Pacifica Castle - Pacifica, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 38.091 W 122° 29.290
10S E 545159 N 4165425
Pacifica Castle is a cool home in Pacifica, CA.
Waymark Code: WMJ5QX
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2013
Views: 2
"Built in the wake of the 1906 earthquake as a family refuge away from San Francisco by H. H. McCloskey, attorney for the Ocean Shore Railroad. Since then, the castle has been home to a wide variety of interesting occupants. They have ranged from an illegal abortion clinic and a Prohibition-era speakeasy the "Chateau Lafayette" to a communications center for the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II to guard against Japanese saboteurs potentially coming ashore from their submarines.
In 1959, Sam Mazza, a theater painter/decorator for 20th Century Fox, purchased the Castle and created a museum of theater decor; decorating it with period pieces, artwork and decorative items that had been used in films or onstage."
Price of Admission: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
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