Tag: William Randolph Hearst

2024 Thursday Doors: 06.27

Doors of Hearst Castle

Hearst Castle, known formally as La Cuesta Encantada (Spanish for “The Enchanted Hill”), is a historic estate in San Simeon, located on the Central Coast of California. 

 Conceived by William Randolph Hearst, the publishing tycoon, and his architect Julia Morgan, the castle was built between 1919 and 1947.

Currently, Hearst Castle is a museum open to the public as a California State Park and registered as a National Historic Landmark and California Historical Landmark.

Interestingly, Hearst, his castle and his lifestyle were satirized by Orson Welles in his 1941 film Citizen Kane. Hearst sought to suppress this film and Welles’ allusions to his art collections ( paintings, statues, pictures, etc) and his references to acquiring so many acquisitions to equal  enough for ten museums being the loot of the world.

Casa Grande, inspired by the Church of Santa María la Mayor, Ronda, Spain, forms the centerpiece of Hearst’s estate.

Dan’s Thursday Doors

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit:©️1979 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: Hearst Castle; San Simeon, California, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting Hearst Castle with us. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

Numbers Game #26 – My 147 & the Word Hearst

Hearst Castle

and Ranch

Judy’s Numbers Game can bring about interesting results and insights from those who choose to participate. The challenge is alive, let’s get Blogging. In searching for the #147 and its variations the results that popped up all had the central focus around Hearst. Therefore, I selected a variety of photos around the Word Hearst and Hearst Castle.

As we approach Hearst Castle we see the sign informing us we are arriving at our desired destination.

Hearst San Simeon
State Historical Monument

The long and winding road up to the top where Hearst Castle is located.

Touring the outside grounds at Hearst San Simeon we see statues poolside …

And by the stairs leading upward …

Continuing our tour of the grounds we come upon the Hearst Ranch. William Randolph Hearst kept Fifty (50) species of herbivores on his ranch. They included around 126 Zebras plus bison, fallow deer, antelope, zebras, elk, camels, kangaroos, and giraffes.

We also could see the vastness of the Hearst Ranch where the numerous animals grazed.

At last we come to the end of today’s tour as more about Hearst Castle will come in a later post.

Judy’s Numbers Game #26-Number 147

RDP Tuesday!-Blogging!

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit: ©️1979 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument; San Simeon, California, USA

God Bless. Thank you for tagging along on our tour. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. Have a wonderful week. I appreciate y’all very much.