behind the lighthouse offer an interesting perspective.

Jet Streaks Behind Long Beach Lighthouse

Queen Mary in Long Beach

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The historic RMS Queen Mary arrived in Long Beach, California, in December 1967 after retiring from ocean service. The city bought the ship for $3.45 million to turn it into a floating hotel and museum. Opened as a tourist attraction and hotel, it features original Art Deco decor, exhibits, guided paranormal and historical tours, and various dining options.

Queen Elizabeth in Daylight

Queen Mary in Setting Sun

Long Beach Harbor

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Long Beach, California, is made up of eight distinct neighborhoods and is tucked along the waterfront, centrally located between Los Angeles and Orange County. It offers a big-city feel with small-town charm in a unique oceanfront setting.

Here are images of Shoreline Village and Marina.

Long Beach Harbor

Long Beach Harbor Closeup

Love and Peace Rose

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We end our series of various, interesting images from Fullerton Arboretum and Fullerton Botanical Garden in Fullerton, California.

The Love and Peace Rose (also known as Rosa ‘Love & Peace’ or ‘BAIpeace’) is an award-winning hybrid tea rose famous for its striking bicolor blooms featuring a glowing golden-yellow center edged in vibrant carmine-pink. It won the prestigious All-America Rose Selections (AARS) award in 2002.

Love and Peace Rose

Sally Holmes

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The name Sally Holmes most commonly refers to the highly acclaimed hybrid musk rose variety with large, single-petal flowers (5 to 8 petals) that form massive, hydrangea-like clusters. Buff-apricot buds open into rich, creamy-white blooms with prominent golden-yellow stamens.

Here are some at Fullerton Botanical Garden.

Sally Holmes

Ice Cream Bean Tree Flower

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The large, fast-growing tree is from Central and South America. Ice Cream Bean grows on trees and is known for its cotton candy-like texture and subtle sweet flavor. It almost melts in your mouth when you suck on it.

The tree also offers beans and white and yellow pom-pom flowers seen at Fullerton Botanical Garden.

Ice Cream Bean Tree Flower

Ice Cream Bean Tree Puffy White Flower