This expressway was built in 19 19, and part of the labor force was provided by the prisoners in the nearby San Quentin prison, who exchanged their jobs for shorter sentences. Local people also work on this road, including a young john steinbeck, who often writes along the 1 expressway and the towns dotted in it.
This highway was completed at 1937, which is the first complete north-south highway in California. This concrete artery connects the beaches in southern California and the redwoods in northern California, running through small towns and big cities. Like route 66, this road is associated with a sense of freedom.
Today, the 1 expressway in California is a paradise for history lovers. There are enough museums, historical sites and other wonders for curious people to last for several weeks. Here are seven of our favorite historical sites along the way (in geographical order from south to north):
11International Surfing Museum: Huntington Beach, California1914 On June 20th, 2004, witnessed by George Fries, the father of modern surfing, Huntington Beach held an inauguration ceremony for its new pier with a height of 1350 feet. He used his ability to "walk on water" to excite onlookers, so he started the sport (from Hawaii to California) and the love affair with this town. Seventy-three years later, the only international surfing museum in the world opened in a small town, officially registered as "Surfing City", and a bust of Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, an Olympic medal winner and surfing pioneer, greeted visitors when they entered this small museum. From there, showcases and exhibits show the history, technology and popularity of surfing for hundreds of years. Along the nearby boardwalk, as well as the surfing celebrity trail, embedded plaques pay tribute to surfers, including Freeth and Kahanamoku.
111/pea soup Andersen: belton, California (photo courtesy of Jennifer Yin, a Flickr user) is very bad to eat on the trip, which is why there are traveler's specialties in Andersen's restaurant: all the pea soup you can eat, a Danish crouton or an onion cheese roll.
Around the beginning of the 20th century, Danish immigrants began to flood into California. By 1920, there are more Danish Americans in this state than anywhere else in the country. They brought their own culture, architecture (the nearby city of Solvan is a good example) and food. Pea soup is a home-cooked dish of Danish families.
1924 Danish immigrants Anton Andersen and Juliet Andersen opened their first restaurant in Bourdon, their second hometown. To commemorate their precious property, they named it "Andersen Electronic Cafe", an electric stove. This small restaurant has become a social center, and Mrs. Andersen's pea soup is a very popular dish. Soon, pea soup also became the favorite of travelers and truck drivers on the newly diverted road through the town.
Today, Andersen's pea soup in belton (there is another place in Gustin, California), just a few miles from expressway 1, is very popular, and it can supply 600 gallons of pea soup every day.
11Hearst Castle: Saint-Simon, California is already one of the richest people in the United States. Thanks to his newspaper empire, william randolph hearst became richer when his mother 19 19 died, and became the sole heir of the family's mining wealth. In addition, he inherited 250,000 acres of land and hilly pastures along the California coast. He affectionately called this land "La Danmian Mountain Nkantada"-Nishi Hot Spring is called "Magic Mountain".
Hearst used pasture land and his capital reserve to build a 165-room manor, which was later called Hearst Castle. However, he did not undertake this huge project alone: he hired Julia Morgan to design all aspects of this magnificent manor. She is the first woman to graduate from the famous Bok College. Although it took 28 years, Hearst and Morgan built a castle, including 127 acres of gardens, sidewalks, swimming pools and zoos. Since Hearst died in 1947, it has never been technically completed.
Today, visitors can visit the whole Hearst Manor. Although the interior and gardens here are magnificent, the most interesting thing is probably the remains of the largest private zoo in the world. In the summer months, people can still see the descendants of zebras who used to live in zoos grazing on the road.
Henry miller Memorial Library. 1 1: The author of Brian Harrington III/Corbis lived in big sur for nearly 18 years, where he wrote nearly a dozen books, including 1944 Post-war Sunday and1944. Oranges in hieronymus bosch 1957 published by Big Sur is a book about living on the coast of California. He dedicated his works to Emile White, a close friend, a resident of Big Sur and a painter.
1980 When Miller died, White turned his home in Big Sur into a memorial hall and library in memory of his friends. It has become a gathering place for artists, writers and other creative types. Although White himself died in 1989, the library is still a vibrant museum dedicated to Miller's legacy.
11Pebble Beach Golf Course: According to the data of the American Professional Golfers Association, Pebble Beach is one of the most beautiful golf courses in the world and one of the most famous and oldest courses in all sports in the United States; If the Augusta national team is the golf version of Churchill Downs, then Pemlico is a public course that anyone can play, not just members.
Located on the rocky coastline and sand dunes, the course was opened in February 19 19 by Samuel F. B. Morse, a more famous distant relative of Morse. According to Golf Digest, Morse was so stingy that he hired two amateur golfers to design the course. Ten years later, Pebble Beach held its first large-scale competition, the American amateur ball game.
Since then, Pebble Beach has hosted several of PGA's most prestigious golf tournaments, including five American opening ceremonies (the sixth one is scheduled for 20 19). It is not only the location of the most historic moment in golf history, but also the greatest blow in golf history. Visitors can take this route or have fun. 1852, the Pinos lighthouse in Walter Bibico/Jay/Corbis, California was located at111.
1。 1852, Congress organized the American Lighthouse Committee to respond to people's complaints about the poor design and location of lighthouses, especially on the west coast. The committee deployed seven new lighthouses along the California coast and set new standards for the construction, design and appointment of lighthouse managers. Cape Pinos Lighthouse is one of the first seven lighthouses. The lighthouse was first lit on February 1855. One hundred and sixty years later, it still shines to the sea. This is the oldest lighthouse on the west coast, which has been running continuously and is still an active navigation aid.
The lighthouse was fully automated at 1975, so there are no watchmen living there, but visitors can explore it all year round.
1111Historic Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: Santa Cruz, California (photo courtesy of Flickr user Nimish Gogri) 150 years ago, bathrooms, swimming pools and indoor swimming pools began to attract tourists to Santa Cruz Beach. 1907, Fred Swanton, a businessman and future mayor of Santa Cruz, turned this seaside town into "Coney Island in the west". There are amusement facilities, juggling, entertainment, food and rich seaside real estate. It is the only seaside amusement park on the west coast. In the past 100 years,
From the first Miss California beauty pageant in 1924 to the feat of the strongman "Bosco" Peterson in the 1940s, including throwing 12-year-old assistant into the sea, the boardwalk in Santa Cruz Beach witnessed a historic stunt performance. (The authorities finally closed Peterson's stunt on the grounds that it was "too dangerous for minors". ), the boardwalk is the oldest existing amusement park and historical landmark in California. 19 1 1 Larch Carousel and the Big Dipper roller coaster on the boardwalk are also listed in the national historical sites list.