http://drystonegarden.com/index.php/2010/02/mission-loreto/ Plants and Stone for California Gardens Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:34:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://drystonegarden.com/index.php/2010/02/mission-loreto/#comment-4169 ryan Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:19:46 +0000 http://drystonegarden.com/?p=3958#comment-4169 Yeah, Toyotas don't really add period flavor. The Mexican tourism board has done a lot to develop the town and the town has grown up around the mission more than a lot of visitors would like. I actually liked the town of Loreto more than I expected, though. It looks like part of the wall was stuccoed, but I've seen stone and brick combinations used in new construction that was left exposed, so I don't know what the intent was. Yeah, Toyotas don’t really add period flavor. The Mexican tourism board has done a lot to develop the town and the town has grown up around the mission more than a lot of visitors would like. I actually liked the town of Loreto more than I expected, though.
It looks like part of the wall was stuccoed, but I’ve seen stone and brick combinations used in new construction that was left exposed, so I don’t know what the intent was.

]]> http://drystonegarden.com/index.php/2010/02/mission-loreto/#comment-4162 lostlandscape(James) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:09:24 +0000 http://drystonegarden.com/?p=3958#comment-4162 I prefer how it looked in the 18th century or even 1957--I'm not sure the asphalt parking lot does much for its period flavor! The wall with the basalt and limestone and brick is pretty wild. Maybe it was plastered over at some point? I prefer how it looked in the 18th century or even 1957–I’m not sure the asphalt parking lot does much for its period flavor! The wall with the basalt and limestone and brick is pretty wild. Maybe it was plastered over at some point?

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