![]() ![]() It is a small garden with a large variety of fragrant roses. Rose petals decorating some of the water’s surface. A fountain in the middle with some ram heads spilling out the water. The other day, while I looked around at the Red Morton Community Park in Redwood City I was surprised by the blooming roses. ![]() Sometimes by wandering around I discover the most wonderful things. If you are more of a mural enthusiast I recommend San Jose, Redwood City, and Palo Alto. I found the bike racks in Los Altos a welcoming change and great for kids to try to find them all! Some local towns have maps to their public art works. The Triton Museum in Santa Clara features a sculpture garden on the premises. You can limit yourself to Rodin, it’s the largest in the U.S., or go around campus and find other inspiring pieces. One of the largest collections of sculptures around is on the Stanford Campus. Sculptures are great outdoor artworks you can still admire. With all museums closed right now I admit I’m a little art deprived. Wendy Wischer In Search of New Growth Nov 19 – Jan 02Ĭreative enlightenment, frugal sightseeing, Redwood City art kiosk, Blue Night, Kiki Smith Hand Down Black History – Domini Hoskins Black History Museum, Redwood City Ilya & Emilia Kabakov They Are Flying Oct 1 – Nov 13 Valerie Mendoza The Destination Cafe Aug 13 – Sept 25 Homero Carrillo-Leon Not Defined May 21 – June 26 The Art Kiosk is on 2208 Broadway, Redwood City. Each animal happily deflects the sunlight, or at night spotlights help to set the tone reflecting blue lights and shadows.īlue Night will be on display until May 15th, 2022. Blue and translucent acrylic sheets represent 18 animal constellations. The latest installment, Blue Night by Kiki Smith, also incorporates the light that shines in through the windows. ![]() The kiosk has glass on all four sides, and artists usually use the space with full efficiency. I could not find an end date to this exceptional art display. This tiny public exhibition space, a cube whose ground measures 152 by 166 feet and a height of 153 feet, give s (local) artists a space to express their connection to Redwood City.įirst installed in 2019, this was only meant to be a 10 month collaboration between the FUNG Collaboratives and the Redwood City Improvement Association. Whenever I visit Redwood City I make sure I press my nose and camera to the glass of the art kiosk on Courthouse Square. Have you ever walked a historic route? frugal sightseeing, Redwood City, visiting in-laws Path of History, San Mateo County History Museum 1 Comment Peek Inside the Art Kiosk, Redwood City You can download the PDF for the Path of History walk here. This used to be the Alhambra Theater and with 1500 seats was a major destination between San Francisco and San Jose. If you take a left on Main Street, you walk by the Odd Fellow House. If you stroll down Theater Way, and no one will blame you if you stop and have a bite at the many offerings, the historic path leads you down Middlefield to the library. The Fox Theater used to be the Grammar School and the movie theater across the street was occupied by high schoolers. But did you know that this is the second court house they built? Behind it on Hamilton is the Lathrop House, a large residence even for 1863. Of course the San Mateo County History Museum, the old court house, is part of the tour. When you walk down Broadway to go to the Courthouse Square make sure to look down and see the green pavement marking the former waterfront. I love that the rotun da holds four signs that let you read the historic significance and then look up towards that specific building. It is a great place to start your exploration into history. With four major buildings from the time period on each corner: the Diller-Chamberlain general store, the American Hotel, the Sequoia Hotel, and the Bank of San Mateo County. The information kiosk for the ‘Path of History’ is on the north-east corner of Broadway and Main. To see the buildings that had an impact at the time Redwood City was an up and coming logger town, you can check out the map for the self-guided walking tour from the Historic Resources Society. I was never aware of this but you are actually walking on water! Well, “the tidal basins have since been filled, channeled and culverted” the information signage says.īut I’m walking backwards. One of the most interesting facts while I walked along Redwood City’s historic path was a green paving, marking the previous waterfront. What better way to celebrate history than to walk a self-guided tour of the oldest city in San Mateo County, Redwood City. May is National Historic Preservation Month. ![]()
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