Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens

Colin P. Fahey

INTRODUCTION

On 2004 January 27th, a Tuesday, my mother and I went to Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California.

ADDRESS: 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, California 91108 (main entrance on Orlando Road at Allen Avenue) [Thomas Brother's Guide: L.A., Grid #566, C7]

TELEPHONE: (626) 405-2100

HOURS: Tuesday - Friday: 12:00 noon - 4:30 P.M. Saturday, Sunday: 10:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. (***Closed Mondays and major holidays***)

ADMISSION: Adults: $12.50 (USD, 2004) (Lower for seniors, groups, students, youth) Membership: $75.00 and up.

WEB: http://www.huntington.org

The brochure says that the Huntington library, art collections, and botanical gardens form "one of the nation's great cultural and educational centers." "It is a private, non-profit institution founded in 1919 by Henry E. Huntington, an exceptional businessman who built a financial empire that included railroad companies and real estate holdings in Southern California." The literature goes on to say that Huntington was a "man of vision -- interested in books, art, and gardens".

My mother and I had a wonderful time touring the gardens in the cool January air (maybe 65F), under an overcast but bright sky.

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Colin P. Fahey

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