ML Locations: Episode 11 - Love Lasts Forever

[Lilly]

You know, when we were there, I didn't notice that, but they sure look like it in the photo.


ETA: Here's a closeup. The consensus in the Lilly family is that they are electric solar panels.

[HotMicks]

I am doing research for a magazine story about budget cuts in the Salinas school district, which, as you might know, is the hometown of John Steinbeck. I have a running theme throughout the story tying in with the Grapes of Wrath. So, I'm Googling for the WPA (Works Progress Administration - a Great Depression-era public works program that gave jobs to the unemployed during the Depression, for you international folks), because I want to send the graphic designer some artwork from the WPA days to give her a sense of the visual theme I have in mind. Guess what I found out? The Griffith Park observatory was built by the WPA! There's always a Moonlight connection!

[francis]

You know, when we were there, I didn't notice that, but they sure look like it in the photo.


ETA: Here's a closeup. The consensus in the Lilly family is that they are electric solar panels.

Yep, solar panels for electricity. We have the same on our roof. In Germany they are quite popular, as the government helps with the purchase with cheap loans. Within a few years you have your money back when you sell the electricity.

ETA: HotMicks, that's such a great background story. Thank you!