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Thursday Doors 16/52 Guest Rooms: Hearst Castle

April 21, 2016April 21, 2016Posted in California State Parks, Doors, Hearst Castle, Photography, Thursday Doors, Travel and TourismTagged California State Parks, door, Hearst Castle, Nikon, Photography, Thursday Doors, Travel and Tourism, Wood Doors28 Comments

In W.R. Hearst’s heyday of the 20’s and 30’s he would invite many of Hollywood elite to “come to the Ranch and ride with me.” Some of the famous who stayed there are:

Winston Churchill, Howard Hughes, Charlie Chaplin, Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Greta Garbo, Cary Grant, Mary Pickford, David Niven, and Jean Harlow but, many more influential and famous people stayed there as well.

Hearst had rules that must be followed or you’d be asked to leave. Our guide said if you were asked to leave you weren’t invited back!

The Rules: “No drunkenness, no bad language or off-color jokes and, above all, no sexual intercourse between unmarried couples.”

Unmarried couples had to stay in a room with two beds. Each room had a bathroom.

On our tour of the upper floors we saw several of these lavish guest rooms.

Guest Rm II Door

Guest Room Door-Hearst Castle_Photography

Guest Room door detail

Hearst Castle Guest Room Door detail-Photography

Guest Room II- A dinner suit laid out for a guest on the bed as it would have been in the 20’s and 30’s. Hearst did serve beer, and wine our guide told us, but it wasn’t allowed in the guest rooms, and neither was food.

Hearst Castle Guest Room_Photography

Guest Room Door III

Hearst Castle-Guest Room Door

Guest Room III- these rooms were off a narrow hallway on the north side of the Castle. We climbed a very narrow circular staircase to reach them. The windows of the guest rooms faced East. The artwork, and lamps, and furnishings were gorgeous.

Hearst Castle Guest Room

The separate sleeping beds for unmarried couples was a bit hypocritical of Hearst considering he lived in the Castle with his long time Mistress Hollywood actress, and ex-showgirl Marion Davies.

This door was in the North Bell Tower .

Door in Heart Castle's Bell Tower

Nikon Df| Nikkor 24-70mm| Delkin Digital Film| PS CC 2015| Hand-held

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Thursday Doors 15/52 Hearst Castle Pt II

April 14, 2016April 13, 2016Posted in Architecture, California State Parks, Doors, Hearst Castle, Photography, Thursday DoorsTagged Architecture, California State Parks, Casa del Monte, Flowers, Fuschia, Gardens, Hearst Castle, Photography, Thursday Doors, tile, windwos33 Comments

For this week’s Thursday Doors I am continuing on with my recent trip to Hearst Castle, and sharing some exterior doors.

Outer door

Hearst Castle Exterior Door-Photography

Outer Door II- This door was quite plain compared to everything else there. Hearst Castle Exterior Door-Photography

Hearst Castle’s Front Door.

Hearst Castle Front Door-Photography

There are 3 Guest cottages on the property. Hearst lived in one of them while the Castle was being built. This is a back door to Casa del Monte; the view from those windows faces north.

That’s Hearst Castle with the Bell Towers on the left. The inspiration for the Bell Towers was the tower of the Church of Santa Maria la Mayor in Ronda, Spain.

Casa del Monte-Hearst Castle Guest Cottage

There were many flowers and shrubs in bloom while I was there. I really wish I had taken my Lensbaby with me!

and one last view today from the south side of the Castle with two balcony doors.

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Nikon Df| Nikkor 24-70mm| Delkin Digital Film| Hand-held| PS CC 2015

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Thursday Doors 14/52 Hearst Castle Guest Room

April 7, 2016April 6, 2016Posted in Architecture, California State Parks, Hearst Castle, Photography, Thursday DoorsTagged Architecture, Art, California State Parks, Hearst Castle, History, Interior Photography, Photography, San Simeon California30 Comments

At the end of March while down in Morro Bay, CA. He-Man and I visited Hearst Castle. It had been over 30 yrs since our last visit. The tours and visitors center have changed since our first visit.

We saw a bit of everything back then, but this time that wasn’t an option so, we chose to the Upstairs Guest Rooms, Hearst’s Bedroom, and Marion Davies Bedroom.

I’ll be sharing more doors and rooms in future posts, but here’s a Guest room door.

It was one of the most decorative and opulent doors I saw while on the tour.

Hearst Castle Guest Bedroom Door

The entire bedroom was gorgeous; trimmed with gold leaf, and works of art on the walls, and decorating the furniture.

Guest Bedroom Hearst Castle

Mantle in Guest Bedroom Hearst Castle

A view of the castle while riding up the hill to the castle in the transport bus.

Hearst Castle from the Visitors Center

More about Hearst Castle from Wiki-Pedia

Hearst Castle is a National and California Historical Landmark mansion located on the Central Coast of California, United States. It was designed by architect Julia Morgan between 1919 and 1947^[3] for newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, who died in 1951. The California Park Commission voted to approve its inclusion in the California State Park System, which was approved by the California State Legislature in 1954 with a proposed admission charge of $1 per person ($9 adjusted for inflation) and a 50¢ bus ride.^[4] However, ironing out the details with the Trustees of the Hearst Estate and the Hearst Corporation took several years. Agreement was finalized in 1957, and it opened in 1958.^[5] Since that time it has been maintained within the Hearst San Simeon State Park where the estate, and its considerable collection of art and antiques, is open for public tours. Despite its location far from any urban center, the site attracts “millions of travelers each year”.^[6]

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Nikon Df| Nikkor 24-70mm| Delkin Digital Film| Hand-held| PS CC 2015

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Thursday Doors 13/52 Morro Bay, CA

March 31, 2016April 1, 2016Posted in Architecture, California Coastal Cities, Doors, Homes, Morro Bay, CA, Photography, Thursday Doors, Travel, Travel and Tourism, Travel PhotographyTagged Architecture, California, Doors, Homes, Morro Bay, Nikon, Photography, Pueblo House, Thursday Doors, Travel and Tourism, Travel Photography, Windmill House30 Comments

I spent the week-end in Morro Bay, CA. and of course couldn’t help but notice a door or two. 🙂

The first door I encountered that I loved were the built-in sliding blind doors that covered our sliding glass doors in our room at Embarcadero Inn. I liked them so much I’m going to have them put on our sliding glass door when we replace the 5 doors we didn’t do in the remodel last year. That will be after we finish the new retaining walls, and planting in the backyard which is happening this week.

Anyway, here’s what those blinds look like. We had a view of the Harbor, but not Morro Rock.

Rm 211 Embarcadero Inn, Morro Bay CA.

Nº 495- I liked the waves etched in the glass on this door.

Nº495 Door Morro Bay CA

Nº 830- Sun~n~Buns Bakery’s side door +1- there were delicious odors wafting from this door. It was with great will-power that we walked by it without going in. We were saving our appetites for dinner.

Nº830 Sun~n~Buns Bakery

Nº 1185- The Portal Window and flag drew me to this door, the menu drew us in for dinner. Great American Fish Co. We both had the Mesquite Grilled Talipia. It was so tender, and good I ate the whole filet!

Nº1185 Great American Fish Co. Morro Bay

I couldn’t pass up the doors on two boats docked in the harbor. Could you? 🙂

This first one I liked how weathered the door was, and I saw an abstract image in it. I wish I had my longer lens with me just then!

Fishing boat, Morro Bay, CA

Papagallo II the yacht’s door struct me as being clean, classic, and the oak gave me the impression that it was sturdy and strong. Is she a yacht? I don’t know boats very well, but I know what I like! 🙂

Papagallo II, Morro Bay, CA

There were two unusual homes that I came across while keeping an eye out for doors, although one is only a partial door I hope Norm, and the Door Purist forgive me for this entry, but I couldn’t resist.

The Windmill House: Was the home of Gladys Walton the silent film star. She added on the Windmill late in her life. She also built a Lighthouse house in Morro Bay, but I missed that one! She died in Morro Bay at the age of 90. You see, I could only see part of the upper door on the balcony, and the back door due to the fence.

The Windmill House-Morro Bay, CA

Nº 1270- The Pueblo House- I thought this house was really out of place here at the coast, but perhaps not being California. While I was taking photos of the doors, and house the owner or resident came home. Thankfully, he was really nice and thought it was cool that I was taking photos of his doors. PHEW!

Nº1270 The Pueblo House, Morro Bay, CA

Nº1270 image 2, front of the house

Nº 1270 The Pueblo House, Morro Bay, CA

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Nikon Df| Nikkor 24-70mm| Delkin Digital Film| PS CC 2015

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Thursday Doors 12/52 Nº40

March 24, 2016March 24, 2016Posted in Architecture, Campbell CA, Photography, Red Doors, Santa Clara County, Thursday DoorsTagged Architecture, Campbell CA, Flowers, Red Doors, Santa Clara County, Thursday Doors25 Comments

I didn’t manage to get a door photograph that I really liked this past week, so I dug deep into my archives…all the way back to 2010 for this image.

Nº 40- I’ve had a thing for red doors a long time. 🙂 I could sit here with my morning or afternoon tea watching the world pass by.

Red door Nº40 Campbell, CA

Nikon D90| Nikkor 17-35mm| SanDisk Digital Film| Hand-held| PS CS5

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Thursday Doors 11/52 Nº111

March 17, 2016March 17, 2016Posted in Architecture, Photography, Santa Cruz California, Thursday DoorsTagged Architecture, Cat decoration, cat feeding bowls, Doors, Exterior, Nikon, Photography, porch light, potted plants, Santa Cruz CA, Thursday Doors20 Comments

While in Santa Cruz over the week-end photographing Hummingbirds I saw this door that I thought was nice looking, so stopped to take the photo for today’s door post. Front door with cat decoration and pots

Every cat in the neighborhood must feel welcome here.

Nikon Df| Nikon 28-105mm| Delkin Devices Digital Film| PS CC 2015

Are there Bonus points for having a car door in the reflection? 🙂

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Thursday Doors 10/52 Nº21245

March 10, 2016March 10, 2016Posted in Architecture, Photography, Santa Clara County, Thursday DoorsTagged Architecture, Doors, Photography, Santa Clara County, Thursday Doors29 Comments

Saturday we had pouring rain and a lot of wind and there was quite a bit of debris all over the steep road when He-Man and I went for a “stretch our legs” walk Sunday morning.

Most folks had already swept up or were in the process, but these owners must have slept in. Nº21245

Nº21245 After the Storm

… continuing on with the statuary decor by the door theme I spied this door- Nº12903

Nº12903

I like the design, and how they carried that into the glass panels. I really like the Lions guarding the doors. I don’t care for the door knocker on the door. I find it distracting, and only one door has a knob. I would have two. That’s just me. Maybe they were going for a Yin-Yang thing?

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