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They sure do put on a Christmas lights display on Rodeo Dr in Beverly Hills
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Photo Title: Imperfect Flower by Nelonie A. Crelencia ©2009
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On Rodeo (roh-DAY-oh) Drive--one of the most expensive streets in the world--in L.A.'s Beverly Hills.
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My first time to watch and experience the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) at minus 30 degrees, I was eagerly waiting to see the Aurora though mother nature wasn't so encouraging about the clouds in the sky, but, I was still full of hope. To ease my worry, I asked the receptionist of the lodge about the weather, well she told me that according to wunderground.com, that the clouds would clear by 1.30-2.00AM and I was happy for a while, but i knew that I would start to worry too much so I started watching TV to distract myself.
At 2AM, I started to get more anxious as the clouds had not cleared up but I convinced myself to wait another hour and my patience did pay off after all when the staff told us that the Aurora was starting to get visible. Excited, I gathered all my equipment (together with my beautiful wife) and rushed out the door.
There it was, the Northern Lights it was so painfully beautiful I almost forgot to take a shot, so... here is one of my favorite shot that I wanted to share with all of you. ;-)
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
Rodeo Drive is a two-mile-long (3.2 km) street, in Beverly Hills, California, with its southern segment in the City of Los Angeles. Its southern terminus is at Beverwil Drive, and its northern terminus is at its intersection with Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills. The name is most commonly used metonymically to refer to the three-block stretch of the street north of Wilshire Boulevard and south of Little Santa Monica Boulevard.
In 1967 Fred Hayman, "the father of Rodeo Drive," opened Giorgio Beverly Hills, the street's first high-end boutique. In 1968 Aldo Gucci opened a store on Rodeo, which catalyzed the process by which the street took on its present form. Van Cleef & Arpels opened in 1969, followed by a Vidal Sassoon salon in 1970. The Polo Store, the brand's first freestanding store, opened in 1971.
According to erstwhile co-chair of the "Rodeo Drive Committee" Richard Carroll, the transformation of Rodeo Drive into an international center of fashionable shopping was sparked in 1971 with the opening of a new wing of the Beverly Wilshire. In 1980 Carroll noted that before then "There was nothing at all of an international nature on the street. Rodeo was purely local in flavor." In 1977 the Rodeo Drive Committee "launched a publicity campaign designed to make everyone around the world think of Rodeo Drive as the shopping street of the rich and famous." The RDC wanted to make Rodeo Drive an economic engine for Beverly Hills and spread the image of a "culturally elite lifestyle."
In 1976, Bijan Pakzad opened a showroom on Rodeo, which helped to solidify "Rodeo Drive's reputation as a luxury shopping destination." Pakzad touted his Rodeo Drive store as "the most expensive in the world," but, as Women's Wear Daily notes in relation to the claim, "he was known for hyperbole." By 1978 the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce was boasting that Rodeo Drive was "the essence of the best of all the shopping centers of the world" and by 1980 the city of Beverly Hills estimated that the Rodeo Drive shopping district accounted for as much as 25% of its sales tax revenues.
Taking a break from Monterey uploads. Looks like someone got a new toy.
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bebe boutique
308 North Rodeo Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 271-2338
Photograph taken on March 31, 2008 by Robert G. Karol Copyright © 2008 All Rights Reserved.
Louis Vuitton boutique
295 North Rodeo Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 859-0457
Photograph taken on February 18, 2008 by Robert G. Karol Copyright © 2008 All Rights Reserved.
Boutique Cartier
370 N Rodeo Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90210
Tel: (310) 275-4272
FAX: (310) 275-0821
email: beverlyhills@cartier.com
Photograph taken on December 30, 2007 by Robert G. Karol Copyright © 2007 All Rights Reserved.
Fashion icon Bijan Pakzad passed away after suffering a stroke Thursday night. Jimmy Delshad, Beverly Hills mayor announced the news. Bijan was under urgent care for two days at Cedars-Sinai Medial Center in Beverly Hills.
The 67-year-old famous Iranian-American designer was one of the most respected names in fashion and design world. Born in Tehran, Bijan migrated to the United States, and resided in Los Angeles in 1973. His exclusive Bijan Boutique on world famous Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills was established in 1976 and can be visited by “appointment only”. It has been described as “the most expensive store in the world”. Bijan was also known for his cars, among them a Bentley Azure and a Rolls Royce, both colored his signature “Bijan yellow.”
Bijan had dressed big names: US President Barack Obama, former president George W. Bush, former governor and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor Tom Cruise, and actor Sir Anthony Hopkins, to name a few.
Sculpture exhibit from French contemporary artist, Richard Orlinski, at walkway to Two Rodeo, the two-level Italianate shopping concourse in Beverly Hills.
I've been meaning to see on in person for the longest time. Taken after the Pasadena Art Institute car show.
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I finally got to see one! And this has to be one of the coolest ones out there! Made for Mr. Bijan by bugatti! Spotted on Rodeo Drive in California!
Sometimes you have to spend a little more to get the better things in life. Putting down the money for my Carls Zeiis 24mm 1.8F lens was one of the best choices I've made with my lens selection. The lens really shines with nightshots. You also have to frame your pictures perfectly since there is no zoom. Pretty happy with the results, I think a little bit more editing for the background could have helped but it's fine.
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Salvatore Ferragamo boutique
357 North Rodeo Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90210
(310) 273-9990
Photograph taken on February 18, 2008 by Robert G. Karol Copyright © 2008 All Rights Reserved.