Name That Skyline - Picture Game

[InspectorJon]

The view is looking northwest.

 

[Andres Falconer]

That does indeed look like the Cantamar Lighthouse in Primo Tapia, Playas de Rosarito, BC. It helped to google “lighthouse” in Spanish (“faro”) for positive identification. I’d say @cmac62 got it first.

 

[InspectorJon]

Bingo. I guess @cmac62 got it and I did not realize. I was looking for Primo Tapia.

 

[InspectorJon]

Same view 3 days later. $1200 in materials and a bunch of high school kids and those folks have themselves a new house.

 

[cmac62]

I found it by looking for the light house.

Here is my submission:

 

[pvpeacock]

Running Springs, CA?

 

[Andres Falconer]

It says “Willow Tree Gallery” on a store sign. There’s one with that name in Knoxville, TN, but it doesn’t look like that. So I’ll go with Willow Tree, California.

 

[cmac62]

Correct State, but wrong town.

 

[duncan.brown]

Looks distinctly SoCal to me: Idyllwild, Ca.

 

[cmac62]

@duncan.brown got it. I figured it would go quick. You're up.

 

[duncan.brown]

This one might be easy, although it’s not the normal angle that people take when here.

 

[Andres Falconer]

This one appears easily googlable. Even for clueless folk like me.

 

[beermanpete]

The salmon color makes me think it is the Beverly Hills Hotel.

 

[duncan.brown]

Right state, wrong hotel.

 

[InspectorJon]

Welcome to the Hotel California . . .

 

[duncan.brown]

I think this is such a lovely place...

 

[Andres Falconer]

C’mon, guys. I’m itching.

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Edit: nevermind. I missed @beermanpete's post.

OK, I'll bite. Is it the Beverly Hills Hotel in (you guessed it) Beverly Hills, CA?

 

[bracconiere]

i suck at this game...but for some reason that architicture in the obscure background reminds me of san diego when i saw it in person.....can't think of a name though..and a roller coaster...big dipper?

Belmont park, not the city in san fran? if i'm thinking straight?

 

[3 Dawg Night]

This one appears easily googlable. Even for clueless folk like me.

I'm not seeing anything "googlable" in this one.

 

[bracconiere]

wait Mission Beach is where the big dipper is, went swimming there many times....?

 

[Andres Falconer]

I'm not seeing anything "googlable" in this one.

That’s strange. I googled “pink hotel California” and La Valencia hotel in La Jolla, which I didn’t know, came up quite prominently. I could be wrong, but this looks like the place.

 

[3 Dawg Night]

That’s strange. I googled “pink hotel California” and La Valencia hotel in La Jolla, which I didn’t know, came up quite prominently. I could be wrong, but this looks like the place.

I guess "hotel" was the key. I searched for "pink building California" and got nothing similar.

 

[beermanpete]

La Valencia in La Jolla?

Oops. I did not see @Andres Falconer's post.

 

[D.B.Moody]

Well, La Jolla is part of San Diego, and @bracconiere suggested that first. I think @duncan.brown has a tough call to make.

 

[bracconiere]

Well, La Jolla is part of San Diego, and @bracconiere suggested that first. I think @duncan.brown has a tough call to make.

that would depend on if mission beach is more specific...i'd have to yield, i didn't have photo evidence....

 

[D.B.Moody]

that would depend on if mission beach is more specific...i'd have to yield, i didn't have photo evidence....

The good news is that the Giant Dipper is the roller coaster in Mission beach, so your memory is good; the bad news is that La Jolla is where the hotel is. The problem is that you named San Diego first and it is San Diego.

 

[duncan.brown]

I'll have to go with @bracconiere as he said San Diego first (and bonus points for a guess based on memory). It is La Valencia in La Jolla, San Diego (I am facing away from Scripps Park and looking at the back of the hotel). I'm guessing @Andres Falconer won't mind as he was clearly holding back to give someone chance to guess...

 

[bracconiere]

The good news is that the Giant Dipper is the roller coaster in Mission beach, so your memory is good; the bad news is that La Jolla is where the hotel is. The problem is that you named San Diego first and it is San Diego.

san diego is a state unto itself though? many a burb, that are bigger then most states 'big cities'.....

 

[bracconiere]

this one might be hard, but if you've followed my posts like a creepy stalker... i lived around here....

edit: and if i should find a different picture with the more clues, will do....