Shasta County

The last Stage

The historic town of Shasta, today a “Ghost Town” and a California Historic Park, was established in 1848 soon after early California pioneer Pierson B. Reading discovered gold in Clear Creek.  First named Reading Springs, after its founder, the town was renamed Shasta in 1850.  It prospered as a transportation hub for mule trains and stagecoaches serving the mining towns of northern California.  Once prosperous, “Old Shasta” now boasts a cozy 720 soul population, and an infrastructure that includes the ruins of the gold mining town, a church, a post office, an elementary school, a store and the oldest Masonic lodge in California.

The flying Ford Anglia

The other day I was exploring some of the historic parts for Redding, California, looking for some cool architecture to shoot.  Scouted a good location I shot later that same day (the old Cascade theater I posted a couple of days back), and talked to some interesting people (like Glen, the fellow I photographed and to whom I introduced you all last week).  I also found this cool old Ford Anglia, which I shot from three different points-of-view.  This angle is my favorite, because it really shows off the cool tail end of the car.  I used my 24mm tilt-shift lens to keep the eye focused on the back end.  For you Harry Potter fans out there, this car look familiar to you; it’s the same make and model that Fred,George, and Ron Weasley flew in to with to rescue Harry when he was locked up in his room under the stairs at the Dursley house.

 

 

 

 

Bridges of Shasta County

There are just so many cool things to see in Shasta County, I don’t know where to shoot next.  Really having a blast exploring the area, and really love being able to get out in the early parts of the day (to enjoy the great sunrises), the evenings or nights to shoot.  The other day, I showed you all a shot of the  Diestelhorst bridge.  Here it is from underneath (far left), together with Lake Redding bridge (center), and the railroad trestle (far right).

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