I remembering being at the Monterey aquarium a few times and I recall it's repurposed from a cannery. Does the aquarium have a book of the building's history? I'd love to buy it and read up on the local history.
It’s true! The Aquarium stands on the site of the former Hovden and Sea Pride canneries. Here’s a brief history of the Aquarium. For a longer read, this book delves into the history of Monterey Bay, including the Aquarium!
The canneries are an important part of Monterey Bay history and you can find tributes to them throughout the Aquarium, including the smokestacks on the roof and the boiler exhibit in the atrium.
The smokestacks! They’re now sealed and primarily used as a perch by peregrine falcons searching for prey.
Restored boilers—fish would be cooked in these as part of the canning process.
Old Hovden Cannery building as seen from Hopkins Beach in the late 60′s. (📷: Mark Silberstein)
Same spot today! The Aquarium building incorporates some of the original structures and style of the canneries. You can read more about the architectural design of the Aquarium here.
Southern sea otter recovery has come a long way, but there’s still work to be done. 🐾
Cultures are defensive constructions against chaos, designed to reduce the impact of randomness on experience.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (via inthenoosphere)
news report: survey says
me: what was the sample size? the distribution? the demographic??? this is meaningless. you could have asks two people in line at starbucks
Genetics are weird and interesting!!
From Twitter.
creativelibra: Is the feeling of love really just a chemical reaction in your head?
hey you wouldnt happen to know a large, dashing, incredibly strong but also musically talented goliath or harbor any feelings for anyone fitting that description...
oh, I think I have an inkling of who you mean, anonymous. They seem very capable! I believe they were the first to establish communications with the Entity of Song we encountered together (I may have been a little preoccupied taking notes but it was so new and strange and frightening...) and that did take a considerable degree of musical skill and quick intellect! I feel they will be a very helpful co-worker in the HDC should they join up when all this is over!
Is it possible to be involved with the anthropology "community" despite not having a degree in anthro?
I don’t see why not. I think we encourage interdisciplinary work.
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