For the Weddingtons, and others from Buena Vista County, Iowa, the infrastructure of midwestern communities in the 1890s was to be a model for the development of the San Fernando Valley. When one wonders why such imposing buildings as the Iowa structures seen here were not duplicated in our area - the answer is simple - Earthquakes.
Hospital for the Insane at Independence, Iowa - Photo gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from David High - July 2009 (refer to HC-43
Storm Lake Iowa County Courthouse c. 1890, Photo gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from David High - July 2009 (refer to image HC-42
"North Side of School House" c. 1890, Photo gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from David High - July 2009 (refer to image HC-39
Buena Vista College - c. 1890, Photo gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from David High - July 2009 (refer to image HC-40
Downtown Storm Lake, Iowa - East Side of Lake Avenue, c. 1890, Photo gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from David High - July 2009 (refer to image HC-42The San Fernando Valley, in the heart of the Creative Capital of the World, deserves a great Museum of history and culture.