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The Day God Highlighted Loma Linda and its Environs

The Day God Highlighted Loma Linda and its Environs

Not often do we see rainbows in the sky around Southern California. It is even rarer when we see a full rainbow. When we do, we take notice. Today (January 31, 2019) was one of those days. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my trusty Canon 6D with me but, I did have my iPhone. Off I went to stake out a few spots before the color faded away. Of course, if at all possible, I wanted to get the Loma Linda University Campus Transformation Project (LLUCTP) in the photos. Two strikes were against me from the get go: traffic (the afternoon rush hour) and the sun (approximately 5:15; with clouds in the west), which was fading fast.

It wasn’t until I crested the Waterman bridge that it became apparent that there may be a chance to capture the rainbow shinning down on the new hospital structure. Getting such an image has been a fantasy since the groundbreaking.
Just south of the Waterman bridge, I could tell there was a great chance to place the new structures in the direct path of the rainbow.
Bingo: The south end of the rainbow aligned perfectly with the new hospital structure at the entrance to the University Mobile Home Estates on University Avenue.

What a spectacular way to end the first month of 2019!
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Dennis E. Park, MA
After graduate school Dennis accepted a position at Loma Linda University. He worked there for 42 years in the areas of administration and financial management, also teaching accounting and management to dietetic students at the School of Public Health. Through the years Dennis has chronicled the growth of the campus, including the construction of the Drayson Center and the Centennial Complex and the razing of Gentry Gym. He is the author of "The Mound City Chronicles: A Pictorial History of Loma Linda University, A Health Sciences Institution 1905 - 2005." dEp 09.30.2016 🔨

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